TSMC
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| Stands for | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company |
|---|---|
| Categories | Organizations & Companies |
TSMC stands for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, a company and brand abbreviation.
World's largest contract chipmaker, producing processors designed by Apple, Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm and others at its advanced fabrication plants. Headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Example: Apple's latest iPhone chips are manufactured by TSMC on its 3-nanometer process.
Usage notes
Founded in 1987 by Morris Chang, it pioneered the "pure-play foundry" model of making chips for other companies without designing its own. It makes most of the world's most advanced chips. TSMC began production at a factory in Arizona in 2024.
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