TSMC 1Q26 earnings: AI demand sends profit up 58%, gross margin to all-time high

Joseph Chen

, DIGITIMES Asia, Taipei

Apr 16, 2026, 14:46, Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 14:53 0

Credit: Digitimes

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported a first-quarter 2026 revenue of US$35.90 billion, a 40.6% jump from a year earlier, as insatiable demand for artificial intelligence (AI) processors pushed the world's largest contract chipmaker...

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