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TSMC 2026 North America Technology Symposium in Santa Clara
- At its 2026 North America Technology Symposium in Santa Clara on 22 April, TSMC debuted A13, a direct shrink of A14 with 6% area savings and backward-compatible design rules, scheduled for production in 2029[1]
- It also previewed A12, bringing Super Power Rail backside power delivery to the A14 platform for AI and HPC (production in 2029), and introduced N2U, a 2nm-family option for 2028[1]
- In packaging, TSMC is producing 5.5-reticle CoWoS, plans a 14-reticle version for 2028 and larger in 2029, A14-to-A14 SoIC in 2029, and co-packaged optics with COUPE on substrate starting production in 2026[1]
- For cars and robots it announced N2A, the first automotive-grade nanosheet process, due to complete AEC-Q100 qualification in 2028, while N3A enters production in 2026[1]
- The theme was "Expanding AI with Leadership Silicon", and the Santa Clara event kicks off TSMC's symposium series around the world[1]
- The symposium ran 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pacific time at the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway[2]
- TSMC told Reuters its roadmap will squeeze more out of its existing EUV machines rather than move to ASML's High-NA tools, which cost about $400 million each[4]
- The roadmap moved A16 to 2027: Kevin Zhang said A16 "will be ready for production in 2026" but volume production is expected to begin in 2027[5]
- TSMC said N2 had more than 20 customer tape-outs with over 70 in the pipeline[3]
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- [1]90%pr.tsmc.com/english/news/3302pr.tsmc.com· Posted Sep 23, 2026· Starts Apr 22, 2026 ✓· Ends Apr 23, 2026 ✓· 27% of score
TSMC's release is datelined "SANTA CLARA, CA, Apr. 22, 2026" and says it "today debuted" A13 at the symposium; GUC's event page gives "8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (PDT, UTC-7)" at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
- [2]85%TSMC North America Technology Symposium (GUC event page)guc-asic.com· Added Sep 23, 2026· 27% of score
GUC, a TSMC[1]-affiliated design house, lists the symposium on "April 22, 2026", "8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (PDT, UTC-7)", at the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, organized by TSMC.
- [3]78%TSMC Tech Symposium 2026, By The Numberssemiengineering.com· Published Apr 27, 2026· 15% of score
Semiconductor Engineering says TSMC[1] announced A13, A12 and N2U "at its North America Technology Symposium last week" and reports N2's tape-out counts.
- [4]85%TSMC shows smaller, faster chips without a pricey new tool from ASML (Reuters)finance.yahoo.com· Published Apr 22, 2026· 15% of score
Reuters, datelined Santa Clara, April 22, reports TSMC[1] "on Wednesday showed" A13 and N2U and plans to keep using existing EUV machines rather than ASML's High-NA tools.
- [5]82%TSMC unveils process technology roadmap through 2029 - A12, A13, N2U announced, A16 slips to 2027tomshardware.com· Published Apr 22, 2026· 15% of score
Tom's Hardware covers the roadmap shown at the symposium, quoting TSMC's[1] Kevin Zhang, and notes A16 now listed as a 2027 technology.
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