Friday, February 23rd 2024
TSMC Arizona Celebrates "Topping Out" Milestone at Second Fab Site
TSMC Arizona's second semiconductor fabrication site has celebrated a "topping out" milestone—as documented in an official blog post (via LinkedIn) from yesterday. Workers were photographed installing an important/final piece of structure—the aforementioned "topping out" milestone signifies: "the last steel beam being raised into place on a construction project." The Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturer has had a rough time in establishing operations out in the desert/greater Phoenix area—the "Fab 21 Phase 2" plant is not expected to meet its original 2026 opening window. TSMC Chairman Mark Liu is reportedly leaving his position due to consistent Arizona-related problems and delays.
The TSMC LinkedIn account shared some additional and certainly much-needed positive news: "We also recently achieved the topping milestone on our second fab's auxiliary buildings, which will supply the necessary utilities infrastructure to the second fab clean room." Thursday's blog (February 22) also discloses that the primary site—Fab 21 Phase 1—is still on track to begin production within the first half of 2025, thanks to "significant" bursts in construction progress. The author moved onto future production prospects: "Once operational, our two fabs at TSMC Arizona will manufacture the most advanced semiconductor technology in the U.S., creating 4,500 direct high-tech, high-wage jobs and enabling our customers' leadership in the high-performance computing and artificial intelligence era for decades."
This week's ceremony: "was a momentous occasion for TSMC Arizona and our outstanding construction partners. TSMC Arizona CEO Y.L. Wang and President Brian Harrison joined the assembled trade workers and extended thanks for their hard work and valued craftsmanship. At the event, we were proud to stand alongside our important construction partners, including Austin Commercial, Baker Concrete Constructors, BUESING CORP, Rolling Plains Construction, and W&W|AFCO Steel."
Sources:
Tom's Hardware, LinkedIn
The TSMC LinkedIn account shared some additional and certainly much-needed positive news: "We also recently achieved the topping milestone on our second fab's auxiliary buildings, which will supply the necessary utilities infrastructure to the second fab clean room." Thursday's blog (February 22) also discloses that the primary site—Fab 21 Phase 1—is still on track to begin production within the first half of 2025, thanks to "significant" bursts in construction progress. The author moved onto future production prospects: "Once operational, our two fabs at TSMC Arizona will manufacture the most advanced semiconductor technology in the U.S., creating 4,500 direct high-tech, high-wage jobs and enabling our customers' leadership in the high-performance computing and artificial intelligence era for decades."
17 Comments on TSMC Arizona Celebrates "Topping Out" Milestone at Second Fab Site
Lets just hope the construction companies & crews didn't cut any corners just to make their deadlines or to save a few $$...and therefore set this fab up for structural/architectural/mechanical failures down the road....
How damaged will be clean production, from contamination with Fe2O3?
Fun job. That pic, its reality. And it aint government. It happens a lot everywhere. There are So Many bullshit jobs its amazing
As long as everyone is busy and working that's fine, however "the grunts aka the people that keep society running" should be a majority like a typical pyramid and more appreciated.
Not a fan of excess bloat, but also not a fan of high unemployment, ghetto neighbourhoods, etc.
I try to look at it like this, would you rather have someone sitting in geared to income housing collecting a welfare cheque doing whatever they want - like borrowing your things when you're at work, or working albeit at some obscure job being a relative non-contributer to society as a whole? I would think the latter is better for everyone.I've worked in production and it's about a 40hr week if it's 12-hrs shifts with cross shift.
Don't know about other places, but in Canada when we need 24-7 operations it's typically 4 crews on 12-hr shifts.
When last I worked that I was on C crew so A & C were cross shift and B & D crews were cross shift.
So worked Mon-Tues off wed-Thurs, work fri, sat, sun, off mon-tue, work wed-thurs, of fri, sat, sun. Usually flipping between days/nights every set. That gets a bit hard so now it's basically 2 weeks days and 2 weeks of nights. Wife is a nurse she is on the schedule 7am-7pm. There is benefits like half the year off, and 10 days a month you are off and kids in school which makes it easy to get things done and is a break from the noise.
I have also seen 4-3 12hr shift routine as well. No clue what they are going to use there, but having worked mon-friday with 2 weeks off a year.......it sucks, I would have much rather be on my old 12 hr shift work. Better now as I am up to 4 weeks, and nightshift would be tougher at my age.
an example
Square root of the number of people in a project do most of the work.
Holds true for science and industry. Wouldn't be surprised if for a lot more than that too.