TAIPEI (Reuters) – TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported on Wednesday third-quarter revenue of T$759.69 billion ($23.62 billion), according to Reuters calculations, easily beating the market forecast, as the company reaps the benefit from artificial intelligence (AI) demand.

An LSEG SmartEstimate, drawn from 23 analysts, had predicted third-quarter revenue of T$750.36 billion ($23.33 billion). Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is a major supplier to companies including Apple and Nvidia.

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(Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee: Editing by Neil Fullick)