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# TSMC Arizona Fab 21 (Phase 1)

Facility record `fac-tsmc-arizona-fab21-p1` — data source: company-press-release (https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2024/04/chips-and-science-act-tsmc); authority tier 2

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | logic fab |
| Status | operational |
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona, US (33.7778581, -112.1621572) |
| Power capacity | not published MW |
| IT load | not published |
| GPU count | not published |
| Peak PFLOPS (FP16) | not published |
| Owner | TSMC |
| Operator | TSMC |
| Announced | 2020-05-15 |
| Operational | 2025-01-01 |

Grid context: balancing authority Arizona Public Service Company; grid carbon intensity 319 gCO2/kWh.

TSMC's first US advanced-node fab. Phase 1 (N4P, 4nm) entered mass production early 2025 at 10K wafers/month, scaling to 30K. Yields at 92% per industry reports (Tom's Hardware Dec 2025, tier 3), on par with Taiwan fabs. First major customer: Apple (100M+ chips ordered for 2026). CHIPS Act: $6.6B direct funding, $5B loans.

## Cite

> Scrutica, "TSMC Arizona Fab 21 (Phase 1)" (facility record), https://scrutica.com/facilities/fac-tsmc-arizona-fab21-p1; data source: company-press-release; accessed 2026-07-27.

Full interactive record: https://scrutica.com/facilities/fac-tsmc-arizona-fab21-p1 · Methodology for derived values: https://scrutica.com/methodology#flop-estimation · All programmatic surfaces: https://scrutica.com/agents