Benedict Evans Essays · Jul 9, 02:15 PM UTC
Ways to think about token pricing
Historical operation · Retained
“In theory, you can model this bottom-up. You can make some assumptions around each of the variables I suggested above, and then try to model out how many chips there are now, how many chips with what performance TSMC and the rest of the sem”
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Model assessment
The transcript discusses TSMC's role in semiconductor manufacturing and its de facto monopoly on the frontier, but only as a historical analogy to explore the potential commoditization of AI infrastructure. The author explicitly states that analogies lack predictive value and that the future market structure is unknowable. There is no material positive or negative catalyst for TSMC, no change in expected fundamentals, and no directional evidence. The content is analytical and non-actionable for TSMC.
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