Shares of Taiwanese server makers and foundries plunged Wednesday following unconfirmed reports that Nvidia reduced its chip order volume by 30%. The broader Taiwan market closed down 2.6%, with TSMC falling 2.3% and server suppliers Wiwynn and Quanta dropping more than 6%. While Nvidia has not confirmed the figures, some supply chain commentators dismissed the specific 30% claim as market noise, attributing the volatility to general anxiety over the chipmaker’s leadership and tightening U.S. export controls.
The fluctuations come amid rumors that the rumored order cuts are actually a product shift rather than a drop in overall demand. Some industry sources state that delays with the Rubin platform, now pushed to 2027, led to a reduction in 2026 orders that was offset by an equivalent increase in Blackwell orders. This develops alongside earlier reports that Nvidia was slowing some orders due to a build-up of H200 processors in Hong Kong, a move that could free up wafer capacity for rivals including AMD and ASIC developers like Broadcom and MediaTek.
