New information has emerged regarding the price hike for chip production recently announced by TSMC. Earlier it was reported that prices for various customers rose by 15-20%, while the chipmaker raised the price by only 3% for its main client, Apple. This was confirmed by popular analyst Lu Xingzhi.
Lu Xingzhi notes that Apple accounts for over 20% of TSMC’s revenues, but profit margins are less than 20% and gross margin continues to fall below average. In contrast, other important customers like AMD, Nvidia, and MediaTek didn’t get the same value proposition. Some companies have above average gross order margins, but for them prices have risen much more.
The source clarifies that Apple can influence TSMC, because it has long been the main customer of the Taiwanese manufacturer. As soon as Apple ceases to be TSMC’s main customer, the company will end its preferential policy.
It is also reported that for other large customers of TSMC, prices have increased by 10-20%, while with small customers the issue has not been fully resolved. By next year, every manufacturer will know the exact price increase.
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