The Chinese manufacturer of mining equipment Bitmain in its blog today confirmed that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is raising prices for semiconductors. Nevertheless, this will not happen at the beginning of next year, as the media assumed, but immediately.
Bitmain notes that it has sold out all the devices of the latest model AntMiner S19j Pro from the batch due for delivery in the first half of 2022, having started accepting orders in mid-August. In September, the company will open the sale of equipment that will be delivered to customers in the third quarter of 2022.
According to Bitmain, on the morning of August 25, TSMC notified customers of a 20% increase in prices for all products using semiconductor wafers. Bitmain also notes that it will "steadily increase Antminer's production capacity while maintaining production quality." At the same time, the company does not specify how TSMC's decision will affect the cost of its own miners.
Semiconductor wafers are used in the production of integrated circuits, which are key components of many electronic devices, including bitcoin miners. Bitmain uses the services of TSMC to release all its mining chips.