We recently compiled a list of the 30 AI News Investors Should Not Miss. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) stands against the other AI stocks.
Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are one of the hottest topics on Wall Street as companies across the industrial spectrum compete in a race to deploy AI technologies in their operations. The latest update comes from data center company Equinix, which recently announced that it would be forming a joint venture with GIC, a Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, to raise more than $15 billion in capital. Per the data center company, the capital would be used to expand the US footprint of hyperscale data centers. Hyperscale data centers are the largest in the industry, typically developed by technology giants based in the US, and offer massive networking capacity and often consume as much power as a big city or even a small country.
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As technology stocks stage a comeback on the back of Fed rate cuts and AI optimism, the news coming from the commerce department in the US has buoyed investors further. The US government said earlier this week that it plans to award nearly $100 million to boost the use of artificial intelligence in developing new sustainable semiconductor materials. The funding is part of the more than $52 billion in US chip manufacturing and research grants promised by US President Joe Biden. The latest funding would go towards helping universities, national laboratories, and the private sector develop AI-powered autonomous experimentation for sustainable semiconductor manufacturing. The goal is to reduce time needed to develop new semiconductor materials that are less resource-intensive.
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Our Methodology
For this article, we selected AI stocks by combing through news articles, stock analysis, and press releases. These stocks are also popular among hedge funds.
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A close-up of a complex network of integrated circuits used in logic semiconductors.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) makes and sells integrated circuits and semiconductors. The company has invested heavily in research and development over the past few years, and is thus able to pack more transistors on chips compared to competitors, making them more powerful and efficient. As the AI wave sweeps the market, the firm is on full volume production for the 3nm node process, and is set to start mass production on 2nm nodes in 2025. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) also derives tech superiority over rivals in terms of semiconductor packaging as well. Market expert Uttam Dey recently penned an investor note on the chipmaker, highlighting that despite this chip power, TSM rival Samsung is catching up. The latter intends to use the latest 3nm chip processing technology to make the next Galaxy line-up of smartphones and smartwatches, and is expected to use a home-grown 3nm Exynos W1000 AP chip for Galaxy S25 smartphone, anticipated early next year.
Overall TSM ranks 7th on our list of the AI stocks investors should not miss. While we acknowledge the potential of TSM as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than TSM but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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