Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest chipmaker, posted a second-quarter profit plunge Thursday as demand for consumer electronics continues to slump, CNBC reported.
CNBC報道，由於對消費電子產品的需求持續下滑，全球最大的芯片製造商臺灣半導體制造公司週四公佈了第二季度利潤暴跌。
TSMC reported revenue slipped 10% from a year ago to NT$480.84 billion, while net income fell 23.3% from a year ago to NT$181.8 billion. The company had previously forecast second-quarter revenue between $15.2 billion and $16 billion.
台積電公佈的收入比去年同期下降10％，至新臺幣4,808.4億美元，而淨收入比去年同期下降23.3％，至1,818億新臺幣。該公司此前曾預測第二季度收入在152億至160億美元之間。
The company's operating profit margin deteriorated to 42.0%, down 7.1 percentage points from a year earlier and 3.5 percentage points lower from the prior quarter.
該公司的營業利潤率下降至42.0％，比去年同期下降7.1個百分點，比上一季度下降3.5個百分點。
TSMC has been facing a slump in sales in recent months as clients clear their inventory. That follows a period of strong expansion as the pandemic triggered an increased demand for devices such as smartphones and data centers.
近幾個月來，隨着客戶清理庫存，台積電的銷售額一直面臨下滑。在此之前，疫情引發了對智能手機和數據中心等設備的需求增加，經歷了一段強勁擴張時期。
Revenue from smartphones fell 9% from the previous quarter, while high-performance computing revenue decreased 5%. However, revenue from automotive rose 3% from the previous quarter.
智能手機的收入比上一季度下降了9％，而高性能計算收入下降了5％。但是，汽車收入比上一季度增長了3％。