TSMC hikes sales outlook as it rides wave of AI spending
The Straits Times|July 19, 2024
Chipmaker beats estimates as Q2 revenue grows at the fastest pace since 2022
TSMC hikes sales outlook as it rides wave of AI spending

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) raised its projections for full-year revenue growth after results beat estimates, riding a global wave of spending on artificial intelligence (AI).

The chipmaker for Apple and Nvidia now expects sales to grow more than the maximum mid-20 per cent it had guided towards previously. TSMC expects revenue of as much as US$23.2 billion (S$31.1 billion) this quarter, above analysts’ projections. And it narrowed its forecast for capital spending – a key indicator of where TSMC sees future demand – to the high end of its original forecast, to US$30 billion to US$32 billion from as low as US$28 billion previously.

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