Last year, Intel said it would invest up to $100 billion to build the world's largest chip-making complex in Ohio. The company also broke ground on two new factories in Arizona in 2021.
TSMC said in December it plans to invest $40 billion in its chip plant in Arizona. The plant is scheduled to be operational in 2024.
In September, Wolfspeed said it would build a new silicon carbide wafer factory in Chatham County, North Carolina to make chips that power things such as electric vehicles.
In October, Micron said it planned to invest up to $100 billion over the next 20-plus years to build a computer chip factory complex in upstate New York.
GlobalFoundries in July 2021 said it will build a second factory near its in Malta, New York, and spend $1 billion to boost output to address the global chip shortage.
The company has several wafer fab projects underway, including in Richardson and Sherman in Texas and in Lehi, Utah. It expects production to commence in 2026.
In 2021, Samsung said it would invest in a $17 billion chip plant in Taylor, Texas to make advanced chips for mobile, 5G and artificial intelligence.
It announced plans in July last year to invest $1.8 billion for a chip research and production facility in Indiana, in partnership with the state and Purdue University.
Infineon won approval to begin work on a 5 billion euro semiconductor plant in the German city of Dresden, it said on Feb. 16. Production is due to start in 2026.
In March 2022, Intel picked the German city of Magdeburg as the site for its new mega chip manufacturing complex, a key part of its $88 billion investment drive across Europe.
The Franco-Italian company said in October it plans to build a 730 million euro silicon carbide wafer plant in Italy. Building is due to be complete in 2026.
TSMC is in advanced talks with suppliers about setting up its first European plant in the German city of Dresden.
The chipmaker will build a $3-billion electric vehicle chip plant and a research and development centre in Germany, it said on February 1. Production is planned to start in 2027.
Intel is considering a significant increase in its existing $1.5-billion investment in Vietnam to expand its chip testing and packaging plant in the Southeast Asian nation.
TSMC plans to construct a second chip plant in Japan to manufacture 5 and 10 nanometre chips from the second half of the decade.
Samsung said on March 15 it will invest around 300 trillion won ($230 billion) by 2042 to develop what the government called the world's largest chip-making base.
Foxconn and Indian oil-to-metals conglomerate Vedanta signed a pact in September with India's Gujarat to invest $19.5 billion in the western state to set up semiconductor plants.