At the TSMC Law Conference, a legal person asked about variables affecting gross margin in 2025. TSMC Finance Director Huang Renzhao said that the rise in electricity prices in Taiwan is one of the important factors affecting TSMC's gross margin. Over the past few years, TSMC's electricity bill in Taiwan has doubled. Currently, the price of electricity used by TSMC's Taiwan plant is the highest among all operating plants in the world. He expects that the rise in electricity costs, combined with other expenditure factors, is expected to affect gross margin performance of at least 1% next year.

At the TSMC Law Conference, a legal person asked about variables affecting gross margin in 2025. TSMC Finance Director Huang Renzhao said that the rise in electricity prices in Taiwan is one of the important factors affecting TSMC's gross margin. Over the past few years, TSMC's electricity bill in Taiwan has doubled. Currently, the price of electricity used by TSMC's Taiwan plant is the highest among all operating plants in the world. He expects that the rise in electricity costs, combined with other expenditure factors, is expected to affect gross margin performance of at least 1% next year.