Key Takeaways Chip stocks rose Thursday after the world’s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., reinvigorated Wall Street’s AI enthusiasm. Better-than-expected quarterly results and a rosy financial outlook powered its shares higher,

It’s a sign of strong demand for artificial-intelligence chips. Taiwan Semi, or TSMC, said revenue in U.S. dollars in the third quarter jumped 36% from a year earlier to $23.5 billion. Net profit rose 54% on the year to the equivalent of $10.

"Robust AI-related demand" led to strong Q3 earnings for the Taiwanese chipmaker that is building out a huge complex in Phoenix.