TSMC Eyes Advanced Memory Chip Production

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is exploring advanced memory chip production to capture a larger share of the artificial intelligence hardware market. The company is charting plans for 3D DRAM at the request of its largest customer Nvidia.

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The logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) at the company's second-quarter earnings conference in Taipei, Taiwan, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co is exploring advanced memory chip production to capture a larger share of the AI hardware market. The initiative follows requests from Nvidia, its largest customer, to develop 3D DRAM architecture. The expansion would pit the world's largest contract chipmaker against existing memory giants.