In November 2023, Apple signed a deal with Amkor to package its Apple Silicon at the Peoria facility, which TSMC will produce at its nearby Phoenix fab. As a result of the deal, Apple became the “first and largest” customer at Amkor’s new plant.

Arizona looks like the place to be for US semiconductor manufacturing Taiwan's TSMC has inked a deal with US semiconductor outfit Amkor Technology to beef up advanced chip packaging on American

TSMC is expanding the capabilities of its chip plant in Arizona by partnering with the US-based Amkor Technology to add advanced packaging and test capabilities. The move will result in more US-based Apple chip production in the future.

Amkor and TSMC have been closely collaborating to deliver high volume, leading-edge technologies for advanced packaging and testing of semiconductors to support critical markets such as high-performance computing and communications.

TSMC and Amkor Technology, the world's second-largest semiconductor packaging and testing firm, announced on October 4 the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to deliver advanced packaging and testing services in Arizona.

TAMC and Amkor Technology announced today a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on advanced packaging and test capabilities in Arizona. Under the agreement, TSMC will contract with Amkor’s outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) services,