Revenue beats expectations as AI growth drives 54% hike

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Firm on Thursday reported a 54% hike in internet revenue, as international chipmakers proceed to learn from demand boosted by AI functions.

The corporate’s internet earnings was 352.3 billion Taiwanese {dollars} ($10.1 billion) over the July-September quarter, surpassing an LSEG estimate of $300.2 billion Taiwanese {dollars} cited by Reuters.

TSMC is the world’s largest producer of superior chips, serving shoppers similar to Apple and Nvidia.

Internet income got here in at $23.5 billion within the third quarter, up 36% year-on-year, with TSMC’s gross margin rising to 57.8% over July-September, in contrast with 54.3% in the identical interval of final yr.

Capital expenditure edged increased to $6.4 billion within the third quarter, versus $6.36 billion throughout the three previous months.

TSMC’s earnings beat comes the identical week as Netherlands-based ASML, which provides machines to the Taiwanese firm, issued a lower-than-expected forecast of internet gross sales, sending shares tumbling.

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