TSMC is the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer and is listed in Taiwan.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, commonly called TSMC, was founded in 1987 by Morris Chang. Its business model centered on manufacturing chips designed by other companies rather than selling a competing branded processor line of its own.
TSMC produces advanced semiconductors for customers in areas including smartphones, computers, artificial intelligence, and high-performance computing. Its manufacturing role makes it a crucial part of the global technology supply chain.
TSMC is often confused with fabless designers such as NVIDIA or Qualcomm. Those companies design chips and outsource much of their manufacturing, while TSMC operates the fabrication plants that turn designs into silicon. Its market value is therefore closely linked to demand for leading-edge manufacturing capacity.