Chip Giant TSMC Plans to Cut Spending to Offset Falling Near-Term Sales

  • Chip giant navigating its biggest challenges in years
  • Political tensions, slowing economy weighing on chip industry
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is bracing for weaker-than-expected sales by reducing spending, deepening concerns the technology industry’s slump is yet to bottom.

The chip giant signaled this quarter could mark its first revenue drop in four years. But executives forecast slight growth for the full year on an expected recovery in demand for server chips.