Although TSMC is the biggest semiconductor manufacturer globally, it’s not the first company to get ASML’s latest, most advanced machine. Intel was the first to adopt the machines, having ...

TSMC has just completed its first wave of purchases plans for ASML's bleeding-edge High-NA EUV lithography machines, which TSMC will use for its next-gen A14 process in Q3 2027, ...

It is unclear how many of the machines TSMC has bought from ASML, but each High NA unit costs approximately $370 million a piece. Netherlands-based ASML is the sole global supplier of EUV ...

Intel claws second place as Samsung stumbles over its yields TSMC is still lording it over the global chip foundry racket, ...

Rival Intel has planned to use the High-NA EUV machine in its future manufacturing process, known as 14A, in an attempt to revive its contract chip business and better compete with TSMC.

This makes TSMC the essential go-to partner for advanced chips, with reports indicating their cutting-edge capacity is fully booked and customers are fighting for capacity at their fabs.

TSMC reaffirmed that it will not use High-NA EUV lithography for its upcoming A16 and A14 process technologies, as Low-NA EUV tools combined with internal innovations provide sufficient scaling ...

TSMC's AI-driven growth, advanced tech moat, ... more expensive High-NA machines, arguing that its A14 and A16 flows can beat power-performance targets without them.

That eerily ominous machine translated quote, brought to you by Taiwan Economic Daily (via Wccftech), comes from Wei Zhejia (C. C. Wei), CEO and chairman of TSMC.It comes off the back of of Wei ...

It is unclear how many of the machines TSMC has bought from ASML, but each High NA unit costs approximately $370 million a piece. Netherlands-based ASML is the sole global supplier of EUV ...

Asked if TSMC plans to use the machine for its upcoming A14, and enhanced versions of the future node, Kevin Zhang said the company hasn't yet found a compelling reason.