TSMC and Samsung to buy ASML's $400M chipmaking tool
TSMC and Samsung, the two biggest chip manufacturers, have committed to buying ASML's latest High NA EUV lithography machine—price tag around $400 million. Both plan to use the tool to make more advanced chips starting in 2028 (Samsung) and 2030 (TSMC). The companies will also work with ASML to move the industry to larger, 12-inch photomasks, which should boost chip yields and lower costs.
- Both firms join Intel as buyers of ASML's tool
- Samsung will use it for memory chips in 2028
- TSMC plans deployment for advanced chips in 2030
- The machine lets firms print smaller, more complex circuits
- ASML, TSMC, and Samsung pushing for 12-inch photomasks
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