TSMC smashes forecasts with record profit, flags more US factories

By Wen-Yee Lee, Faith Hung and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's main producer of advanced AI chips, on Thursday posted a forecast-smashing 35% jump in fourth-quarter profit to a record high, predicted robust annual growth and ​flagged more U.S. manufacturing capacity was in the works. Riding high on what it calls the "AI mega trend", TSMC said its ‌customers, and their customers, were "providing strong signals" and requesting capacity, forecasting 2026 revenue would rise nearly ...