Which Taiwanese semiconductor company is commonly abbreviated TSMC and became the world's largest dedicated chip foundry?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, commonly abbreviated TSMC, became the world’s largest dedicated chip foundry.

TSMC was founded in Taiwan in 1987 by Morris Chang. Its business model centers on manufacturing chips designed by other companies, rather than primarily selling chips under its own consumer brand. This is known as a pure-play foundry model.

The company produces processors and other semiconductors for customers across fields such as smartphones, cloud computing, automobiles, and artificial intelligence. Its advanced manufacturing processes have made it a strategically important company in the global technology supply chain.

TSMC is sometimes confused with a chip designer such as Nvidia or with an integrated manufacturer such as Intel. TSMC’s defining role is contract manufacturing: customers supply designs, and TSMC fabricates the physical chips.