Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company , the chip manufacturer that provides silicon to some of the world’s largest technology firms, is reportedly set to raise its prices once again.
TSMC is said to be attributing the price rise to “looming inflation concerns, rising costs and its own massive expansion plans to help alleviate a global supply crunch.” Bottlenecked supply chains have been a constant theme throughout the past two years. These prices will now be subjected to another increase in the 5% to 8% range. Although the changes should come to fruition during 2023, the reason behind the relatively early announcement is to “give customers some buffer to prepare for the price adjustments, while TSMC’s move to raise prices is to address increasing costs and capital needs for historic expansions.”
iMore points out that TSMC produces A-series chips required for products like the iPhone 13 and iPhone SE. Get ready for more expensive GPUs, CPUs, iPhones, and more It’s not just more expensive iPhones and Macs that may most likely become the new norm, at least for a year or so once 2023 arrives; Nvidia and AMD also rely on TSMC for its chips that are needed for their upcoming next-gen GPUs.
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