TSMC reported third-quarter revenue up 50.9% to $46.7 billion, above the $45.7 billion consensus, with gross margin rising from 59.5% to 66.4% and adjusted EPS of $4.60 versus $4.46 expected. For the first time, 3nm chips were its largest revenue source at 33% of sales, and high-performance computing, mostly AI-related, made up 68%. CEO C.C. Wei described AI demand as very strong but warned that consumer and price-sensitive segments face pressure from rising component prices and macro uncertainty. Even so, TSMC shares fell 2.2% on Thursday afternoon and at one point more than 5%, amid a broader AI-stock sell-off in which CoreWeave dropped 17.6% and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF fell 8.2% over the week.
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