TSMC is set to report a net profit of T$377.95 billion ($11.44 billion) for the quarter ended Dec. 31, according to a LSEG SmartEstimate drawn from 22 analysts. SmartEstimates give greater weighting to forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on Thursday reported a record net profit of 374.68 billion New Taiwan dollars ($11.3 billion) for the fourth quarter, up 57% on the year thanks to strong demand for AI chips,

TSMC's (TW: 2330) (NYSE: TSM) net income surged 57% to T$374.68 billion ($11.60 billion) in the three months to Dec 31, the company said in a statement. The figure was higher than Bloomberg estimates of T$369.84 billion.

Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said fourth-quarter net profit rose 57% to a record on Thursday, in line with expectations, as it benefits from surging demand for semiconductors used in artificial intelligence processing.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is set to report a surge in quarterly profit on the back of demand for artificial-intelligence hardware. However, proposed U.S. restrictions on exports of chips could cast a shadow over its December quarter results.