VCG/VCG via Getty Images TSMC sees growth in the microchip industry slowing to 10%, it said in a post-earnings call. The dimmed outlook comes on slowdown expectations for automotive chips. But the firm still projects strong AI-led revenue growth in the second-quarter. Microchips aren't making the inventory comeback industry optimists have hoped for, compelling the world's top chip producer to dim its outlook.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing now expects the market to expand 10%, excluding memory chips.