Taipei, July 3 -- The United States is unlikely to match the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s (TSMC) production capacity in Taiwan despite the chipmaker's expansion in Arizona, said Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin, according to a news report by Focus Taiwan.

The statement addresses recent claims regarding the scale of the company's American investments. According to a news report by Focus Taiwan, Kung stated before a ministry meeting that TSMC already announced plans for a total of 16 fabrication plants and advanced CoWoS packaging facilities in Taiwan.

"No matter how many fabs the US builds in the future, it won't be that many," the news report quoted Kung.

The minister's remarks followed comments from the US Presi...