The World’s Chip Lord Issues Price Hike Warning that’s Going to Hurt Your Phone and Laptop

The world’s chip lord issues price hike warning that’s going to hurt your phone and laptop

TSMC CFO Wendell Huang todl the BBC that inflation is driving up costs and did not rule out price increases, a warning with real implications for the phones, laptops, and AI services that run on the company's chips.

TSMC does not rule out price rises as inflation pushes up chip manufacturing costs

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest chipmaker, told the BBC that inflation is pushing up its costs and did not rule out raising prices. CFO Wendell Huang said the company would not impose sudden “fourfold, fivefold” increases but acknowledged that costs have risen. “We reflect our value,” he said, pointing to TSMC’s technology leadership […] This story continues at The Next Web

TSMC: World’s largest chipmaker does not rule out price rises as costs increase

In a rare interview, a senior executive at TSMC discusses the AI boom, the geopolitics of chips and what it means for the price of electronics.

"We're doing everything we can": Price hikes at the world's largest chipmaker seem inevitable, and the fallout will be felt everywhere

In an interview with the BBC, TSMC's CFO explained that price hikes for its foundry services seem almost inevitable due to inflation. Add that to shareholder pressure as the company maxes out production, and you have a recipe for almost all tech going up further in price.