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TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
to plan / to intend
jì huà
计划
from / starting from
zì
自
2027
2027 nián
2027年
starting / onwards
qǐ
起
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
contract chipmaking / chip foundry services
jīng yuán dài gōng
晶圆代工
price / prices
jià gé
价格
at most / up to
zuì gāo
最高
to raise / to increase
shàng tiáo
上调
10 percent
10%
10%
。

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.)

Táijīdiàn

台积电

to plan / to intend

jì huà

计划

in / from (formal preposition)

yú

于

2027

2027 nián

2027年

for / regarding

duì

对

contract chipmaking services

jīng yuán dài gōng

晶圆代工

prices

jià gé

价格

to raise / to increase

shàng tiáo

上调

up to / at most

zuì gāo

最高

10 percent

10%

，

covering / encompassing

hán gài

涵盖

advanced

xiān jìn

先进

and

yǔ

与

mature

chéng shú

成熟

the two major

liǎng dà

两大

process nodes / manufacturing processes

zhì chéng

制程

product lines

chǎn pǐn xiàn

产品线

。

this move / this decision

cǐ jǔ

此举

will

jiāng

将

for / regarding

duì

对

Apple

Píngguǒ

苹果

、

NVIDIA

Yīngwěidá

英伟达

and others / etc.

děng

等

major customers / clients

zhǔ yào kè hù

主要客户

(structural particle)

的

chips

xīn piàn

芯片

procurement costs

cǎi gòu chéng běn

采购成本

to have / to produce

chǎn shēng

产生

direct

zhí jiē

直接

impact / effect

yǐng xiǎng

影响

。

July 23, 2026 at 10:10 AM

according to

jù

据

Nikkei Asia (Japanese business newspaper)

Rìběn Jīngjì Xīnwén

日本经济新闻

to report / report

bào dào

报道

，

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Táiwān Jītǐ Diànlù Zhìzào Gōngsī

台湾积体电路制造公司

to plan / to intend

jì huà

计划

from / starting from

zì

自

2027

2027 nián

2027年

starting / onwards

qǐ

起

will (future marker)

jiāng

将

contract chipmaking / foundry services

jīng yuán dài gōng

晶圆代工

prices

jià gé

价格

to raise / to increase

shàng tiáo

上调

up to / at most

zuì gāo

最高

10 percent

10%

。

TSMC

Táijīdiàn

台积电

have already

yǐ

已

in / at (formal preposition)

yú

于

this year

jīn nián

今年

June

liù yuè

六月

to begin / to start

kāi shǐ

开始

with

yǔ

与

customers / clients

kè hù

客户

regarding / on the matter of

jiù

就

price adjustment

jià gé tiáo zhěng

价格调整

matters / affairs

shì yí

事宜

to conduct / to carry out

jìn xíng

进行

negotiations

tán pàn

谈判

，

target / scope

mù biāo

目标

to cover / to encompass

hán gài

涵盖

advanced process nodes

xiān jìn zhì chéng

先进制程

and

yǔ

与

mature process nodes

chéng shú zhì chéng

成熟制程

product lines

chǎn pǐn xiàn

产品线

。

among which / of this

qí zhōng

其中

，

12-nanometer

12 nà mǐ

12纳米

、

16-nanometer

16 nà mǐ

16纳米

and / as well as

jí

及

28-nanometer

28 nà mǐ

28纳米

etc. / and others

děng

等

mature process nodes

chéng shú zhì chéng

成熟制程

prices

jià gé

价格

rate of increase / magnitude of rise

zhǎng fú

涨幅

up to / at most

zuì gāo

最高

can reach / up to

kě dá

可达

10 percent

10%

，

6-nanometer

6 nà mǐ

6纳米

and below / under

yǐ xià

以下

advanced process nodes

xiān jìn zhì chéng

先进制程

also / likewise (formal)

yì

亦

to face

miàn lín

面临

the same magnitude

tóng děng fú dù

同等幅度

(structural particle)

的

price adjustment

jià gé tiáo zhěng

价格调整

。

if / should (formal)

ruò

若

customers / clients

kè hù

客户

(structural particle)

的

high-performance computing

gāo xìng néng jì suàn

高性能计算

chips

xīn piàn

芯片

orders

dìng dān

订单

to exceed

chāo chū

超出

originally planned / originally specified

yuán dìng

原定

forecast volume

yù cè liàng

预测量

，

also must / additionally need to

hái xū

还须

additional / extra

é wài

额外

to pay

zhī fù

支付

10 to 15 percent

10% zhì 15%

10%至15%

(structural particle)

的

additional fees / surcharge

fù jiā fèi yòng

附加费用

。

TSMC

Táijīdiàn

台积电

the company stated / on the part of

fāng miàn

方面

to state / to indicate

biǎo shì

表示

，

this / this time

cǐ cì

此次

price increase

zhǎng jià

涨价

aimed at / intended to

zhǐ zài

旨在

to offset / to counterbalance

dǐ xiāo

抵消

raw materials

yuán cái liào

原材料

、

manufacturing equipment

zhì zào shè bèi

制造设备

and / as well as

jí

及

overseas factories

hǎi wài gōng chǎng

海外工厂

construction

jiàn shè

建设

costs

chéng běn

成本

(structural particle)

的

continuous / ongoing

chí xù

持续

increase / rise

shàng shēng

上升

。

analysts

fēn xī rén shì

分析人士

to believe / to consider

rèn wéi

认为

，

TSMC

Táijīdiàn

台积电

(structural particle)

的

pricing decisions

dìng jià jué cè

定价决策

will

jiāng

将

for / regarding

duì

对

Apple

Píngguǒ

苹果

、

NVIDIA

Yīngwěidá

英伟达

and others / etc.

děng

等

major customers

zhǔ yào kè hù

主要客户

(structural particle)

的

cost structure

chéng běn jié gòu

成本结构

to produce / to have

chǎn shēng

产生

significant / notable

xiǎn zhù

显著

impact / effect

yǐng xiǎng

影响

，

and furthermore

bìng

并

may / possibly

kě néng

可能

further

jìn yī bù

进一步

to push up / to drive up

tuī gāo

推高

consumer electronics

xiāo fèi diàn zǐ

消费电子

products

chǎn pǐn

产品

prices

jià gé

价格

。

News in English

Science & Technology

TSMC Plans to Raise Chipmaking Prices by up to 10 Percent From 2027

TSMC plans to raise chipmaking prices by up to 10 percent from 2027, covering both advanced and mature chip process lines. The change will directly impact procurement costs for major clients such as Apple and NVIDIA.

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TSMC Plans to Raise Chipmaking Prices by up to 10 Percent From 2027

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