Founder of TSMC: It is impossible for the United States to copy TSMC. Semiconductors cannot become independent by spending money

According to news on November 20, TSMC founder Zhang Zhongmou publicly stated that it is basically impossible for the US semiconductor industry to become independent.

Zhang Zhongmou said that it is simply impossible for the United States to re-establish a Capacity (scale) like TSMC, at least in the short term.

Talking about the US chip bill, Zhang Zhongmou said that the investment amount to attract TSMC to set up factories in the United States is US$52 billion, of which US$39 billion is US government subsidies, but this is the total amount of subsidies over many years.

TSMC invests an average of US$30 billion or more every year. "Can this be interpreted as the United States attracting a relatively small amount of investment?"

Zhang Zhongmou said that whether it is the US chip bill or other bills, "I think they are quite wasteful."

"It would be naive if the United States thinks it can enter the world's most complex chip manufacturing market by spending money. He said that semiconductor chip manufacturing is extremely complex, requires a lot of labor, and pays attention to assembly quality." Zhang Zhongmou said.