1108 GMT - Artificial-intelligence chips are likely sold out through 2026, Counterpoint analyst William Li says after TSMC's 1Q results. "A massive influx of orders for AI GPUs and AI ASICs is pushing manufacturing capacity to its limits," he notes. "Resilient demand for premium smartphones and aggressive capacity prebooking by clients anticipating price hikes" are further supporting demand for TSMC's chips, Li says. Counterpoint estimates that TSMC's overall capacity utilization rate surged past 95% in 1Q. It reckons utilization rates for advanced nodes such as N3, N4 and N5 have exceeded 100%. TSMC is well-positioned to sustain its momentum and continue hitting new highs this year, the analyst adds. (sherry.qin@wsj.com)
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April 16, 2026 07:08 ET (11:08 GMT)
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