Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) released its fourth-quarter 2024 results on Jan. 16, and the semiconductor giant's results offered insight into the state of the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductor stocks are getting hit with a wave of bearish pressures following news that the U.S. will take new steps to limit the export of advanced chips used for AI.

Nvidia is moving the production of its Blackwell chips from TSMC's CoWoS-S to CoWoS-L advanced packaging technology.

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Investors were not impressed by Nvidia's quarterly performance and outlook even though it handily beat Wall Street's expectations thanks to the booming demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips.

TSMC CEO C.C. Wei has dismissed recent market speculation indicating Nvidia is cutting back its demand for Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) packaging capacity.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says his company is working with TSMC to create new opportunities in robotics and autonomous vehicles, will fight Tesla.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) and US-based artificial intelligence (AI) chip designer Nvidia Corp have partnered with each other on silicon photonics development, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) said.

TSMC is advancing its compact optical engine technology, branded as COUPE, a top priority among its emerging innovations. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, during a recent visit to Taiwan, highlighted collaboration with TSMC on silicon photonics,

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is expecting strong demand from its customers in 2025.

TSMC, which makes chips for Nvidia, reported net income of $11.6 billion. Its CFO said this was supported by "strong demand" for its advanced chips.

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