Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) is one of the 12 Stocks Most Bought by Hedge Funds in Q1 2026. On May 28, Reuters reported that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) said that the rapid growth of AI is increasing electricity demand and making energy efficiency a more important challenge than computing power in future computer chip development.
Kevin Zhang, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM), told reporters at a conference in Amsterdam that “the area customers most want improvement in is energy efficiency. This is true across the board, whether you are the edge guy, smartphone, mobile, IoT application, or high-performance AI data center.”
Zhang pointed out that improving transistor density remains a key part of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited’s (NYSE:TSM) roadmap. However, he explained that other approaches, including advanced packaging, chip stacking, and photonics, are becoming more important in improving efficiency.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) expects its chips to reduce power consumption by as much as 30% between its current N2 technology and its A14 generation, which is expected around 2028, while also offering over 20% higher computing performance.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company that manufactures, packages, and tests integrated circuits for various industries.
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