By Danny Vena
Publication Date: 2026-01-16 00:00:00
Key Points
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Taiwan Semiconductor reported results that easily outpaced Wall Street’s expectations.
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The company announced plans to significantly increase capital expenditures to boost production capacity and meet soaring demand, benefiting key AI chip suppliers, including Nvidia and Broadcom.
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Both chipmakers are attractively priced.
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The release of ChatGPT in late 2022 kicked off an artificial intelligence (AI) boom that continues to this day. Advances in generative AI have fueled a tidal wave of adoption across consumer and business use cases. These advanced algorithms can generate original content, streamline repetitive tasks, write and debug computer code, target advertising, and more.
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) were among the earliest companies to recognize the vast potential of AI and focused their resources to meet the growing demand. That decision was prescient, as their stocks have since gained 1,000% and 530%, respectively (as of this writing).
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In recent months, however, investors have become more cautious, concerned that the slowing relative growth and circular deals signal an AI bubble and that the AI boom is about to go bust. However, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), commonly known as TSMC, is the…
