June 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd <2330.TW>::
*TSMC CEO: WE’VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ABOUT TARIFFS FROM EARLY ON
*TSMC CEO: WE EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT HIGHER TARIFFS WOULD INCREASE TSMC’S PRODUCTION COSTS IN THE U.S.
*TSMC CEO: TARIFFS ARE ULTIMATELY A MATTER BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS — NOT BETWEEN A GOVERNMENT AND A COMPANY
*TSMC CEO: NOT LIKELY TO HAVE CUSTOMERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
*TSMC CEO: TOLD TRUMP VERY DIFFICULT TO BUILD ALL $100 BILLION INVESTMENT IN THE U.S. IN FIVE YEARS; IT WILL TAKE TIME
*TSMC CEO: NO IMPACT SO FAR FROM DESIGN TOOL RESTRICTIONS ON CHINA
*TSMC CEO: POWER SUPPLY IS FAR AWAY FROM BEING A SHORTAGE, BUT IT IS TIGHT; TAIWAN GOVERNMENT TOLD US IT MIGHT BE TIGHT, BUT ENOUGH
*TSMC CEO: WE HAVE ASKED GOOGLE, MICROSOFT, AMAZON, FACEBOOK HOW MUCH CHIP DEMAND THEY NEED; THEY HAVE SHARED INFORMATION WITH US

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Source Date/Time = 03-JUN-202504:19:29 GMT