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It's also important to note how crazy the ASML EUV machines are, they each take a megawatt of power to produce about 100 watts of EUV. The infrastructure just to run these machines is staggering. TSMC uses about 5% of Taiwans total power I believe.


Physical size as well! The machines are two stories high!

Like a bus stood vertically on its nose.




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