US, Taiwan Reach $500 Billion Chips Deal

The U.S. commerce secretary said he expects TSMC to double its presence in the U.S. and the industry to build out ‘giant semiconductor industrial parks.’

Taiwan's chief trade negotiator, Yang Jen-ni (L), Taiwanese Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun (C), and Taiwan’s top representative to the United States, Alexander Yui (R), speak at a press conference at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington on Jan. 16, 2026. Eva Fu/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Commerce Department announced a massive U.S.–Taiwan chips deal on Jan. 15, which is expected to go a long way in reshoring American semiconductor manufacturing.

It includes a minimum of $250 billion in direct investment from Taiwanese tech enterprises in chips, energy, and artificial intelligence innovation in the United States, as well as credit guarantees by the Taiwanese government for another $250 billion in other Taiwanese investments to expand the chip supply chain in the United States.