Core Viewpoint - Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) has revised its forecast for Taiwan's semiconductor output to over NT$6.4 trillion for this year, reflecting a year-on-year growth of over 22%, primarily driven by strong growth in foundry services, with TSMC playing a pivotal role in this growth [1] Group 1: Current Year Performance - TSIA initially revised the semiconductor output forecast in May to NT$6.3 trillion, indicating a year-on-year increase of 19.1%, with foundry services showing a leading growth rate of 23.8% [1] - The latest revision indicates a projected output of NT$6.4 trillion, with a year-on-year growth rate of 22.2% [1] - For Q3, the semiconductor output is expected to reach NT$1.67 trillion, representing a quarter-on-quarter increase of 4.8%, with IC manufacturing expected to grow by 7.3% [1] Group 2: Q2 Performance Analysis - In Q2, IC manufacturing output surpassed NT$1 trillion, reaching NT$1.06 trillion, with a quarter-on-quarter growth of 10.4%, marking the best performance [1] - IC packaging output was NT$115.5 billion, with a quarter-on-quarter increase of 8%, while IC testing output was NT$55.8 billion, also growing by 8.2% [1] - IC design output was NT$359.5 billion, showing a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 0.7%, indicating the weakest performance among the sectors [1] Group 3: Future Projections - Looking ahead to 2025, the output of Taiwan's IC manufacturing sector is projected to reach NT$4.36 trillion, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 27.5%, which is above the industry average, primarily driven by foundry services [2]