TSMC to speed up AZ expansion
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will remain prudent about spending this year while expanding globally to meet surging AI chip demand, as the chipmaker grapples with growing macroeconomic and foreign exchange volatility.
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Mehdi Hosseini, senior equity research analyst at Susquehanna, says that while TSMC's revenue mix could get a few percentage points of upside from its China business, the main growth drivers going forward are the shipments of Nvidia Blackwell chips to the U.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) is the market leader in the foundry industry, with a 67.6% revenue market share. Most importantly, the company holds over 90% of the market share in the manufacturing of AI chips.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will speed up volume production at its second and third chip fabs in north Phoenix to keep up with AI-related demand from customers.
Following the completion of its first U.S. plant in Arizona in 2024, Apple's chipmaker TSMC is ramping up the construction of new factories.
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