I’m sure TSMC knows about Arizona’s upcoming water shortages, but still wondering why it didn’t choose Idaho (also dry, but not in any severe water drought conditions, and has decades of experience with high-tech manufacturing) or even western Washington, where no worries about a drought exist, for its new 1 (or maybe 6 as Taipeitimes reports today) fab in AZ.
Can click on first link below to see most recent drought conditions in the U.S.
'United States Drought Monitor > Current Map > State Drought Monitor