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Caroline Hyde

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Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

As you mentioned, ASML is one of the big beneficiaries.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

Its shares were up to a record today.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

Applied Materials, up today to a record.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

KLA is also up to a record.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

So you see that these chip equipment makers are definitely benefiting from this.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

But as you suggested, CC Wei in the call afterwards was not exuberant about this.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

He was not reassuring in all respects about the AI trade.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

Somebody asked him directly, do you think that we're in an AI bubble at this point?

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

And he said, yes, you're asking us whether the AI demand is real.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

So beyond the capital spending, is demand on the other side?

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

He said, I'm very nervous about this.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

He said, we're investing 52 to $56 billion.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

If we don't do it carefully, there could be a big disaster for TSFC.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

Just to be clear, TSMC is the one that's spending tens of billions of dollars for these new fabs that are going to come online two or three years down the line.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

NVIDIA is not doing that.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

NVIDIA is just buying chips from them.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

As is Apple.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

It makes its chips via TSMC, one of its biggest revenue drivers, and is also trying to steer us as to where the memory story goes as well.

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

Peter, how did you hear about whether or not that's going to impact high-end phones at least?

Bloomberg Tech
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand

Yeah, you touched on a very important point.