(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