TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (Chinese: 台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司; Taiwan Semiconductor or TSMC, stylised in all lowercase) is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. Headquartered in Hsinchu Science Park, it was the world's largest non-US company by market capitalisation as of June 30, 2026. It holds a commanding majority in the semiconductor foundry market, accounting for approximately 70% of the global market share. As the leading dedicated contract chipmaker, it serves as the main supplier for Nvidia, Apple, Broadcom, and Qualcomm. The company has grown rapidly due to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom and its importance in the creation of advanced chips needed for AI. Its role as a supply chain bottleneck raises concerns that a disruption could cause another worldwide chip shortage.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- semiconductor industry [1]
- Company / filing name
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD [2]
- Headquarters location
- Hsinchu City; Hsinchu Science Park [1]
- Founded
- 1987-02-21 [1]
- Legal form
- Company Limited by Shares (Taiwan) [1]
- Leadership in background record
- C. C. Wei [1]
- Founders
- Morris Chang [1]
- Official website
- https://www.tsmc.com/chinese; https://www.tsmc.com/japanese; https://www.tsmc.com/schinese [1]
- Employees
- 65,152 · reported year 2021 [1]
- Annual revenue
- KRW 1,587,415,037,000 · reported year 2021 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- TW0002330008; US8740391003 [1]
- CIK
- 1046179 [2]
- Country in background record
- Taiwan [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- TSM (NYSE), TSMWF (OTC) [2]
Company positioning and business
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (Chinese: 台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司; Taiwan Semiconductor or TSMC, stylised in all lowercase) is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. Headquartered in Hsinchu Science Park, it was the world's largest non-US company by market capitalisation as of June 30, 2026. It holds a commanding majority in the semiconductor foundry market, accounting for approximately 70% of the global market share. As the leading dedicated contract chipmaker, it serves as the main supplier for Nvidia, Apple, Broadcom, and Qualcomm. The company has grown rapidly due to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom and its importance in the creation of advanced chips needed for AI. Its role as a supply chain bottleneck raises concerns that a disruption could cause another worldwide chip shortage. [3]
Although the government of Taiwan is the largest individual shareholder, the majority of TSMC is owned by foreign investors. In 2026, the company was ranked 31st in the Forbes Global 2000. Taiwan's exports of integrated circuits amounted to $184 billion in 2022, nearly 25 percent of Taiwan's GDP. TSMC constitutes about 30 percent of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index. [3]
TSMC was established in 1987 as a joint venture between Taiwan’s government, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), and private investors. Morris Chang founded the company to commercialise semiconductor research originally developed at ITRI, becoming the world’s first dedicated semiconductor foundry. When Chang retired in 2018, after 31 years of TSMC leadership, Mark Liu became chairman and C. C. Wei became Chief Executive. It has been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange since 1993; in 1997 it became the first Taiwanese company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Since 1994, TSMC has had a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.4 percent in revenue and a CAGR of 16.1 percent in earnings. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, TSMC. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies C. C. Wei in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [1]
Understanding company scale
Employees: 65,152 · reported year 2021. [1]
Annual revenue: KRW 1,587,415,037,000 · reported year 2021. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: TSM (NYSE), TSMWF (OTC). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD founded?
Founded: 1987-02-21. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD?
Headquarters location: Hsinchu City; Hsinchu Science Park. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD?
Business sectors: semiconductor industry. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — TSMC (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.