Leading-Edge Chips Evergreen explainer · neutral data, no opinion
Annual capital spending
Current verified value
$40B
What it measures
Capital expenditure per year on fabs and equipment — the brutal cost of staying at the frontier. A single leading-edge fab runs ~$20–30B, and only a few firms can sustain it. TSMC alone guides ~$40B/yr.
Glossary →History
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Goal / baseline
now$40B
no fixed goal — investment indicator