Reports indicate that TSMC’s advanced manufacturing processes are operating at full capacity, with orders fully booked. While the company continues to raise prices for cutting-edge technologies such as 3-nanometer chips, this trend of price hikes has now extended to its more established, mature manufacturing processes. Several IC design firms have disclosed that they have received successive notifications from TSMC, outlining plans to increase foundry prices for these mature processes. The magnitude of these price adjustments varies among manufacturers and product lines. Final pricing decisions are anticipated in the fourth quarter, with the new rates set to officially take effect in January of the coming year.
