# TSMC board approves investment plans for OpenAI and Anthropic

_Published Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM EST · AI, Products · Latest · Tier 1 — Major_

![TSMC's Fab 18 is a leading-edge chipmaking facility in Tainan, Taiwan. — Primary](https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/TSMC-Fab-18-1152x648.jpg)

TSMC's board approved plans to invest up to $500 million in OpenAI preferred stock and another $500 million in Anthropic common shares at its expected IPO price, Ars Technica reports, citing Reuters. The investments would give the contract chipmaker direct stakes in two leading AI developers.

TSMC manufactures the vast majority of Nvidia's chips designed for AI data centers. Analysts cited by The Wall Street Journal warned that financing links among suppliers, customers and investors make underlying demand for AI hardware and services harder to evaluate.

## Sources

- [Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/11/taiwans-chipmaking-giant-tsmc-to-invest-1b-in-anthropic-openai/)

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