TSMC Raises Prices on Mature-Process Chips by Single-Digit Percentage in January
The foundry will increase manufacturing costs for older node wafers by a single-digit percent in the fourth quarter, with new pricing taking effect in January.
Media report the price change reflects an artificial intelligence boom driving demand for mature process chips, extending beyond advanced graphics and ASIC processors into power management devices. The shifting demand has created allocation bottlenecks for major chipmakers.
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@rtodiThis is exactly where companies with internal foundries or Chinese foundries will benefit
@dnystedtTSMC plans to hike prices on mature-process chip manufacturing by a single-digit percent in the 4th quarter, media report, citing multiple unnamed chip design houses, with new pricing to take effect in January. Price hikes will vary by cust
@dnystedtRT @Omercheema: This is significant. $STM is the market leader in microcontrollers and they are having problems getting allocations at TSM…