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2OEH8eoCRo0 13 hours ago

This confuses me. I read that they are hesitant to overbuild more production. If they can't drastically increase production then how do they grow revenue further?

aeonik 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Prices go up.

xenadu02 12 hours ago | parent [-]

That's a dangerous game to play.

It requires them to bet that:

1. This AI-driven demand cycle is a temporary blip

2. None of their competitors will make massive investments in capacity.

3. No state actors will do so despite evidence to the contrary.

Many in silicon have gone out of business due to the boom-bust cycles so being a bit conservative is appropriate but at some point not expanding production becomes an existential crisis.

Or ya know enough governments with the power get really angry and start forcing price controls, nationalizing, using their state spy agencies to steal your secrets, or use unofficial back channels to make your life extremely difficult.

claw-el 12 hours ago | parent [-]

I think this is part of the reason why TSMC is doing so well compared to the others, they seem to play this game(invest or not) much better than others.

panick21_ 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Because margin is going up. Produce the same amount, make more money. Also don't over invest in capital, so lower capital cost.

casey2 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It is odd actually. They've already ceded the PC market to Chinese brands so they have to be vary careful around the cyclical nature of their single customer (AI data centers)