TSMC To Raise 3nm & 5nm Prices By Up To 8%, CoWoS To Witness Price Increase Too

TSMC is set to implement a "price rise" strategy across its in-demand products such as 5nm & 3nm nodes since the Taiwan giant is eager to maintain its gross margins and leverage from its strategic market position.

The Taiwan semiconductor giant might be in one of the best positions in the market, given the massive AI demand coming along the way and the orders from companies like Apple and Qualcomm for their respective consumer products. In light of this, TSMC is now said to have bumped up prices of its mainstream semiconductor processes, such as the 5nm and the 3nm, by up to 8%, according to DigiTimes, as the Taiwan giant is determined to keep its gross margins consistent irrespective of market conditions.

We have been reporting on a price increase for quite some time now, but the recent report has revealed that TSMC plans to implement it immediately and that consumer products based on the affected processes can see a considerable price bump as well. TSMC's 3nm and 5nm processes are currently experiencing a whopping 100% utilization rates, which means that the firm's product lines are completely occupied; hence, implementing a price increase only makes sense here, given that TSMC is in a position to leverage from it.

Apart from semiconductor nodes, TSMC is also said to increase pricing for its CoWoS set of packaging products, that too in light of the gigantic demand from AMD and NVIDIA for its AI accelerators. While a specific figure hasn't been quoted yet, it is said that TSMC is rapidly expanding CoWoS production lines, which is why a price increase "apparently" becomes a necessity in this case.

To top things off, given the competition TSMC faces, which is almost non-existent, the firm is in a great spot to capitalize on the market hype. Competitors such as Samsung Foundry are lagging significantly behind, whether it is in yield rates or even securing market orders. TSMC is seen everywhere, which is why even its clients can't "challenge" the price hikes, and it wouldn't be wrong to say that the Taiwan giant has a monopoly over the markets, that too for an "indefinite" period, given that competitors aren't looking to close down the gaps.