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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: TSM) shares surged 5.04% on Wednesday to close at a new record high of $414.278, pushing the company’s market value to $2.15 trillion as the artificial intelligence boom continues to fuel investor appetite for high-end chipmakers.
"Concerns over a potential AI bubble have eased following solid earnings from major cloud service providers and growing adoption of enterprise AI applications," said Concord Securities analyst Liao Chi-hung. He added that steady capital inflows and sector rotation have helped maintain market momentum.
The rally is part of a broader upswing in the semiconductor industry. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) also saw its shares hit a record high after reporting a 57% year-on-year increase in first-quarter data center revenue. In Taiwan, the TAIEX index closed above 41,000 for the first time, with semiconductor manufacturing firms like United Microelectronics Corp. (NYSE: UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor reaching their daily limits.
As the world's largest contract chipmaker, TSMC's performance is a critical barometer for the global tech industry. The sustained demand for its advanced process nodes, essential for training and deploying AI models, signals a robust capital spending cycle from cloud giants and AI developers. This trend benefits the entire semiconductor supply chain, from equipment makers to packaging firms, though concerns about stretched valuations and potential supply shortages in mature-node chips remain.
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