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title: "TSMC board approves $1 billion in OpenAI and Anthropic investments"
description: "The authorisation covers up to $500 million in shares of each company and up to $500 million for a new investment vehicle."
url: https://mactoreality.com/tsmc-board-approves-1-billion-in-openai-and-anthropic-investments
published: 2026-11-11T13:41:15Z
updated: 2026-11-11T13:41:15Z
author: "Mac to Reality Newsdesk"
category: Rumours
tags: ["Business & leadership"]
publisher: Mac to Reality
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apple_heat_impact: -1
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# TSMC board approves $1 billion in OpenAI and Anthropic investments

*The authorisation covers up to $500 million in shares of each company and up to $500 million for a new investment vehicle.*

**Key points**

- TSMC's board authorised up to $1 billion in investments in AI companies OpenAI and Anthropic.
- The authorisation allows TSMC to buy up to $500 million of equity in each firm.
- The board also approved up to $500 million to create a company focused on semiconductor and industry investments.

TSMC’s board has given the green light to invest up to $1 billion in artificial intelligence firms OpenAI and Anthropic, [the chipmaker announced on Wednesday](https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/3352). The move strengthens TSMC’s relationship with two of the most prominent players in AI, both of which are designing their own processors and compete with TSMC’s existing customers including Apple.

TSMC can buy up to $500 million of equity in both OpenAI and Anthropic. In addition, the board has authorised up to $500 million to establish a separate entity focused on semiconductor and industry investments.

TSMC manufactures Apple’s custom chips, and the investments come as both OpenAI and Anthropic work on their own silicon designs. The financial commitments give TSMC a direct stake in companies that could compete with Apple for advanced manufacturing capacity and in the AI space. Apple has been accelerating its own AI efforts, with [hardware chief John Ternus recently pushing software head Craig Federighi to speed up the company’s AI roadmap](https://mactoreality.com/john-ternus-pushes-craig-federighi-to-accelerate-apples-ai-roadmap).

## Sources

- [TSMC: TSMC report](https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/3352)
- [MacRumors: Apple Chip Supplier TSMC Approves $1 Billion AI Investment](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/11/11/tsmc-approves-ai-investment/)

*This report was written by the Mac to Reality newsdesk with AI assistance from the sources listed above, under the editorial policy at https://mactoreality.com/editorial-policy.*