Once operational, the Arizona plant will produce 4-nanometer chips at a rate of 20,000 wafers per month. The Arizona fab is part of a broader strategy to diversify chip production outside Taiwan, ensuring supply chain resilience amid geopolitical tensions and natural disasters. Nvidia Corp NVDA is weighing the production of the front-end process of Blackwell AI chips at Taiwan Semiconductor's Arizona plant. Currently, 92% of the world's most advanced chips are made in Taiwan, prompting Taiwan Semiconductor to ship the aforementioned Blackwell chips back to Taiwan for packaging. The company aims to employ 6,000 workers for its three planned fabs in Arizona. Taiwan Semiconductor has also implemented water recycling initiatives to manage the 4.7 million gallons required daily for operations, reducing consumption to 1 million through sustainable practices.