TSMC plant spurs Japan chip material makers to boost U.S. output

JX Advanced Metals and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical expand capacity in Arizona

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JX Advanced Metals built a plant on a newly acquired plot of land in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Takako Fujiu)

TAKAKO FUJIU

TOKYO -- Japanese chip material makers are bolstering U.S. production in Arizona to supply a new Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plant, a trend that could be further fueled by potential tariffs under President Donald Trump.

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