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title: "TSMC Exec says ASML €350 million lithography tool too expensive, no purchase planned"
type: "News"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/283929168.md"
description: "TSMC's Co-Chief Operating Officer Zhang Xiaoqiang announced at the North America Technology Symposium that the company will not purchase ASML's High-NA EUV lithography machines, priced over €350 million each, deeming them too expensive. TSMC believes its current EUV systems are adequate for production needs. This decision may affect ASML's plans for large-scale production in 2027-2028 and its €60 billion revenue target for 2030."
datetime: "2026-04-24T03:28:24.000Z"
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# TSMC Exec says ASML €350 million lithography tool too expensive, no purchase planned

On Thursday, TSMC’s Co-Chief Operating Officer Zhang Xiaoqiang stated at the North America Technology Symposium that the company has no plans to purchase ASML’s latest High-NA EUV lithography machines, citing their price of over €350 million per unit as too high. Although the equipment can improve chip manufacturing precision to below 1.4nm, TSMC believes its existing EUV systems are still sufficient to meet production needs. As ASML’s largest customer, TSMC’s decision could impact the company’s planned large-scale production rollout in 2027–2028, as well as its €60 billion revenue target for 2030. \[TechWeb, in Chinese\]

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