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TSMC TSM
The world’s largest contract chip manufacturer (foundry).
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What it does
Manufactures chips designed by companies such as Apple, NVIDIA and AMD on the most advanced processes on the market (3 nm and 2 nm), and also offers advanced packaging (CoWoS), essential for AI accelerators.
- Ticker
- NYSE:TSM
- Headquarters
- Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Founded
- 1987
Evidence Radar
✓ Evidence
- Leads the global foundry market by a wide margin.
- Started volume production of its 2 nm process in late 2025.
- Already operates a fab in Arizona, USA.
◷ Promises
- A16 process (1.6 nm class) with backside power delivery.
- Expand fabs in the US, Japan and Europe.
⚠ What could go wrong
- Geopolitical tension in the Taiwan Strait.
- Huge capital spending and higher costs outside Taiwan.
- Dependence on a few giant customers.
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