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UMC to hike prices in H2

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TSMC says it will be raising prices four years running starting this year.
Advanced nodes (3nm, 4nm, 5nm) are expected to see price hikes of 3-10%.
2nm wafers are expected to cost $30k+ – a more than 50% increase compared to 3nm wafers
2026 expected price increases are: up to 10% for AI and HPC, 7% for CPUs, and around 5% for smartphone chips.
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