AMSTERDAM, Jan 15 : ASML, the world's biggest maker of equipment used to manufacture computer chips, crossed $500 billion in market value for the first time on Thursday, after top customer TSMC announced larger than expected capital spending plans to keep up with booming demand for artificial intelligence chips. TSMC hiked its planned capital spending to between $52 billion and $56 billion in 2026, blowing past market expectations of $46 billion according to analysts polled by Visible Alpha.