Taiwanese contract chipmaker TSMC, a major Apple supplier, on Thursday forecast an annual revenue growth of 10% in the global semiconductor industry, excluding memory chips.
Reuters:
“This is a new golden age of opportunity with AI,” said senior vice-president Cliff Hou, who was speaking at an event in Hsinchu, where the company is headquartered.
World Semiconductor Trade Statistics has forecast growth of 13.1% for the global semiconductor market in 2024.
TSMC has estimated second-quarter sales may rise as much as 30% as it rides a wave of demand for semiconductors used in artificial intelligence applications (AI).
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