Korean outfit first to slot ASML’s kit into its fabs

SK Hynix has stolen a march on both Samsung and TSMC by becoming the first chipmaker to integrate ASML’s new High-NA EUV machinery into its fabs.

Says Low-NA is still pulling its weight

TSMC appears to be in no rush to adopt ASML’s pricey High-NA EUV machines, despite rivals like Troubled Chipzilla already scribbling them into future roadmaps.

Bets on old-school lithography to dodge soaring costs

TSMC, once the trendy pioneer of bleeding-edge chipmaking, is now pulling a handbrake turn on high-NA EUV adoption.