TSMC plans to make more advanced chips in U.S. at urging of Apple -Bloomberg News

Dec 1 (Reuters) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (2330.TW) will offer advanced 4-nanometer chips when its new $12-billion plant in Arizona opens in 2024, spurred by U.S. customers such as Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to do so, Bloomberg News saidon Thursday.

Citing people familiar with the matter, it said TSMC was expected to announce the new plan when President Joe Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo visit Phoenix for a ceremony next Tuesday.

Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence Fernandez

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