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Semiconductor Manufacturing21,800+ employeesFounded 1993🇹🇼 Taiwan

Established in 1987, TSMC is the world's first dedicated semiconductor foundry. As the founder and a leader of the Dedicated IC Foundry segment, TSMC has built its reputation by offering advanced and "More-than-Moore" wafer production processes and unparalleled manufacturing efficiency. From its inception, TSMC has consistently offered the foundry segment's leading technologies and TSMC COMPATIBLE® design services. TSMC has consistently experienced strong growth by building solid partnerships with its customers, large and small. IC suppliers from around the world trust TSMC with their manufacturing needs, thanks to its unique integration of cutting-edge process technologies, pioneering design services, manufacturing productivity and product quality. The company's total managed capacity reached above 9 million 12-inch equivalent wafers in 2015. TSMC operates three advanced 12-inch wafer fabs, four eight-inch wafer fabs, one six-inch wafer fab (fab 2) and two backend fabs (advanced backend fab 1 and 2). TSMC also manages two eight-inch fabs at wholly owned subsidiaries: WaferTech in the United States and TSMC China Company Limited. TSMC also obtains eight-inch wafer capacity from other companies in which the Company has an equity interest. TSMC is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) under ticker number 2330, and its American Depositary Shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "TSM".

Founded
1993
Employees
21,800+
Industry
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company type
Public Company
Stock
nasdaq: TSM
Headquarters
🇹🇼Hsinchu, Taiwan (+4)
Specialties
Information Technology & ServicesElectronics ManufacturingResearch & DevelopmentSemiconductor Manufacturing
12 / 19
Active markets
Japan · United States · China
4
New markets
Poland · Brazil +2
High
Confidence
1 high-confidence
+67%
Momentum
vs prior period
79 / 100
Expansion Score
Very Strong
Stages5Exploring1Investing12Landing1Operating
32 signals · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
JapanUnited StatesChina
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating
+16more marketsLocked
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Activity pulse

34 signals in the last 90 days.

Last 90 days
Hiring
4-67%
Hiring
Marketing & PR
11↑ +167%
Advertising
Product & Tech
13↑ +125%
Product launch
+2more categoriesLocked
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Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇨🇳China1st market entered · 2004Advancing
Landing
50 signalsLanding stage
2
🇺🇸United States2nd market entered · 2016Advancing
Landing
59 signalsLanding stage
3
🇯🇵Japan3rd market entered · 2020
Operating
204 signalsOperating stage
+16more marketsLocked
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Current stageOperatingFully operational
Confidence73%High
Tracking since2004first signal

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Established in 1987, TSMC is the world's first dedicated semiconductor foundry. As the founder and a leader of the Dedicated IC Foundry segment, TSMC has built its reputation by offering advanced and "More-than-Moore" wafer production processes and unparalleled manufacturing efficiency. From its inception, TSMC has consistently offered the foundry segment's leading technologies and TSMC COMPATIBLE® design services. TSMC has consistently experienced strong growth by building solid partnerships with its customers, large and small. IC suppliers from around the world trust TSMC with their manufacturing needs, thanks to its unique integration of cutting-edge process technologies, pioneering design services, manufacturing productivity and product quality. The company's total managed capacity reached above 9 million 12-inch equivalent wafers in 2015. TSMC operates three advanced 12-inch wafer fabs, four eight-inch wafer fabs, one six-inch wafer fab (fab 2) and two backend fabs (advanced backend fab 1 and 2). TSMC also manages two eight-inch fabs at wholly owned subsidiaries: WaferTech in the United States and TSMC China Company Limited. TSMC also obtains eight-inch wafer capacity from other companies in which the Company has an equity interest. TSMC is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) under ticker number 2330, and its American Depositary Shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "TSM".

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