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title: "Taiwan to invest $250 billion in US chip manufacturing"
description: "Under a new deal, Taiwanese companies will invest $250 billion directly in the US. Only 10% of semiconductors are made in the US today."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/taiwan-250-billion-us-semiconductors
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-01-15T20:50:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-01T22:30:09.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Computers"
tags: ["Taiwan","TSMC","Chips","Semiconductors","US"]
sources: ["White House proclamation","TechCrunch"]
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# Taiwan to invest $250 billion in US chip manufacturing

> Under a new deal, Taiwanese companies will invest $250 billion directly in the US. Only 10% of semiconductors are made in the US today.

![Image: Office of the President, Taiwan](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/fbshare-0c4e276a.jpg)

On January 15, the US and **Taiwan** announced a major deal on **semiconductors**.

## What does the deal say?

- Taiwanese chip and tech companies will invest **$250 billion** directly in the US, across semiconductors, energy and AI
- Taiwan will add another **$250 billion** in credit guarantees; the time frame is unclear
- The US will invest in Taiwan's semiconductor, defence, AI, telecom and biotech sectors, though no dollar figure was given

## Why it matters

- According to the US proclamation, only **10%** of semiconductors are produced in the US
- Taiwan makes **more than half** of the world's chips (TSMC builds chips for the iPhone and Nvidia)
- The proclamation says: "This dependence on foreign supply chains is a significant economic and national security risk."

## What it means for us

Over the long term, the deal could affect the prices of phones and computers, since chips are at the heart of every device.

**Sources:** White House proclamation, TechCrunch

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-01-15. Cite as: “Taiwan to invest $250 billion in US chip manufacturing”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/taiwan-250-billion-us-semiconductors