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Tom's Hardware October 22, 2026 By Etiido Uko negative

TSMC is seeking chipmaking equipment that doesn't contain Chinese rare-earth magnets

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TSMC is reportedly asking equipment suppliers for factory machinery that doesn't use rare-earth components, as the chipmaker seeks to reduce exposure to China’s dominance of critical minerals and permanent magnets.
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