TSMC
World's dominant dedicated semiconductor foundry, key AI chip supplier.
TSMC is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company headquartered in Hsinchu Science Park.[1][2] Roughly 70% of the global semiconductor foundry market is held by TSMC, which also acts as the primary chip supplier for Nvidia, Apple, Broadcom, and Qualcomm.[2]
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 21 February 1987, in Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Founder
- Morris Chang
- Headquarters
- Hsinchu Science Park
- Country
- Taiwan
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Divisions
- SSMC (38.8% joint venture with NXP)
- Subsidiaries
- TSMC Washington
- TSMC Nanjing Company Ltd.
- JASM
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
Texas Instruments and Intel turned down Chang, but Philips was willing to sign a joint venture contract with Taiwan.[3] Philips provided $58 million, transferred production technology, and licensed intellectual property for a 27.6% stake in TSMC.[3] The Taiwanese government provided 48.3% of startup capital, while eight private companies raised 20% and the Kuomintang investment arm provided 4.1%.[3] A Reuters report from July 2026 indicated that TSMC's second-quarter profit rose 77% year-on-year, reaching a record NT$706.6 billion.[4]
What the cited sources add
The same release noted TSMC would enhance JASM's capabilities with 12/16 nanometer FinFET process technology and increase monthly production capacity to 55,000 12-inch wafers.[5] A joint press release from TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, and NXP announced the planned joint venture would be 70% owned by TSMC, with each partner holding 10%.[6] The same release stated the planned fab would have a monthly capacity of 40,000 300mm wafers on 28/22 nanometer and 16/12 nanometer process technology.[6] According to a TSMC press release dated February 2022, Denso would acquire a minority stake exceeding 10% in JASM through a US$0.35 billion investment.[5]
German officials stated that the government would provide up to 5 billion euros in subsidies for the Dresden factory.[7]
Key facts and facts and history
In 1986, Li Kwoh-ting, on behalf of the Executive Yuan, asked Morris Chang to become ITRI's president and gave him a blank cheque to develop Taiwan's chip sector.[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "TSMC" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Zacks Equity Research, "What's in Store for Taiwan Semiconductor's (TSM) Q1 Earnings?", Yahoo! Finance, 13 April 2021; The Value Portfolio, "Taiwan Semiconductor Stock: Great Company, But Valuation Too High (NYSE:TSM)", SeekingAlpha, 16 April 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "TSMC" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Global Pure Foundry Market Share: Quarterly", counterpointresearch.com; "TSMC Q4 profit poised to soar 27% as AI demand drives growth", 11 January 2026; "TSMC: lessons in strategy and operational excellence from the world's chipmaker", IESE Insight, 1 September 2025; "TSMC Stock Surges After Earnings Beat. What It Means for the Market's AI Boom.", Barron's; Tripp Mickle, "The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored", The New York Times, 2026-02-24 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "TSMC" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chang (張), "張忠謀自傳 (下冊)", 天下文化, 2024, p. 366–367 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "TSMC" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lee-1 Blanchard-2 Hung-3, "TSMC to invest another $100 billion in US as Q2 profit blows past forecasts", Reuters, 2026-07-15 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "DENSO to Take Minority Stake in JASM", TSMC, 15 February 2022. facts only, no text reused. pr.tsmc.com
- "TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, and NXP Establish Joint Venture to Bring Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing to Europe". facts only, no text reused. pr.tsmc.com
- "Germany spends big to win $11 billion TSMC chip plant". facts only, no text reused. edition.cnn.com
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