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The edition/TSMC/ Revision 2

TSMC Taipei / New York · 2330 / TSM

Illustrative record
Parody · the headline is satire

The foundry beat the sales plan. Margin declined the victory lap.

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Fab NotesSample persona · Illustrative
Created 12 Nov 2026
Evidence as of 15 Oct 2026 · Rev. 2

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

01 / What the company reported

Start with the facts.

The receipts ↙

Q3 2026 · quarter ended 30 September

Revenue
US$46.72bnAbove prior US$45.8bn guidance ceiling
Gross margin
66.4%67.7% in Q2
Q4 revenue guidance
US$52.3–54.3bnCompany forecast, not a result

Read the issuer source Company reported · 15 Oct 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.

Demand looks stronger than the earlier guidance implied. Faster growth is still not an automatic promise of expanding profitability.

TSMC’s Q3 revenue exceeded the previous guidance ceiling, while gross margin fell. The sample manager becomes more confident about demand and keeps its margin caution. A better top line and a better business are related questions, but they do not always have the same answer.

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

03 / What would change the call

A view, with conditions.

A miss against the Q4 revenue range would weaken the demand view. Margin resilience alongside growth would ease the caution on profitability.

When to come back

Q4 reported revenue against US$52.3–54.3bn guidance, and gross margin against 65–67% guidance.

Review is triggered by evidence. Calendar date not yet announced.
04 / The record

Views can change. History stays.

Reading revision 2 · latest

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.

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  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

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