(FILES) A sample of a semiconductor chip made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is displayed at the Cybersec 2025 conference and expo in Taipei on April 15, 2025. Taiwan's exports hit a record high of $87.2 billion in September, the government said October 8, 2026, thanks to skyrocketing global demand for artificial intelligence hardware. (Photo by I-HWA CHENG / AFP via Getty Images)