# @tiffintech on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@tiffintech/video/7602757605299195143
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55072825-tiffintech-tiktok
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-03T21:42:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Tiffany Janzen (@tiffintech) — https://gondola.cc/tiffintech

## Caption

To understand where tech is going next, you have to understand ASML and TSMC  The physical boundaries of computing are decided by a specialized partnership in the hardware supply chain… ASML: Think of this as the Precision Layer.  Everything starts with lithography. ASML is currently shipping High-NA EUV scanners, $400M machines that use a 13.5nm wavelength to bypass the diffraction limits of light. Without this specific hardware, the industry's transition to the 2-nanometer node wouldn't be possible. TSMC: Think of this as the manufacturing bridge. Owning the tools is one thing; scaling them is another. TSMC takes digital blueprints for the Nvidia Blackwell B200 and Apple M4 and translates them into physical silicon.  This is a symbiotic loop: ASML provides the lithographic precision, while TSMC provides the specialized expertise to make the designs from Apple and Nvidia a reality. In the semiconductor stack, one cannot grow without the other. Resources to Learn More 📚 These are the primary sources I used to research this video and pull the technical data: "Chip War" by Chris Miller Fabricated Knowledge & SemiAnalysis ASML & TSMC Official Portfolios imec (Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre) Which do you think is harder to replicate: the physics of the machine or the precision of the manufacturing?  #ASML #TSMC #Nvidia #Apple #Semiconductors 

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- **Views:** 18,200
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- **Comments:** 20

## Tags

asml, tsmc, semiconductors, apple, nvidia

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