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Semiconductors · Thesis 46 · settles Nov 10 · 18 days · rung 2/3

Will TSMC's October 2026 revenue be up 54 percent or more from October 2025?

How it settles

Yes if TSMC's revenue for October 2026, from the Taiwan Stock Exchange's monthly revenue table, is higher by 54.0 percent or more than October 2025. Taiwan Stock Exchange OpenAPI, monthly revenue of listed companies (t187ap05_L)

The exact question and the full rule

Did TSMC's revenue for October 2026 grow at or above 54.0% from October 2025?

Read TSMC's (2330) revenue for October 2026 in the Taiwan Stock Exchange's monthly revenue table and compare it with October 2025 in the same table. The answer is yes if revenue is up at or above 54.0%; no if it is below 54.0%.

If the source is late or silent: If the table does not carry October 2026 by November 25, 2026, the test is inconclusive, and the Result says what was read and what was missing; a later correction of the month does not change the reading.

If no

US and China split into two AI markets

Yes if strong AI chip orders keep TSMC's monthly revenue growth matching its recent pace of around 55 percent.

If yes

The case against it

No if shipment timing or demand softening pulls October's year on year growth below 54 percent.

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The case · 5 people · 2 minutes
US and China split into two AI markets4 people argue noThe case against it1 people argue yes
Stronger if no · 4 people

US and China split into two AI markets

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Stronger if yes · 1 people

The case against it

Steel TeamJun 14

Once the manufacturing knowledge behind N+2 and N+3 is transferred to HLMC/Hua Hong and the same learning feeds accelerator programs, no single entity remains the bottleneck, so an entity-list approach aimed at SMIC alone stops controlling the…

What would change the Call
  • TSMC's own revenue guidance given at its most recent quarterly results would move this number.
The Call · Thesis 46 · US and China split into two AI markets

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The machines' reasons

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