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TSMC Posts Record Profit Amid Sustained AI Chip Demand

The semiconductor foundry reported a record 69% quarterly profit jump and forecast fourth-quarter revenue between $52.3 billion and $54.3 billion.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 15 Oct 2026 · updated 23d ago

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0%50%100%13%30 Sept, 14:01 UTCnowQuartz: TSMC posted a record 69% jump in quarterly profit as AI chip demand held up · 15 Oct, 11:30 UTCMarketWatch: TSMC’s CEO sees no sign of a slowdown as chip foundry reports record profit · 15 Oct, 08:42 UTC

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 15 Oct 2026. MarketWatch published first, on 15 October at 08:42 UTC; Quartz followed 2h 48m later. The most recent article, from Quartz, appeared on 15 October at 11:30 UTC.

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  • TSMC — the market puts it at 13%, closing 1 Jan 2027. The outcome is Yes if the U.S. federal government acquires any ownership stake in TSMC before January 1, 2027. Otherwise, the outcome is No. Readers often mistake this deadline for a date when TSMC must announce plans or complete construction, but only actual equity acquisition by the federal government counts.

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  1. TSMC posted a record 69% jump in quarterly profit as AI chip demand held up Quartz
  2. TSMC’s CEO sees no sign of a slowdown as chip foundry reports record profit MarketWatch

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