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The final chip challenge: Can China build its own ASML?
In southeastern Beijing, engineers at Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., China's top chipmaker, are working around the clock to expand the output of 14-nanometer and even 7-nm chips...
TSMC to make advanced 2-nm chips in US sooner to meet AI ...
Oct 16, 2025 · TAIPEI -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on Thursday said it plans to speed up its time frame for producing advanced 2-nanometer chips in the U.S., while also signaling further …
US chip plant investment to outpace China, Taiwan and South ...
Oct 8, 2025 · PHOENIX, Arizona -- U.S. semiconductor investment is set to outpace that of major chip economies China, Taiwan and South Korea from 2027 amid a boom in AI demand and Washington's …
TSMC plans record capex of up to $56bn for 2026 amid AI boom
Jan 15, 2026 · TAIPEI -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will raise its capital spending to a record level of up to $56 billion for 2026, as it continues to speed up construction of advanced plants …
TSMC mulls making more advanced chips at 2nd Japan plant to ...
Dec 11, 2025 · TAIPEI/FUKUOKA, Japan -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is considering using its second plant in Japan to make more advanced chips than originally planned, as the world's …
Japan's Rapidus to build cutting-edge 1.4-nm chip plant in ...
Nov 25, 2025 · The Japanese company's planned preparations to produce the world's most advanced chips come in support of Rapidus' overarching goal to reshore advanced semiconductor production.