TSMC
ACTIVETaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
Chip makerIndustrial manufacturerBig TechHardware vendor
Taiwan Semiconductor台積電Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingTSM
The world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry and main manufacturer of advanced AI chips (Nvidia, Apple, Broadcom, Qualcomm). ~70% of the global foundry market.
Founded1987
HQHsinchu
TSMC
Founded 1987 · Hsinchu, TaiwanFounders
American-Taiwanese engineer of Chinese origin (born 1931). MIT (BS/MS Mechanical Engineering) and Stanford (PhD Electrical Engineering) graduate. Long-time Texas Instruments executive; in 1985 invited by the Taiwanese government to build the country's semiconductor industry. Founded TSMC in 1987 as the world's first dedicated semiconductor foundry. CEO 1987-2005 and again 2009-2013, Chairman until his 2018 retirement.
Domain of activity
2 areas · 1 technologies · 4 industriesWhat they do2Areas
- AI hardware
- AI infrastructure
How they do it1Technologies
- AI accelerators
Who for4Industries
- Software & Technology
- Industrial manufacturing
- Automotive
- Telecommunications
Global presence
HQ Hsinchu · 9 offices · 5 regionsGlobalAsiaNorth AmericaEuropeChina
Scale & funding
founded 19871987founded
maturedevelopment stage
Publiclisted
activestatus
Profile & metadata
4 classification · 7 external linksClassification
- Statusactive
- Development stagemature
- Listed onYes
- Organization typeChip maker
