{
  "data_version": "1",
  "schema": "https://whatledto.com/data",
  "id": "cc-wei",
  "name": "C.C. Wei",
  "kind": "person",
  "url": "https://whatledto.com/who/cc-wei",
  "description": "Chairman and CEO of TSMC.",
  "same_as": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._C._Wei"
  ],
  "timelines": [
    {
      "slug": "tsmc-arizona-fabs",
      "title": "TSMC Arizona: From a $12 Billion Fab to a $265 Billion Gigafab Cluster",
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tsmc-arizona-fabs",
      "json": "https://whatledto.com/events/tsmc-arizona-fabs.json",
      "role": "TSMC chairman and CEO who described the Arizona acceleration, capacity target, and US$265 billion expansion.",
      "entries": 6,
      "updated_at": "2026-10-22T03:08:39.841148+00:00"
    }
  ],
  "entries": [
    {
      "timeline": "tsmc-arizona-fabs",
      "id": 32,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tsmc-arizona-fabs#n32",
      "date": "2026-07-16",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Another US$100 billion for Arizona: total reaches US$265 billion for more 2nm fabs and packaging",
      "summary": "Alongside second-quarter 2026 results, chairman C.C. Wei said TSMC would invest an additional US$100\nbillion in Arizona to build several more wafer fabs for 2-nanometer and below technologies plus advanced\npackaging fabs, bringing the state total to US$265 billion. Wei said there was a plan but no firm schedule\nfor the new sites.",
      "type": "announcement",
      "entities": [
        "TSMC",
        "C.C. Wei"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tsmc",
        "cc-wei"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/16/tsmc-second-quarter-profit-.html",
          "outlet": "CNBC",
          "published": "2026-07-16",
          "quote": "TSMC will invest an additional $100 billion in Arizona to meet strong customer demand, bringing its total investment in the state to $265 billion, Wei added."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://investor.tsmc.com/schinese/encrypt/files/encrypt_file/reports/2026-08/3e494f0c14dd0890f897aa044415e21d93486cc4/TSMC%202Q26%20Transcript.pdf",
          "outlet": "TSMC earnings conference transcript / LSEG StreetEvents",
          "published": "2026-07-16",
          "quote": "The schedule will depend on the market situation, you know that."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tsmc-arizona-fabs",
      "id": 31,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tsmc-arizona-fabs#n31",
      "date": "2026-01-15",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "TSMC says it is pulling forward Arizona fab schedules toward an independent gigafab cluster",
      "summary": "On the fourth-quarter 2025 call, TSMC said it was pulling forward existing fab schedules in Taiwan and\nArizona, that Arizona yields and defect density were almost equal to Taiwan, and that the plan would scale\nan independent gigafab cluster in Arizona with around 30 percent of 2nm-and-more-advanced capacity.",
      "type": "announcement",
      "entities": [
        "TSMC",
        "C.C. Wei"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tsmc",
        "cc-wei"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://investor.tsmc.com/english/encrypt/files/encrypt_file/reports/2026-01/51d09df96cd89ac19d65af39032b038dc2896a24/TSMC%204Q25%20Transcript.pdf",
          "outlet": "TSMC 4Q25 earnings call transcript",
          "published": "2026-01-15",
          "quote": "We are also pulling forward the existing fab schedules to the extent possible, both in Taiwan and in Arizona."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tsmc-arizona-fabs",
      "id": 30,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tsmc-arizona-fabs#n30",
      "date": "2025-07-17",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Second fab construction complete, production pulled forward; 30% of 2nm-and-beyond capacity to be in Arizona",
      "summary": "On the second-quarter 2025 call, CEO C.C. Wei said construction of the second Arizona fab, for 3nm, was\ncomplete and its volume production schedule was being sped up by several quarters. Work on the third fab,\nfor 2nm and A16, had begun. Wei said about 30 percent of TSMC's 2nm-and-smaller capacity would eventually\nbe in Arizona.",
      "type": "announcement",
      "entities": [
        "TSMC",
        "C.C. Wei",
        "Nvidia",
        "Apple",
        "AMD"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tsmc",
        "cc-wei",
        "nvidia",
        "apple",
        "amd"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/tsmc_q2_ramp/",
          "outlet": "The Register",
          "published": "2025-07-17",
          "quote": "speeding up the volume production schedule by several quarters to support their need."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://investor.tsmc.com/english/encrypt/files/encrypt_file/reports/2025-07/1f4f86c935f1de837672a6973154e64b26bdae57/TSMC%202Q25%20Transcript.pdf",
          "outlet": "TSMC",
          "published": "2025-07-17",
          "quote": "The construction of our second fab, which will utilize 3-nanometer process technology, is already complete."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tsmc-arizona-fabs",
      "id": 29,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tsmc-arizona-fabs#n29",
      "date": "2025-03-04",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "TSMC adds US$100 billion for three more fabs, two packaging plants and an R&D center: US$165 billion total",
      "summary": "Announced at the White House with President Trump, the expansion took TSMC's planned U.S. investment\nfrom US$65 billion to US$165 billion, covering three additional fabs, two advanced packaging facilities\nand a major R&D team center in Arizona.",
      "type": "announcement",
      "entities": [
        "TSMC",
        "C.C. Wei",
        "Donald Trump"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tsmc",
        "cc-wei",
        "donald-trump"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/3210",
          "outlet": "TSMC Newsroom",
          "published": "2025-03-04",
          "quote": "The expansion includes plans for three new fabrication plants, two advanced packaging facilities and a major R&D team center."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tsmc-arizona-fabs",
      "id": 35,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tsmc-arizona-fabs#n35",
      "date": "2024-04",
      "date_precision": "month",
      "title": "First Arizona fab enters N4 engineering-wafer production",
      "summary": "TSMC said its first Arizona fab entered engineering-wafer production in April using N4 process technology. The statement concerned engineering-wafer production.",
      "type": "other",
      "entities": [
        "TSMC",
        "C.C. Wei",
        "N4"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tsmc",
        "cc-wei",
        "n4"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://investor.tsmc.com/english/encrypt/files/encrypt_file/reports/2024-04/34ff75e23e53246302ce3a8d90d0423c57c6b120/TSMC%201Q24%20Transcript.pdf",
          "outlet": "TSMC earnings-call transcript",
          "published": "2024-04-18",
          "quote": "We have made significant progress in our first fab, which has already entered engineering wafer production in April with the N4 process technology."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "timeline": "tsmc-arizona-fabs",
      "id": 33,
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/tsmc-arizona-fabs#n33",
      "date": "2021-06-01",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "TSMC begins construction at its Arizona fab site",
      "summary": "TSMC said it had started construction at an Arizona site for a computer-chip factory. The company planned to spend US$12 billion on the facility.",
      "type": "other",
      "entities": [
        "TSMC",
        "C.C. Wei",
        "Arizona"
      ],
      "parties": [
        "tsmc",
        "cc-wei",
        "arizona"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tsmc-says-construction-started-arizona-180605060.html",
          "outlet": "Reuters",
          "published": "2021-06-02",
          "quote": "TSMC has started construction at a site in Arizona where it plans to spend $12 billion to build a computer chip factory, its chief executive said on Tuesday."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "often_with": [
    {
      "id": "apple",
      "name": "Apple",
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/who/apple",
      "json": "https://whatledto.com/who/apple.json",
      "shared_timelines": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "nvidia",
      "name": "Nvidia",
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/who/nvidia",
      "json": "https://whatledto.com/who/nvidia.json",
      "shared_timelines": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "tsmc",
      "name": "TSMC",
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/who/tsmc",
      "json": "https://whatledto.com/who/tsmc.json",
      "shared_timelines": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "us-department-of-commerce",
      "name": "U.S. Department of Commerce",
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/who/us-department-of-commerce",
      "json": "https://whatledto.com/who/us-department-of-commerce.json",
      "shared_timelines": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "us-government",
      "name": "U.S. government",
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/who/us-government",
      "json": "https://whatledto.com/who/us-government.json",
      "shared_timelines": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "donald-trump",
      "name": "Donald Trump",
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/who/donald-trump",
      "json": "https://whatledto.com/who/donald-trump.json",
      "shared_timelines": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "us-securities-and-exchange-commission",
      "name": "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission",
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/who/us-securities-and-exchange-commission",
      "json": "https://whatledto.com/who/us-securities-and-exchange-commission.json",
      "shared_timelines": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "amd",
      "name": "AMD",
      "url": "https://whatledto.com/who/amd",
      "json": "https://whatledto.com/who/amd.json",
      "shared_timelines": 1
    }
  ],
  "license": {
    "holder": "What Led To",
    "terms": "https://whatledto.com/methodology#reuse",
    "summary": "Quote entries with attribution and a link to the entry; do not republish whole timelines or train models on the text."
  }
}