The Taiwan-based foundry’s board has sanctioned the creation of a new $500 million investment vehicle designed to develop the broader semiconductor industry ecosystem. This funding was authorized during a board meeting where the company also approved $40.93B in capital appropriations to support its manufacturing capacity and operations.
As part of the same set of approvals, the chipmaker raised its third-quarter dividend to a record NT$9 per share, up from NT$7. These financial measures accompany previously disclosed plans for TSMC to acquire up to $500 million in preferred stock from OpenAI and a matching amount for common shares in Anthropic at the developer’s initial public offering price.
