Exclusive-TSMC tells vendors to delay chip equipment deliveries – sources

By Sam Nussey, Fanny Potkin and Toby Sterling TOKYO/SINGAPORE/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Taiwan’s TSMC has told its major suppliers to delay the delivery of high-end chipmaking equipment, as the World’s top contract chipmaker grows increasingly nervous about customer demand, two sources familiar with the matter said. Shares in TSMC suppliers including Dutch-based ASML declined following the Reuters report. The instruction by TSMC, which is grappling with delays at its $40 billion chip factory in Arizona, is aimed at controlling costs and reflects the company’s growing caution about the outlook for d…

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