The number of 2-nanometer customers in Taiwan has surged to 15, with HPC and AI becoming the main force

Tech 8:09am, 25 September 2025 198

According to Bren Higgins, financial manager of KLA, KLA, 15 customers have invested in NTD 2 nanometers design, and about 10 are from the high-performance computing (HPC) field.

Customers may include NVIDIA and AMD. Industry pointed out that NVIDIA plans to introduce 2 nm on the Rubin Ultra platform, and AMD will accelerate card application process in the Instinct MI450 to compete for the next generation of AI and HPC markets. At the same time, cloud service providers (CSPs) such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft are also actively developing self-developed AI ASICs, and locking NTF's 2 nanometers to meet the computing power needs of super-large data centers.

On the other hand, the 3-nanometer energy of the mobile device has been heavily occupied by large customers such as Apple, making it impossible for other design companies to flexibly transfer their energy. With the accelerated entry of HPC and AI orders, the energy center of Taiwan's energy is gradually shifting from 3 nanometers to 2 nanometers, forming a clear market redistribution trend.

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