SANTA CLARA, California, April 24 (Reuters) - Taiwan

Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ( TSM ) said on Wednesday that

a new chip manufacturing technology called "A16" will enter

production in the second half of 2026.

At a conference in Santa Clara, California, TSMC's co-Chief

Operating Officer Y.J. Mii said the technology will also allow

for the delivery of power to computing chips from the backside

of the chip, which helps speed up artificial intelligence chips

and is an area where TSMC has been competing with U.S. rival

Intel ( INTC ).

TSMC is the world's biggest contract manufacturer of chips

for firms such as Nvidia ( NVDA ) and currently makes the worlds

fastest chips. In March, Intel ( INTC ) said it expects to overtake TSMC

in making faster chips with Intel's ( INTC ) "14A" technology in 2026.

(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in Santa Clara, California)