Monday, November 16th 2020
TSMC Increases Orders of EUV Tools Amid High Demand
In the latest report by DigiTimes, it is said that TSMC has placed an order on 13 Extreme Ultra-Violet (EUV) machines from the Dutch company ASML. Thanks to the rapid increase in demand for its silicon, TSMC has developed plans for expansion across the next few years to satisfy the existing and upcoming customers. Usually, the company knows and can predict its demand for a future period. That is why TSMC is expanding its capacities with 13 additional ASML Twinscan NXE EUV scanners. These machines are set to be delivered by the course of 2021. It is unknown exactly when these machines are going to be delivered and installed at TSMC's facilities, however, it is fascinating that the demand for the company's capacities is ever-expanding. The price of single EUV machinery is as much as $175.75 million, so it is estimated that the expansion of capacity will cost TSMC a whopping $2.284,75 million. Despite the high pricing, the Return on Investment (ROI) is very high for TSMC.
Source:
Tom's Hardware
10 Comments on TSMC Increases Orders of EUV Tools Amid High Demand
175,75 times 13 (the number of EUV machines) = 2.284,75 billion USD.
That listed price is probably orientation-only, the real contract value is a trade secret. But no doubt the overall price is huge...
OP has . or period for decimal point while @Korben and OP in later comments has , or comma.
After updating OP. Single price is using period for decimal while total price is using comma.