According to the news report, in the second quarter of this year, TSMC's total revenue was 233.28 billion NT dollars, up 9.1% year-on-year and 6% quarter-on-quarter; net profit was 72.29 billion yuan, up 9.1% year-on-year, down 19.5 from the previous quarter. %. This decline was mainly affected by the market cooling of smartphones and cryptocurrency 'mine machine' chips.
In terms of product structure, according to data released by TSMC, shipments of 10nm process chips accounted for 13% of wafer sales in the second quarter of this year, and shipments of 16nm and 20nm processes accounted for 25%. Overall, revenues from advanced process chips at 28nm and below reached 61% of the wafer sales for the quarter.
At the meeting, He Limei said that TSMC has no plans to list in mainland China. When asked if TSMC had plans to build a factory in the US, He Limei denied this.
Wei Zhejia, president of TSMC, expects TSMC's revenue in the third quarter to rebound due to the release of a new generation of iPhones in the second half of the year and the benefits of 7nm process chips. In the US dollar, TSMC's third quarter revenue is expected to be Between $8.45 billion and $8.55 billion. According to a person familiar with the matter, TSMC has begun production of a new generation of iPhone handsets equipped with 7-nanometer process chips. Wei Zhejia said that 7-nanometer chips will account for the company's third-quarter battalion. 10% received, and reached 20% in the fourth quarter.
It is reported that 7 nanometers represent the highest level of production of integrated circuits in the world. In 2015, IBM announced the production of the world's first 7 nanometer chip, which is 50% more efficient than the 10 nanometer process chip. TSMC successfully laid out 7 nanometer chips. After the production line, it will lead the same company for 2 to 3 years.