Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has increased selling prices for wafers by 20% at once. This can lead to higher prices for ASIC miners and other electronics.
The increase in the price of the wafers was confirmed by the manufacturer of mining equipment Bitmain. According to company representatives, TSMC did not warn in advance about the increase in the cost of its products, but simply presented customers with a fact. Given the shortage of semiconductors around the world, customers will have to agree to TSMC’s terms.
Also in an article on the Bitmain blog, it is reported that pre-orders for the supply of AntMiner S19j Pro devices for the first half of 2022 have already been closed. At the same time, accepting pre-orders began only in mid-August. In September, Bitmain will begin accepting orders for the supply of equipment for the III quarter of 2022.
The decision to raise prices for semiconductor wafers was made by TSMC during an internal management meeting last week. At the same time, the Taiwanese media reported that prices will be raised from the beginning of 2022. It seems that the company’s management decided not to delay the increase in prices and increased the cost of products immediately.
It is not yet known how much the rise in the cost of chips will affect the cost of Bitmain ASIC miners, but this is a completely logical step for Bitmain. The article only emphasizes that “the team is working to increase the efficiency of the AntMiner miners.”
At the end of July, it was reported that Bitmain would spin off Antpool’s mining pool into a separate business.
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