A motorbike is seen close to a constructing of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Firm (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design firm, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Firm on Thursday reported a close to 61% year-on-year rise in second-quarter revenue, hitting a report excessive and beating estimates, as demand for synthetic intelligence chips stayed sturdy.
The world’s largest contract chip producer forecast third-quarter income between $31.8 billion and $33.0 billion — a 38% year-over-year improve and eight% larger from the prior quarter on the midpoint.
TSMC CEO C.C. Wei stated within the earnings name that the corporate expects its full-year 2025 income to rise by round 30% in U.S. greenback phrases, supported by progress in synthetic intelligence and demand for its most superior applied sciences.
Listed below are the corporate’s outcomes versus LSEG SmartEstimates:
- Income: 933.80 billion new Taiwan {dollars} ($31.7 billion), vs. NT$931.24 billion anticipated
- Web revenue: NT$398.27 billion, vs. NT$377.86 billion
TSMC’s web income within the June quarter rose 38.65% from a 12 months in the past to NT$933.80 billion, additionally beating estimates.
The corporate’s shares have been up over 4% at 4:30 a.m. ET on buying and selling platform Robinhood.
TSMC’s high-performance computing division, which encompasses synthetic intelligence and 5G purposes, drove second quarter gross sales, contributing 60% of income. That share of HPC income was up from 52% in the identical interval final 12 months.
TSMC has benefited from the artificial-intelligence megatrend because it manufactures superior AI processors for shoppers together with Nvidia and Apple.
“The first driver of progress for TSMC has been the strong demand for AI associated chips, significantly for the vanguard nodes beneath 7nm,” stated Brady Wang, affiliate director at Counterpoint Analysis.
In semiconductor expertise, smaller nanometer sizes signify extra compact transistor designs, which result in better processing energy and effectivity. TSMC stated superior chips, with sizes 7-nanometer or smaller, accounted for 74% of TSMC’s complete wafer income within the quarter.
“Surging demand from the AI increase is very sustainable within the close to time period, with AI nonetheless in its very starting levels and continues to broaden throughout industries,” Wang added.
Nevertheless, the corporate faces potential headwinds from the commerce coverage of the U.S. President Donald Trump, who has threatened steep “reciprocal tariffs” on Taiwan.
Taiwan faces 32% tariffs introduced in April and is within the midst of commerce talks with the U.S., in line with native media reviews. Trump earlier this month additionally warned of potential further tariffs on semiconductors.
“Wanting into second half of 2025 now we have not seen any change in our clients habits to this point. Nevertheless, we perceive there are uncertainties and threat from the potential influence of tariff insurance policies,” Wei stated on Thursday.
U.S. export controls have additionally restricted TSMC’s enterprise with China, in addition to that of its key shoppers Nvidia and AMD. Nevertheless, amid a thawing of commerce relations between Beijing and Washington, Nvidia and AMD stated earlier this week that they’d obtained authorities assurances permitting them to ship merchandise to China.
Different headwinds dealing with TSMC within the second half of the 12 months embody appreciation of the Taiwan greenback and potential order cuts from smartphone and PC shoppers as a result of international macro situations, stated Sravan Kundojjala, an analyst at SemiAnalysis specializing in international foundries.
