<p>➀ Domestic smartphone brands such as vivo, OPPO, OnePlus, and Xiaomi have released new models, with prices increasing.</p><p>➁ The increase in prices is attributed to the rising cost of processors, particularly from Qualcomm and MediaTek.</p><p>➂ TSMC, as the dominant player in the semiconductor industry, has been hiking its manufacturing prices, driving up the costs for smartphone brands.</p><p>➃ The demand for 3nm process chips is strong, with major tech companies like Apple and NVIDIA placing large orders with TSMC.</p><p>➄ The rising costs are not translating into increased profits for smartphone brands, with most of the profit going to TSMC and Qualcomm.</p>