Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) reported a 30% jump in May sales to NT$229.6 billion ($7.1 billion), driven by strong demand for AI and a rebound in some consumer electronics sectors.
The company’s US-listed shares rose 1% in premarket trading Friday.
The world’s largest contract chipmaker has capitalized on the global push to develop AI services, manufacturing semiconductors for Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), which are then supplied to major companies like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and OpenAI.
Moreover, global smartphone sales showed signs of recovery in the first quarter, boosting expectations for robust orders of mobile chips.
Hsinchu-based TSMC has maintained high margins amid a global surge in data center construction. It is the exclusive producer of Nvidia’s advanced AI accelerators and also manufactures semiconductors for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Nvidia’s main competitor.
This week, TSMC Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei reaffirmed his outlook, predicting that AI development will drive a recovery across the sector this year.