What Does Broadcom (AVGO) Face As AI Chip Supply Turns Into A Bottleneck?

What Does Broadcom (AVGO) Face As AI Chip Supply Turns Into A Bottleneck?

By Bailey Pemberton
Publication Date: 2026-10-18 16:09:00

  • Broadcom (NasdaqGS:AVGO) is competing with other AI chip clients for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s expanding advanced capacity in 2026.

  • TSMC is reporting record profits as it scales cutting edge manufacturing for AI focused customers including Broadcom, Nvidia, and Apple.

  • The foundry is extending its global footprint to support sustained demand for high performance computing chips used in data center AI workloads.

  • TSMC’s push to grow AI chip supply for Broadcom and peers is an important factor to weigh against the rest of our findings. We have also flagged 5 other big wins for Broadcom.

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