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A foundry chief warns chip supply will trail demand for years

development2026-06-04

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TSMC's C.C. Wei warned chip supply will trail demand for years as hyperscalers spend roughly $725 billion on AI in 2026, while forecasting 30% sales growth and pledging to skip the abrupt price hikes that recently roiled the memory market.

Reported metric: $725B hyperscaler spend

Reporting date: 2026-06-04 (not necessarily the event date)

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A foundry chief warns chip supply will trail demand for years
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Reporting date: 2026-06-04
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Claim: TSMC's C.C. Wei warned chip supply will trail demand for years as hyperscalers spend roughly $725 billion on AI in 2026, while forecasting 30% sales growth and pledging to skip the abrupt price hikes that recently roiled the memory market.
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