Taipei, Nov. 19 -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) received about USD 4.71 billion in subsidies from the governments of the United States, Japan, Germany and China over the past two years for the chipmaker's global expansion, Focus Taiwan reported.

According to the news report, financial data compiled by the world's largest contract chipmaker showed the company secured USD 153.0 million in subsidies from these governments in the third quarter of this year, bringing the total for the first three quarters of 2025 to about USD 2.306 billion.

Along with USD 2.412 billion in financial aid TSMC received in 2024, the chipmaker obtained USD 4.72 billion in subsidies in almost two years, the data showed, as per the news report.

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