TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, said Thursday its quarterly profit rose 78 percent over a year earlier but forecast weak demand this year.
Revenue for the final quarter of 2022 rose 42.8 percent over a year earlier to 625.5 billion New Taiwan dollars ($20.6 billion), the company announced. Profit was 295.9 billion New Taiwan dollars ($9.7 billion).