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C. C. Wei, President Joe Biden, and Mark Liu walk together.
US President Joe Biden walks with the CEO of TSMC, C. C. Wei, and its chairman, Mark Liu, during a visit to TSMC's first Arizona Fab (semiconductor fabrication plant) in Phase 1A in December 2022.

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  • TSMC says the opening of its Arizona chip factory has been delayed due to a shortage of skilled workers.
  • The company says it needs to bring Taiwanese workers to Arizona to get construction back on track.
  • An Arizona union says US jobs are being threatened — and is urging lawmakers to deny the workers' visas.

Who knew that building a chip factory in Arizona could be the source of so much drama?

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A feud is heating up between Arizona workers and the world's leading chipmaker …