TSMC is Taiwan’s leading contract manufacturer of advanced semiconductor chips.
TSMC stands for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Founded in 1987 by Morris Chang, it pioneered the dedicated foundry model, manufacturing chips designed by other companies rather than primarily selling chips under its own brand.
This model allowed customers such as Apple, Nvidia, AMD, and Qualcomm to design processors while outsourcing fabrication to TSMC. The company’s manufacturing scale and process technology have made it central to the global semiconductor supply chain.
TSMC is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and operates fabrication plants in Taiwan and other locations. Its stock-market value is often compared with that of Samsung Electronics, Intel, and major U.S. technology companies.