{"id":555291,"date":"2026-06-26T13:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/555291\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T13:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:41:29","slug":"heres-why-taiwan-semiconductor-tsm-may-be-the-smartest-ai-infrastructure-buy-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/555291\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s Why Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) May Be the Smartest AI Infrastructure Buy Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">There are many ways to invest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/stock-market\/market-sectors\/information-technology\/ai-stocks\/?utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=873415ee-dc89-45cc-a68c-fbfce57fe651\" data-ylk=\"slk:artificial%20intelligence%20(AI);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;artificial intelligence (AI)&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">artificial intelligence (AI)<\/a>, but overall, there is no business better positioned to compete than <strong>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing<\/strong> (NYSE: TSM). It produces chips for <strong>Nvidia<\/strong>, <strong>Apple<\/strong>, and other leading tech companies. It&#8217;s a wide-moat business that provides broad exposure to the AI chip market with one stock, making it the smartest way to invest in AI infrastructure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The stock&#8217;s price has climbed 110% over the past year. In the first quarter, revenue surged 40% year over year, driven by insatiable demand for AI chips powering advanced computing systems.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><strong>Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.<\/strong>\u00a0In 2009, a &#8220;Double Down&#8221; signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia.\u00a0For the first time in years, that same &#8220;Total Conviction&#8221; signal is flashing for a company 1\/100th the size of Nvidia.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/api.fool.com\/infotron\/infotrack\/click?apikey=35527423-a535-4519-a07f-20014582e03e&amp;impression=7793ebb4-9ab9-4f90-81ab-7f296095a3fa&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com%2Fmms%2Fmark%2Fa-sa-dd-total-conviction%3Faid%3D11123%26source%3Disaediica0000074%26ftm_cam%3Dsa-dd-4%26ftm_veh%3Dtop_incontent_pitch_feed_yahoo%26ftm_pit%3D19375&amp;utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=873415ee-dc89-45cc-a68c-fbfce57fe651\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue%20%C2%BB;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Continue \u00bb&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Continue \u00bb<\/strong><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/56371A54DD993717D051E6790C2685FE56F9AC043F6D8B687A9A7C4AD3DA574F\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fmotleyfool.com%2F2d83d5679f71d9f99c90309cea96741e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"TSMC logo\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/><\/a> Image source: The Motley Fool.           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">It&#8217;s not easy to replicate what TSMC does. It takes at least a few years to complete the production process, including testing and qualifying a new leading-edge process node. This makes it costly for customers to switch suppliers once a chip blueprint has been sent to TSMC for production.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">TSMC controls over 70% of the global foundry market, according to Counterpoint. This dominant lead is reflected in its high margins. Over the last year, TSMC&#8217;s net profit margin was 47%.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">There is growing competition from other foundries, including <strong>Intel<\/strong> and Samsung. Still, recent reports indicate that TSMC is raising prices for its process nodes amid strong demand and higher costs of memory components used in chipmaking. This reinforces its wide competitive moat in the industry. The stock trades at about 30 times this year&#8217;s earnings estimate, which isn&#8217;t cheap but reasonable, and analysts project 31% annualized earnings growth over the next several years.  <\/p>\n<p>        Should you buy stock in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing right now?          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Before you buy stock in\u00a0Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, consider this:  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The Motley Fool\u00a0Stock Advisor\u00a0analyst team just identified what they believe are the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/api.fool.com\/infotron\/infotrack\/click?apikey=35527423-a535-4519-a07f-20014582e03e&amp;impression=5e4c6adc-019b-4397-883d-101dbcefdd84&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com%2Fmms%2Fmark%2Fe-sa-bbn-bn%3Faid%3D8867%26source%3Disaeditxt0001213%26ftm_cam%3Dsa-bbn-evergreen%26ftm_veh%3Darticle_pitch_feed_yahoo%26ftm_pit%3D19383&amp;utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=873415ee-dc89-45cc-a68c-fbfce57fe651\" data-ylk=\"slk:10%20best%20stocks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;10 best stocks&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>10 best stocks<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for investors to buy now\u2026 and\u00a0Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing\u00a0wasn&#8217;t one of them.\u00a0The 10 stocks that made the cut are built for long-term growth and could produce monster returns in the coming years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Consider when\u00a0<strong>Netflix<\/strong>\u00a0made this list on December 17, 2004&#8230; if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation,\u00a0<strong>you&#8217;d have $387,428<\/strong>!*\u00a0Or\u00a0when\u00a0<strong>Nvidia<\/strong>\u00a0made this list on April 15, 2005&#8230; if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation,\u00a0<strong>you&#8217;d have $1,221,398<\/strong>!*  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are many ways to invest in artificial intelligence (AI), but overall, there is no business better positioned&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":555292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[261],"tags":[291,9499,289,290,18,19,17,10849,82,18707],"class_list":["post-555291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-ai-infrastructure","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-eire","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-semiconductor-manufacturing","tag-technology","tag-tsmc"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116816700128384276","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}