TSMC is the Taiwanese company that is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry and is traded in Taiwan under ticker 2330.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company was founded in 1987 by Morris Chang. Its business model focuses on manufacturing chips designed by other companies rather than selling a broad portfolio of its own branded processors.
This foundry model enabled customers such as Nvidia, Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm to design chips without owning equivalent fabrication networks. TSMC’s advanced process technologies and large production scale have made it a critical supplier for smartphones, data centers, automotive systems, and AI hardware.
TSMC’s market capitalization is influenced by semiconductor demand, technology leadership, geopolitical risk, and expectations for future manufacturing capacity. The company’s American depositary receipts trade on the New York Stock Exchange under TSM, while its primary Taiwan listing uses 2330.