[Comprehensive News from Qiaobao.com] With the increase in chip production and price increases, TSMC’s performance in the first quarter of this year was outstanding.
A corner of TSMC Radio North Company. (Photo source: Central News Agency data map)
Central News Agency reported that TSMC’s first-quarter performance briefing will be held on the 14th. Data shows that TSMC’s sales performance in the first quarter including smartphones, high-performance computing, Internet of Things, automotive electronics and consumer electronics platforms increased across the board, with particularly strong growth in high-performance computing and automotive electronics, with single-quarter revenue of US$17.57 billion. It exceeded the original target of US$16.6 billion to US$17.2 billion, with a quarterly increase of 12.1%, setting a new record for single-quarter revenue. Among them, 7-nanometer chips account for more than 30% of revenue, and 5-nanometer chips account for 20%.
Benefiting from cost improvements, TSMC's first-quarter gross profit margin reached 55.6%, exceeding the original target of 53% to 55%, up 2.9 percentage points from the fourth quarter of last year, and net profit attributable to the parent company was 202.73 billion yuan (NTD, the same below) , a quarterly increase of 22%, setting another record high, with net earnings per share of 7.82 yuan.
suppliers are facing greater challenges in their supply chains under the continued impact of the epidemic, including restrictions on manpower, components and chips, and extended chip delivery times.
In this regard, TSMC said that it has increased the frequency of regular communication with supplier senior management to track relevant progress, and dispatched multiple teams for on-site support. It also works closely with supplier partners to confirm key chips that affect delivery time. , while working with customers to plan production capacity to prioritize supporting these critical chips and help alleviate related constraints.
TSMC said that its production capacity plan for 2022 will not be affected in any way, and it will continue to work closely with suppliers to plan in 2023 and beyond to increase production capacity and meet customer needs.
Regarding the mass production of 3-nanometer chips that is of concern to the outside world, TSMC said that the 3-nanometer chips are on schedule and will be mass-produced in the second half of 2022. They will support high-performance computing and smartphone applications; the N3E process has better performance, power consumption and yield. , will be mass-produced one year after 3-nanometer mass production. The development of 2-nanometer chips is on schedule and is expected to enter risky trial production in 2024 and mass production in 2025. (End)
