TSMC

Hsinchu, Hsinchu, Taiwan · AI Core · Fabrication, memory & packaging / Foundry · tsmc.com

TSMC is a leading semiconductor foundry that manufactures advanced logic chips for customers including Apple, Nvidia, MediaTek and Xiaomi across leading-edge process nodes.

Positioning

The foundry that manufactures nearly every leading AI accelerator (Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom TPU, Amazon, Microsoft custom silicon) and controls more than 90% of CoWoS advanced packaging, the single tightest chokepoint in the chain; roughly 72% of the global foundry market.

Latest signals

  • TSMC capacity is fully sold out and makes two-thirds of chips that matterPeter H. Diamandis
  • Anduril and Qualcomm announced Blue Chip, a line of hardened American-made computers.Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
  • TSMC sets 2026 capital expenditure at $56 billionUnisba Media
  • TSMC’s shift-based development effort failed to close its technology gap.Golem
  • Qualcomm and Anduril are building a U.S.-based supply chain for Snapdragon X military laptops.ZDNet Korea

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Facts, with sources

  • >500mRevenue band · rsshub.bkraju.com — 2026-09-18
  • MediaTek uses TSMC's 2nm process for the Dimensity 9600 Pro smartphone SoCCustomer · feeds.cms.handelsblatt.com — 2026-09-15
  • MediaTek uses TSMC's 2nm process for the Tianji 9600 Pro chipCustomer · rsshub.bkraju.com — 2026-09-15
  • TSMC and ESMC partners are collaborating on the Dresden chip factoryPartnership · WirtschaftsWoche

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Scores, AI Core (of 10)

Deployment10
Production10
Commercials10
Progress10
Technology10
Positioning10
Firepower10
Leverage10

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Foundry

33Samsung Electronics · 93

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Questions this page answers

What does TSMC do?

TSMC is a leading semiconductor foundry that manufactures advanced logic chips for customers including Apple, Nvidia, MediaTek and Xiaomi across leading-edge process nodes. The foundry that manufactures nearly every leading AI accelerator (Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom TPU, Amazon, Microsoft custom silicon) and controls more than 90% of CoWoS advanced packaging, the single tightest chokepoint in the chain; roughly 72% of the global foundry market.

Where does TSMC rank in ai core?

TSMC ranks 6 of 100 on the AI Infra 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 100 out of 100, in Foundry (Fabrication, memory & packaging). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are TSMC's peers in Foundry?

Samsung Electronics (rank 33).

Where is TSMC based and when was it founded?

TSMC is based in Hsinchu, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

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