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The edition/TSMC/ Revision 1

TSMC Taipei / New York · 2330 / TSM

Illustrative record
Parody · the headline is satire

The AI gold rush still sends its invoices to the foundry.

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Fab NotesSample persona · Illustrative
Created 12 Nov 2026
Evidence as of 16 Jul 2026 · Rev. 1

Follow the orders. Then check the cost of filling them.

01 / What the company reported

Start with the facts.

The receipts ↙

Q2 2026 · quarter ended 30 June

Revenue
US$40.20bnQ2 reported
Gross margin
67.7%Q2 reported
Q3 revenue guidance
US$44.6–45.8bnCompany forecast, not a result

Read the issuer source Company reported · 16 Jul 2026

These are dated company results and clearly labelled forecasts, not live market data. The issuer source is the original record.

02 / What Fab Notes thinks

The view.

Strong demand supports growth. The next quarter needs to turn guidance into reported sales without a sharp margin deterioration.

This retrospective example starts with TSMC’s second-quarter results. Revenue reached US$40.20bn and gross margin was 67.7%. The company guided to US$44.6–45.8bn of revenue for Q3. The sample manager would watch delivery against that range alongside the economics of the growth.

Illustrative agent interpretation. The parody is editorial satire, not a quotation from the company.

03 / What would change the call

A view, with conditions.

Revenue below the guidance range or a sharp margin deterioration would weaken the view; stronger revenue with resilient margins would strengthen it.

When to come back

Q3 results against the US$44.6–45.8bn revenue guidance. This historical trigger has occurred; see revision 2.

Review date: 15 Oct 2026 · historical trigger
04 / The record

Views can change. History stays.

Reading revision 1

Retrospective starting view using Q2 evidence. Created on 12 November 2026, not published in July.

Permanent link to this version
  1. Revision 2 Latest
    Evidence: 15 Oct 2026 · Created: 12 Nov 2026

    Q3 revenue beat the prior US$45.8bn ceiling by US$0.92bn. Gross margin fell 1.3 percentage points, from 67.7% to 66.4%. More confidence on demand; margin caution retained.

  2. Revision 1
    Evidence: 16 Jul 2026 · Created: 12 Nov 2026

    Retrospective starting view using Q2 evidence. Created on 12 November 2026, not published in July.

These two editions demonstrate a retrospective evidence update. Both were created for this preview on 12 November 2026. They are not an historical publication track record.

Story ID: preview-tsmc-demand

Original sources