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    Home»Sections»Consumer electronics»TSMC sales surge as company says order books remain full

    TSMC sales surge as company says order books remain full

    Consumer electronics By Agency Staff14 April 2022
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    Taiwan’s TSMC forecast an up to 37% jump in current-quarter sales and said it expects chip capacity to remain very tight this year, amid a global crunch that has kept order books full and allowed chip makers to charge premium prices.

    TSMC, the world’s largest contract chip maker and a major Apple supplier, forecast revenue of US$17.6-billion to $18.2-billion in the quarter ending 30 June, up from $13.3-billion a year earlier.

    TSMC is working to address supply-chain challenges with tool suppliers to help them expand capacity, CEO CC Wei told an online earnings briefing, referring to a cycle of shortages where makers of chip equipment are struggling to find the chips needed for equipment to supply chip makers like TSMC.

    Our suppliers are facing great challenges in their supply chain from the continued impact of Covid-19

    “Our suppliers are facing great challenges in their supply chain from the continued impact of Covid-19, which are creating labour, component and chip constraints in their supply chains, and extending tool delivery time for both advanced and mature nodes,” he said.

    TSMC defines advanced node as 7-nanometre and more advanced technologies, chips that account for half its revenue.

    Wei said that TSMC had been facing the tool delivery problem since the beginning of this year and the company was working hard with its tool suppliers to resolve issues, including sending teams on site to support suppliers. He added that the company did not expect any impact to its capacity plan this year.

    The company, which has already lifted capital spending for this year to keep up with the surge in demand, said a 36% jump in first quarter revenue was supported by better-than-expected demand from smartphone customers and high performance computing (HPC) chips, as well as strong demand for car-related chips.

    ‘Megatrend’

    TSMC expects chip demand to continue in the long term, Wei said, calling it a “megatrend” in the industry supported by demand for HPC chips for 5G and artificial intelligence, as well as an increase in chips used in gadgets.

    The shortage has forced car makers and electronics manufacturers to cut production.

    Revenue from its HPC business, which serves customers such as Qualcomm, rose 26% in January-March from October-December, and accounted for 41% of the company’s total revenue.

    Wei said he expected HPC to be the strongest growing business in this year and in the following years.

    Revenue from TSMC’s smartphone business, which sells to Apple, ticked up 1% from the previous quarter in a typically soft season for the product.

    Revenue from TSMC’s smartphone business, which sells to Apple, ticked up 1% from the previous quarter in a typically soft season for the product

    Apple is planning to lower iPhone and AirPod production due to a demand slowdown caused by the Ukraine crisis and rising inflation, according to media reports.

    Net profit for the January-March quarter jumped 45% from a year earlier to T$202.7 billion ($7-billion). Analysts expected a profit of T$184.67 billion, according to an average of 19 estimates compiled by Refinitiv.

    Shares of TSMC have fallen about 6.8% so far this year, giving the firm a market value of $511.1-billion.  — Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu, with Ben Blanchard, (c) 2022 Reuters

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