(FILES) The TSMC logo is seen on screens at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Renovation Museum at the Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu on July 5, 2023. A growing number of people are using debt to buy into Taiwan's stock market, which soared 59 percent in the first half of the year thanks to booming demand for AI hardware made by chip giant TSMC and others. But while the prospect of vast returns has lured and repaid many handsomely, others have suffered hefty losses or been tricked by scammers, prompting authorities to issue warnings about the risks. (Photo by Sam YEH / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Taiwan-markets-stocks, FOCUS by Joy Chiang

A visitor walks past a SEMICON Taiwan sign on the opening day of the Semicon Taiwan exhibition in Taipei on September 2, 2026 (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

Visitors walk past a SEMICON Taiwan sign on the opening day of the Semicon Taiwan exhibition in Taipei on September 2, 2026 (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

Visitors walk past a SEMICON Taiwan sign on the opening day of the Semicon Taiwan exhibition in Taipei on September 2, 2026 (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios speaks during the G20 Innovation Ministerial meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Matt RAMEY / AFP via Getty Images)

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) is displayed on a screen as White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios speaks during the G20 Innovation Ministerial meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Matt RAMEY / AFP via Getty Images)

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, displayed on a screen, speaks as White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios hosts the G20 Innovation Ministerial meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Matt RAMEY / AFP via Getty Images)

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios looks on during a virtual fireside chat with CEO of Google DeepMind Demis Hassabis (not pictured) at the G20 innovation ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Matt RAMEY / AFP via Getty Images)