-- 根據《日經亞洲評論》報道,台積電(TSMC,股票代號:TPE:2330)董事長兼執行長魏志強表示,受中東局勢緊張影響,天然氣和晶片製造材料成本上漲可能擠壓利潤空間,並加劇整體經濟的不確定性。 台積電指出,包括記憶體在內的零件價格上漲也可能抑制價格敏感型消費品的需求,儘管高階設備依然保持韌性。魏志強表示,公司正在密切關注與液化天然氣、氦氣和氫氣相關的供應鏈風險,但多元化的採購管道和庫存緩衝應能限制營運中斷。 此外,魏志強也表示,英特爾和特斯拉既是台積電的客戶,也是其競爭對手,並指出產業對技術領先地位、製造實力和客戶信任的依賴程度並沒有改變。他還補充說,產能緊張正在推動晶圓廠的持續擴張,計劃到2028年在台灣、美國和日本新增產能,同時2奈米製程和下一代技術也在不斷取得進展。 報告補充道,這家晶片製造商發表上述評論之際,正值其公佈創紀錄的季度業績,利潤同比增長超過58%,營收增長超過35%,這主要得益於人工智能帶來的強勁需求。 (市場動態新聞來自與全球市場專業人士的對話。這些資訊據信來自可靠來源,但可能包含傳聞和推測。準確性無法保證。)
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