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市場の動向:TSMC、ガス価格の高騰が利益率に影響を与える可能性を警告

-- 台湾積体電路製造(TSMC、TPE:2330)は、中東情勢の緊迫化に伴うガスや半導体製造材料価格の高騰が利益率を圧迫し、経済全体の不確実性を高める可能性があると警告した。日経アジアレビューが魏亨亨会長兼CEOの発言を引用して報じた。 同社は、メモリを含む部品価格の上昇は、高価格帯のデバイスは堅調に推移するものの、価格に敏感な消費者向けセグメントの需要にも影響を与える可能性があると述べた。魏会長は、LNG、ヘリウム、水素に関連するサプライチェーンリスクを綿密に監視しているが、調達先の多様化と在庫バッファーによって操業への支障は最小限に抑えられるだろうと述べた。 また、魏会長は、インテルとテスラは顧客であると同時に競合相手でもあると述べ、業界が技術力、製造力、顧客からの信頼に依存していることに変わりはないと指摘した。さらに、生産能力の逼迫がファブの拡張を促しており、2ナノメートルプロセスや次世代技術の開発と並行して、2028年までに台湾、米国、日本で新たな生産拠点が計画されていると付け加えた。 半導体メーカーのコメントは、同社が過去最高の四半期業績を発表した際に発表されたもので、利益は前年同期比58%以上、売上高は35%以上増加した。これは人工知能関連の強い需要に支えられたものだと、同レポートは付け加えている。 (マーケットチャッターのニュースは、世界中の市場専門家との会話から得られた情報に基づいています。この情報は信頼できる情報源に基づいていると考えられますが、噂や憶測が含まれる場合もあります。正確性は保証されません。)

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