Mark Liu TSMC Arizona workers
TSMC's chair, Mark Liu, and workers on-site in Phoenix.
  • TSMC says its Arizona chip factory's opening has been delayed partly over a skilled-worker shortage.
  • We spoke with two workers at the site who said poor management was the real reason.
  • Some Phoenix workers have also accused the company of safety violations.

In Phoenix, record-breaking summer heat isn't the only thing on the rise. Tensions are boiling at a construction site of the world's leading chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.