COMPANIES · CHIP EQUIPMENT
Tokyo Electron
Japan's largest chip-equipment maker, supplying machines that coat, develop, etch, deposit and clean the layers on a wafer, plus wafer-bonding and test-related tools.
Japan's largest chip-equipment maker, supplying machines that coat, develop, etch, deposit and clean the layers on a wafer, plus wafer-bonding and test-related tools.
Tokyo Electron said investment in HBM and leading-edge technology for AI servers stayed strong in its latest fiscal year, and that it holds a high share in bonders used to build HBM. It is one of a handful of companies whose tools are in nearly every advanced fab.
Sells semiconductor production equipment and field services (parts, upgrades, maintenance) to chipmakers and foundries worldwide.
Japan (Tokyo)
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The highly specialized machines and design software used to create advanced chips in the first place. Without these tools, no chip maker in the world — including the ones building NVIDIA's chips — could produce anything.
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Connections (2)
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Current relationships (2)
Source: 2026-03-19 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: An award establishes a supplier relationship with Intel; it does not establish which products, order volumes, revenue share, exclusivity or how long the relationship continues.
Intel Announces 2026 EPIC Supplier Award Recipients ↗Source: 2024-12-02 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: A 2024 supplier award establishes that TSMC buys from Tokyo Electron; it does not establish which tools, order volumes, revenue share, exclusivity or how long the relationship continues.
TSMC 2024 Supply Chain Management Forum Presents Awards to Outstanding Suppliers ↗Tokyo Electron FY2026 (April 2025-March 2026) Financial Announcement ↗
Reviewed
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