A person walks previous an organization emblem on the headquarters of the world’s largest semiconductor maker TSMC in Hsinchu on Jan. 29, 2021. Taiwanese chipmaking titan TSMC introduced on Jan. 15, 2026 a forecast-busting internet revenue for the fourth quarter as demand for AI expertise skyrockets. AFP-Yonhap
TAIPEI — Taiwanese chipmaking titan TSMC introduced Thursday a forecast-busting internet revenue for the fourth quarter as demand for AI expertise skyrockets.
TSMC is the world’s largest contract maker of chips utilized in all the pieces from Apple’s smartphones to Nvidia’s cutting-edge articifical intelligence {hardware}.
The corporate has been a large beneficiary of the AI revolution that has seen US tech giants pour many billions of {dollars} into chips, servers and knowledge centres.
TSMC mentioned internet revenue for the three months to December elevated 35 % year-on-year to NT$505.7 billion ($16 billion), beating the NT$466.69 billion forecast by analysts surveyed by Bloomberg Information.
Internet income for the fourth quarter rose 20.5 % from a 12 months in the past to NT$1.05 trillion, TSMC mentioned, additionally beating expectations.
The outcomes got here after Taiwan mentioned it had reached a “basic consensus” with the US on a commerce deal that the island hopes will cut back its present 20 % tariff and protect its semiconductor business from levies.
