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[News] TSMC Scales 2nm Capacity as Samsung Wins Major AI Chip Deal with Broadcom

Published

27 July 2026

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market

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SemiconductorsAI Infrastructure

Geography

Taiwan

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Read at trendforce.com

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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

TSMC is accelerating 2nm capacity across five Taiwan fabs with 45% higher first-year output than 3nm achieved, targeting 70% CAGR through 2028; Samsung has signed an MOU with Broadcom to supply HBM4 memory and 2nm foundry services, positioning itself as an alternative as TSMC plans 10% price increases in 2027.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors and AI Infrastructure. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.

◆ The Wire takeaway

If you design AI chips, TSMC just made its foundry more expensive while Samsung undercut on price and threw in memory integration—your manufacturing choice now has real alternatives. The bottleneck that kept you locked into one supplier just cracked open.

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