Samsung Electronics has postponed taking deliveries of ASML chipmaking equipment for its upcoming factory in Texas as it has yet to win any major customers for the project, three people familiar with the matter said.

Samsung Electronics has postponed ASML chipmaking equipment deliveries for its Texas project due to no major clients, delaying the $17 billion factory's progress. The gap between Samsung and rivals like TSMC widens,

Samsung Electronics (OTCPK:SSNLF) has postponed taking deliveries of ASML's (NASDAQ:ASML) chipmaking machine for its upcoming facility in Texas as it has yet to get any major customers for the project,

Two days after a broad semiconductor-stock sell-off driven by a light forecast from the Dutch firm ASML, chipmakers rallied on Thursday on TSMC's strong results. TSMC itself climbed as much as 13% in New York trading, while major industry players Nvidia, Broadcom, and Micron each rose roughly 4% at intraday highs.

U.S. chip stocks rose on Thursday after industry bellwether TSMC's strong sales forecast boosted investor optimism about demand for processors used to power artificial intelligence applications. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co,

On October 17, an increasing trend was seen in US chip stocks. This happened after TSMC released a sales forecast which gained investors’ attention about the demand for processors. These in-demand processors are used to power AI applications.