TSMC

semiconductor foundry company headquartered in Taiwan
Organization public_company Q713418
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TSMC is a public company. It was founded on February 21, 1987.

Its headquarters are in Hsinchu Science Park.[1] Its products include central processing unit and semiconductor device fabrication.

It had 48k employees in 2017.

TSMC

Summary

TSMC is a public company[1]. TSMC ranks in the top 0.86% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,476 views/month, #8 of 929).[2]

Key Facts

  • TSMC was a member of Computer & Communications Industry Association[3].
  • TSMC is in the country of Taiwan[4].
  • TSMC is in the country of TW[5].
  • TSMC's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • TSMC's instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • TSMC's instance of is recorded as organization[8].
  • TSMC's founder is recorded as Morris Chang[9].
  • TSMC's headquarters location is recorded as Hsinchu Science Park[10].
  • TSMC's headquarters location is recorded as Hsinchu City[11].
  • TSMC's chief executive officer is recorded as C. C. Wei[12].
  • TSMC's child organization or unit is recorded as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (China)[13].
  • TSMC's child organization or unit is recorded as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (United States)[14].
  • TSMC is part of Dow Jones Global Titans 50[15].
  • TSMC's Commons category is recorded as TSMC[16].
  • TSMC's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[17].
  • TSMC's stock exchange is recorded as Taiwan Stock Exchange[18].
  • TSMC's industry is recorded as semiconductor industry[19].
  • TSMC's chairperson is recorded as C. C. Wei[20].
  • February 21, 1987 marks the founding of TSMC[21].
  • 1987-02-21 marks the founding of TSMC[22].
  • TSMC's location of formation is recorded as Industrial Technology Research Institute[23].
  • TSMC's location of formation is recorded as Hsinchu City[24].
  • TSMC's official website is recorded as https://www.tsmc.com/[25].
  • TSMC's official website is recorded as https://www.tsmc.com/chinese[26].
  • TSMC's official website is recorded as https://www.tsmc.com/schinese[27].

Body

Founding

TSMC's founder is recorded as Morris Chang[9]. Recorded inception include February 21, 1987[21] and 1987-02-21[22]. Founded in (location) include Industrial Technology Research Institute[23] and Hsinchu City[24].

Identity

TSMC is part of Dow Jones Global Titans 50[15]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'TSMC'}[28] and {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '台積電'}[29].

Leadership

TSMC's chief executive officer is recorded as C. C. Wei[12]. TSMC's chairperson is recorded as C. C. Wei[20]. TSMC's director / manager is recorded as C. C. Wei[30].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Hsinchu Science Park[10], a science park[31], in Taiwan[32] and Hsinchu City[11], a provincial city[33], in Taiwan[34], founded in 1982[35]. Subsidiaries include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (China)[13] and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (United States)[14], a business[36], in United States[37], headquartered in San Jose[38].

Industry

TSMC's industry is recorded as semiconductor industry[19].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange[17] and Taiwan Stock Exchange[18]. Products include central processing unit[39] and semiconductor device fabrication[40].

Why It Matters

TSMC ranks in the top 0.86% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,476 views/month, #8 of 929).[2] TSMC has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] TSMC is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . tsmc.com. tsmc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . tsmc.com. Retrieved . tsmc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 12w ago · DevKinoBR · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.wired.com/story/i-saw-the-face-of-god-in-a-tsmc-, https://wikirate.org/TSMC
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  5. 15w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Inception → +1987-02-21T00:00:00Z, 1987-02-21
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