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AI is doing the heavy lifting
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. spent its annual technology symposium basically saying the quiet part out loud: AI is the new kingmaker in semiconductors. Deputy Co-Chief Operating Officer Kevin Zhang said AI could help push global chip revenue to $1.5 trillion by 2030, with AI and high-performance computing eating up about 55% of that pie.
That’s not just a fun forecast to slap on a slide deck. It’s the kind of long-term demand story that keeps foundries, equipment vendors, and packaging suppliers living on caffeine and capital spending.
The 2nm and CoWoS treadmill keeps speeding up
TSMC also said it’s ramping 2-nanometer chip production across five factories in Hsinchu and Kaohsiung this year. In plain English: the company is still obsessing over smaller, faster, more power-efficient chips while the rest of the world is trying to catch up.
The packaging side is moving just as fast. TSMC said its third-generation CoWoS tech is already in volume production, yields have reached 98%, and the company plans to support even more HBM-heavy AI chips over the next few years. It’s also preparing COUPE photonics tech to improve connectivity and power efficiency in AI data centers.
Why investors should care
This is classic TSMC: not a flashy product launch, but a steady reminder that the company sits at the center of the AI supply chain.
- More advanced node capacity = more room to win high-end customers
- Better packaging = more AI chips shipped, faster
- Photonics work = another arrow in the quiver for data-center infrastructure
The stock was down about 2% in premarket trading, which feels a little rude given the long-term setup. But if you’re looking for the bigger picture, it’s this: TSMC keeps acting like the AI arms dealer of the semiconductor world, and business still looks very, very sticky.