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LIVEMon · Aug 3 · 2026, 02:49 UTC
HBM3E demand +47% q/qNVDA inventory lead time −9dSK Hynix HBM4 risk prod 2026Q3TSMC CoWoS capex +$3.8B
↳ The advanced packaging race/CoWoS/Long-read · §04
Sub-article 4 of 1 · Published Apr 28 · 12 min read

Inside TSMC's CoWoS expansion plan — and why HBM supply still won't catch up.

The newly announced $3.8B in incremental capex moves the needle, but not until 2027. Until then, packaging is the hard ceiling on HBM-bonded GPU output.

PublishedApr 28, 2026
Length3,400 words · 12 min
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