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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%
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)
de
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%
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%
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)
de
的
price adjustment
jià gé tiáo zhěng
价格调整
。
if / should (formal)
ruò
若
customers / clients
kè hù
客户
(structural particle)
de
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)
de
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)
de
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)
de
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)
de
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
。

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