Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), founded in 1987, is the world's first and largest dedicated semiconductor foundry. The company provides advanced chip fabrication services to fabless companies and Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDMs), commanding a majority share of the global foundry market. Its technology enables the production of chips at advanced process nodes, including N2, N3, and N4, which power nearly 11,000 electronic products across sectors such as consumer electronics, smartphones, aviation, and cloud computing.
With over 55,000 employees, TSMC serves a client base of more than 500 companies. Its manufacturing operations are headquartered at the Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan, with expanding facilities in the United States (Arizona), Japan, and Germany. The company is recognized as the world's largest non-U.S. firm by market capitalization and is considered an indispensable partner to the global technology industry.
