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2026-07-28·TSM·design loss
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A report from Morgan Stanley, cited by Chinese media, indicates that Google's upcoming 'Frozen v2' AI chip will not...

A report from Morgan Stanley, cited by Chinese media, indicates that Google's upcoming 'Frozen v2' AI chip will not utilize TSMC's CoWoS (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate) advanced packaging technology.

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Strong evidence: 64 independent source classes support this read.

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signal brief

A report from Morgan Stanley, cited by Chinese media, indicates that Google's upcoming 'Frozen v2' AI chip will not utilize TSMC's CoWoS (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate) advanced packaging technology. This represents a potential design loss for TSMC, which has been a key supplier for Google's TPU series and other custom chips. The decision could shift packaging volumes to alternative suppliers or internal solutions, impacting TSMC's revenue from advanced packaging, a critical growth segment as AI demand drives CoWoS capacity expansion. While Google remains a major TSMC customer for leading-edge logic, losing CoWoS on a key product signals competitive pressure from rival packaging technologies (e.g., Intel's Foveros or Samsung's I-Cube) and possibly Google's push for more vertical integration. The news comes amid a broader tech stock rout, with South Korea's Kospi down 11% on heavy chip selling (source 21, 26) and TSMC ADR falling 1.1% (source 79). Investors are also digesting TSMC's record capex (source 94) and concerns that AI spending may not justify valuations (source 97). The potential loss of Google's CoWoS business could weigh on TSMC's near-term outlook, though the company continues to ramp 2nm capacity (source 61) and ships NVIDIA's first US-made GB300 chips (source 46).

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