TAIPEI, April 10 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's largest

contract chipmaker, on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue

of T$839.25 billion ($25.55 billion), beating market forecasts,

as the company reaps the benefit from artificial intelligence

demand.

An LSEG SmartEstimate, drawn from 19 analysts, had predicted

first-quarter revenue of T$835.66 billion.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ( TSM ) is a

major supplier to companies including Apple ( AAPL ) and Nvidia ( NVDA )

.

($1 = 32.8420 Taiwan dollars)