**Almost half of TSMC Arizona plant hires are from Taiwan; full expansion ‘unlikely’**

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When Apple (https://9to5mac.com/guides/aapl/) chipmaker TSMC (https://9to5mac.com/guides/tsmc/) was granted federal subsidies for building its first US plant, creating jobs for American workers was one of the key arguments. But with hiring well underway, a new report says that almost half of the TSMC Arizona plant hires are from Taiwan.

Additionally, plans for a six-step expansion program – intended to allow the Arizona plant to rival the production volumes of those in Taiwan – are now said to be unlikely to proceed ….

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