TSMC Profit Hits Record After AI Chip Demand Surge

TSMC reported a record quarterly net profit of 505.7 billion Taiwanese dollars after a 35% surge in earnings fueled by global AI chip demand.Total revenue reached 1.05 trillion Taiwanese dollars, exceeding analyst expectations and marking a 20.5% increase compared to the previous year.Advanced semiconductor technologies using 7-nanometer processes or smaller accounted for 77% of total wafer revenue during the final quarter of 2025.