Michael Shepard

It's been a top priority for officials there in Taipei, but also here in Washington, because Taiwan is such a crucial source of the chips that go into artificial intelligence and AI data centers across the U.S.

and around the world.

And they wanted to make sure they get this locked into place and that they can have some assurance that supply lines to the island are really in a good place.

It's not in the White House memo, but we reported earlier this week that the deal would include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company agreeing to build as many as four additional plants beyond the six factories that it has promised to build here in the US over the next several years, along with two packaging facilities.

So we're talking about a lot of investment here.

It's been a top priority for officials there in Taipei, but also here in Washington, because Taiwan is such a crucial source of the chips that go into artificial intelligence and AI data centers across the U.S.

and around the world.

And they wanted to make sure they get this locked into place and that they can have some assurance that supply lines to the island are really in a good place.

It's not in the White House memo, but we reported earlier this week that the deal would include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company agreeing to build as many as four additional plants beyond the six factories that it has promised to build here in the US over the next several years, along with two packaging facilities.

So we're talking about a lot of investment here.

It's been a top priority for officials there in Taipei, but also here in Washington, because Taiwan is such a crucial source of the chips that go into artificial intelligence and AI data centers across the U.S.

and around the world.

And they wanted to make sure they get this locked into place and that they can have some assurance that supply lines to the island are really in a good place.