As AI redraws chip industry, TSMC faces its first real rivals

, Hsinchu

May 18, 2026, 12:50 0

Credit: DIGITIMES

The global map of semiconductor manufacturing is beginning to shift. For years, the market for advanced chip production was dominated almost entirely by TSMC. But the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), intensifying geopolitical tensions, and mounting...

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