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TSMC says it cannot keep pace with AI chip demand even with US factory expansion

TSMC says it cannot keep pace with AI chip demand even with US factory expansion

3 Key Points

  1. TSMC CEO C.C. Wei stated after a shareholder meeting on Thursday that 'Customer demand is so high, and we can only support so much,' and that it could take a 'very long time' to fulfill customers' needs with US-based production, according to Reuters.

  2. TSMC has already opened a factory in Arizona and plans to invest $165 billion to build three additional plants in the US, alongside two advanced packaging facilities and a research and development center.

  3. The surge in AI use has already created shortages of RAM and NAND Flash memory expected to last for years, and the semiconductor industry could become a $1 trillion industry by 2027 according to Deloitte research.

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