TECH - Taiwan Semi Sets 2026 Launch for A16 Chip Technology Aiming to Outpace Intel in Speed | Benzinga
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:TSM) announced on Wednesday that its new chip manufacturing technology, “A16,” will start production in the second half of 2026.
The 1.6-nm chipmaking technology will position TSMC against Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) in a competition to produce the world’s fastest chips.
TSMC, the largest contract manufacturer of advanced computing chips and a crucial supplier to Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), announced this at a Santa Clara, California conference, Reuters reports.
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