0239 GMT - TSMC's 2026 capital expenditure of between US$52 billion and US$56 billion crushes Morningstar's expectation of US$47 billion. "TSMC's increased capex is music to the ears of wafer fab equipment makers like Lam Research, ASML, and Tokyo Electron," Morningstar analyst Phelix Lee says in a note. Management's track record of conservative guidance and its thinly veiled reference to the benefits of an indirect customer, namely Meta, boosts Morningstar's confidence in TSMC's future demand. Lee thinks TSMC could hit NT$8.8 trillion in sales by 2029. Lee is also more bullish about China's AI demand, with Nvidia securing export licenses in the U.S. and Chinese firms' thirst for the most power-efficient chips made by TSMC, he says. Shares are last 2.4% higher at NT$1,730.00. (sherry.qin@wsj.com)
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January 15, 2026 21:39 ET (02:39 GMT)
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