World's largest chipmaker does not rule out price rises as costs increase
Key takeaways
- Suranjana Tewari Asia Business Correspondent, Hsinchu, Taiwan BBCThe BBC talks to TSMC in a rare interview at the company's headquarters in Taiwan.
- However, the firm's chief financial officer, Wendell Huang, said it would not introduce sudden "fourfold, fivefold" price rises.
- In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, Huang also denied that the AI boom was a bubble and that the firm's global expansion was due to geopolitical pressure.
Suranjana Tewari Asia Business Correspondent, Hsinchu, Taiwan BBCThe BBC talks to TSMC in a rare interview at the company's headquarters in Taiwan. The world's largest chipmaker has told the BBC that inflation is pushing up the cost of doing business, and did not rule out price rises.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) makes the most advanced chips designed by companies such as Nvidia, AMD and Apple, so any increase in pricing could ripple through to the cost of AI infrastructure, and potentially over time, the prices customers pay for their electronic devices.
However, the firm's chief financial officer, Wendell Huang, said it would not introduce sudden "fourfold, fivefold" price rises. "We reflect our value," he said, pointing to its "technology leadership" and "manufacturing excellence".