Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

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· 5 days ago

The massive offering dilutes current holders but signals management confidence in the turnaround after a 175% year-to-date rally. Proceeds fund the capital-intensive foundry buildout, including the 14A node already secured by Tesla. Flat sector performance confirms no AI demand concerns.

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· 16 days ago

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture forced TSMC's Japanese subsidiary, JASM, to evacuate employees and suspend production. The facility, which produces automotive and industrial semiconductors with capacity exceeding 100,000 12-inch wafers monthly, is gradually resuming operations after confirming building safety, though full recovery timing remains uncertain. The disruption has broader implications as JASM supplies critical chips to Japan's automobile and electronics industries.

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· 17 days ago

TSMC has begun phased resumption of operations at its Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM) plant in Kumamoto after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake forced temporary suspension. All employees were safely evacuated, no structural damage was found, and construction of the facility's second phase remains on track despite a temporary pause for safety reasons.

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· 22 days ago

Nvidia agreed to provide a $1.5 billion prepayment to Amkor Technology under a multi-year partnership to develop advanced semiconductor packaging and test technologies for AI platforms. The deal will fund expansion of Amkor's Arizona facilities and align roadmaps on high-density interconnects and heterogeneous integration, addressing a growing packaging bottleneck in the AI supply chain.

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· 25 days ago

TSMC will raise chip manufacturing prices by 5-10% starting January 2027, covering everything from advanced AI chips to mature automotive semiconductors. Customers ordering beyond pre-committed volumes face additional surcharges of 10-15%, meaning some AI chip orders could see total increases approaching 25%. The increases reflect rising construction costs for U.S. fabs-running four to five times higher than Taiwan-and escalating node complexity as production moves to 2nm processes.

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· 25 days ago

Foundry pricing power signals structural tightness in advanced node capacity. Customer price absorption confirms sustained AI infrastructure demand; memory chipmakers benefit from correlated pricing strength without direct cost exposure.

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· a month ago

TSMC announced an additional $100 billion investment in Arizona, bringing its total U.S. commitment to $265 billion across 12 facilities. The company reported Q2 revenue of $40.2 billion (up 36% year-over-year) and net income of $22 billion (up 77.4%), driven by AI accelerator demand. Management raised 2026 capex guidance to $60–64 billion and now expects full-year revenue growth above 40%.

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· a month ago

Citi raised its price target on TSMC to NT$3,800, anticipating the chipmaker will upgrade its 2026 revenue outlook when it reports earnings on 16 July. The brokerage cites sustained demand for advanced AI semiconductors and expects continued pricing strength for TSMC's N2 and N3 manufacturing processes.

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· a month ago

Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem is migrating to the United States, driven by $500 billion in investment commitments and the expansion of manufacturing facilities. The shift is creating new opportunities for automation providers, advanced packaging specialists, and precision engineering firms. As AI infrastructure spending drives global semiconductor sales to $208.4 billion in Q3 2025, suppliers are following anchor customers like TSMC to establish North American operations.

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· 2 months ago

Etched, a two-year-old AI chip startup, raised $800 million and disclosed strategic backing from VentureTech Alliance, a venture firm linked to TSMC. The company successfully taped out its first chip on TSMC's N4P process and has already booked $1 billion in forward sales contracts for its inference systems, with shipments expected in summer 2026.

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· 2 months ago

As TSMC concentrated capacity on leading-edge AI chips, mature-node orders overflowed to second-tier foundries including China's SMIC and Nexchip, which grew 12% and 19% respectively in Q1. Chinese fabs benefited from the spillover, domestic semiconductor localization, and structurally higher wafer prices across 8-inch and 12-inch processes, lifting the global foundry sector to $86 billion in quarterly revenue.

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· 2 months ago

Apple partnership validates Intel's foundry pivot as global chip shortage forces buyers to diversify suppliers. Government's 10% stake now worth over $60B. Near-term production likely starts small with PC chips before advanced process nodes.

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· 2 months ago

Apple's first non-TSMC manufacturing partnership in decades removes single-supplier concentration risk but adds execution uncertainty around Intel's unproven 18A-P node. Near-term margin pressure likely from dual-sourcing costs and potential yield issues.