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TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Tái Jī Diàn
台积电
first quarter (Q1)
yī jìdù
一季度
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
58 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔshíbā
58%
，
to set (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / all-time record
xīn gāo
新高
。

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Tái Jī Diàn
台积电
to announce / to release publicly
gōngbù
公布
year 2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
first quarter (Q1)
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
，
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
approximately / about
yuē
约
to reach / to amount to
dá
达
$17.8 billion
yī bǎi qī shí bā yì měiyuán
一百七十八亿美元
，
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to increase / grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
58.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔshíbā diǎn sān
58.3%
，
artificial intelligence (AI)
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
related / associated
xiāngguān
相关
demand
xūqiú
需求
to account for
zhàn
占
total revenue
zǒng yíngsōu
总营收
structural particle (of)
de
的
61 percent
bǎifēnzhī liùshíyī
61%
，
to drive / to propel
tuīdòng
推动
the company
gōngsī
公司
once again
zàidù
再度
to break / to set anew
shuāxīn
刷新
record
jìlù
纪录
。

April 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Tái Jī Diàn
台积电
on / at (time marker)
yú
于
April
sìyuè
四月
the 16th (of the month)
shíliù rì
十六日
to announce publicly
gōngbù
公布
Q1 / first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
，
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
approximately
yuē
约
to reach / to amount to
dá
达
$17.8 billion
yī bǎi qī shí bā yì měiyuán
一百七十八亿美元
，
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to increase / grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
58.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔshíbā diǎn sān
58.3%
。
the company
gōngsī
公司
Q1 / first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
total revenue
zǒng yíngsōu
总营收
was / amounted to
wéi
为
$35 billion
sān bǎi wǔ shí yì měiyuán
三百五十亿美元
，
higher than / above
gāoyú
高于
market
shìchǎng
市场
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
。
artificial intelligence (AI)
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
and
hé
和
high-performance computing (HPC)
gāo xìngnéng jìsuàn
高性能计算
business segment / operations
yèwù
业务
to account for
zhàn
占
total revenue
zǒng yíngsōu
总营收
structural particle (of)
de
的
61 percent
bǎifēnzhī liùshíyī
61%
，
to become
chéngwéi
成为
the primary / the leading
zuì zhǔyào
最主要
growth / increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
driving force / engine
dònglì
动力
。
3-nanometer (3nm)
sān nàmǐ
三纳米
chips / semiconductors
xīnpiàn
芯片
to account for
zhàn
占
wafer
jīngyuán
晶圆
total revenue
zǒng yíngsōu
总营收
structural particle (of)
de
的
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
25%
，
5-nanometer (5nm)
wǔ nàmǐ
五纳米
chips
xīnpiàn
芯片
to account for
zhàn
占
36 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshíliù
36%
。
TSMC
Tái Jī Diàn
台积电
consecutively / in a row
liánxù
连续
the fourth
dì sì gè
第四个
quarter (financial)
jìdù
季度
to set (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
profit
lìrùn
利润
record
jìlù
纪录
，
gross margin
máolì lǜ
毛利率
as high as / reaching up to
gāodá
高达
66.2 percent
bǎifēnzhī liùshíliù diǎn èr
66.2%
。
the company
gōngsī
公司
to forecast / to expect
yùjì
预计
this year
jīnnián
今年
full-year / annual
quán nián
全年
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
will / is expected to
jiāng
将
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
more than / over
yú
逾
30 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshí
30%
。
second quarter (Q2)
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
，
TSMC
Tái Jī Diàn
台积电
to forecast / to expect
yùjì
预计
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
range / interval
qūjiān
区间
amounting to / in the range of
wéi
为
$39 billion to $40.2 billion
sān bǎi jiǔ shí yì zhì sì bǎi líng èr yì měiyuán
三百九十亿至四百零二亿美元
。

New Words

Tái Jī Diàn
台积电
TSMC
jìng lìrùn
净利润
net profit
tóngbǐ
同比
year-over-year
zǒng yíngsōu
总营收
total revenue
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
artificial intelligence
gāo xìngnéng jìsuàn
高性能计算
high-performance computing
máolì lǜ
毛利率
gross margin
jīngyuán
晶圆
wafer

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TSMC Posts 58 Percent First-Quarter Profit Jump to Record High as AI Chip Demand Soars

TSMC released its Q1 2026 earnings report, posting net profit of approximately $17.8 billion, up 58.3 percent year-over-year, driven by AI-related demand that now accounts for 61 percent of total revenue.

TSMC announced its Q1 financial report on April 16th. Net profit reached approximately $17.8 billion, representing 58.3% year-over-year growth. Q1 total revenue was $35 billion, exceeding market expectations. Artificial intelligence and high-performance computing business segments accounted for 61% of total revenue, becoming the primary growth driver. Three-nanometer chips accounted for 25% of wafer revenue, while five-nanometer chips represented 36%. TSMC set a profit record for the fourth consecutive quarter with gross margins reaching 66.2%. The company forecasts full-year revenue growth exceeding 30%. For Q2, TSMC projects revenue between $39 billion and $40.2 billion.

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