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IC design houses mull asking TSMC to halve quote hikes for 2023

Taiwan IC design houses are mulling a move to renegotiate with TSMC on foundry prices for 2023, looking to have the chip manufacturing partner halve its quote hike to 3% for mature processes such as 45 nm and 28nm nodes to ease cost pressure amid sluggish terminal demand, according to industry sources.