Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) May Hike High-End Chip Prices

malware · May 28, 2008

Top contract chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) said on Tuesday it may start charging more for its higher-end chips as a result of the higher production costs, inflation and oil prices. "Average selling prices have been falling and profits have been under pressure, and we have to work together to create value," Jason Chen, a company vice president in charge of global sales and marketing, told a TSMC technology symposium. He specified that price changes would be mostly for chips made by advanced process technology, but did not say how big they would be or when they would occur. It's also unclear whether this will reflect on prices of the next generation NVIDIA video cards. As you may know, TSMC currently produces most of the GeForce graphics processors. "We face some structural profit pressure. In the short term, we also face pressure from inflation and oil prices," Chen said. Continue reading the full story here.

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jocksteeluk · May 28, 2008

Get your new boards fast because i expect retailers to raise their prices also regardless of them purchasing their inventory before any subsequent manufacturer charges have been applied.

a111087 · May 28, 2008

I kinda saw that coming, when you rely on someone too much, you get into a trouble...
same with gas prices...

pentastar111 · May 28, 2008

Can't make 'em too high...it'll kill the business.

WarEagleAU · May 28, 2008

Exactly like gas prices. Of course, Nvidia already outrageously prices their cards, so this will be a picnic for them.

EastCoasthandle · May 28, 2008

WarEagleAU said:
Exactly like gas prices. Of course, Nvidia already outrageously prices their cards, so this will be a picnic for them.

That shouldn't stop them from increasing their prices

pentastar111 · May 28, 2008

WarEagleAU said:
Exactly like gas prices. Of course, Nvidia already outrageously prices their cards, so this will be a picnic for them.

Shall we say "business as usuall?"

magibeg · May 29, 2008

Nothing like some good price increases. Just looks like we may have to save a little longer before buying those high end parts.

Gam'ster · May 29, 2008

The way its going we'll all end up with semprons and Onboards GFX, com'on AMD save the day :laugh:

Gam

Megasty · May 29, 2008

EastCoasthandle said:
That shouldn't stop them from increasing their prices

Likewise, all the more reason to raise them more

Haytch · May 29, 2008

Is this an excuse or a reason. Things were meant to stay affordable and cheap this time round for Nvidia's release vs ATi's. I hope this wont make things more expensive for Nvidia customers.

=MetalFox= · May 29, 2008

Oh yeah! maybe this will slow down the new stuff coming up all the time and devs will have to make use of older stuff longer.

Viva la revolution, I'm okay with that.

candle_86 · May 30, 2008

ATI graphics cores are also made at TSMC so when this happens both become expensive

Haytch · May 30, 2008

garrykzb · Jul 19, 2008

hi
i think by hiking the prices of high end - chip they will going to loose some of their customers as it will effect the pocket of the consumer but the main problem behind this is due to the hike in the prices of oil and the high inflation rate all around the world. And companys have to hike the prices of their goods to meet their needs.
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