Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, also known as Taiwan Semiconductor, operates as a semiconductor foundry.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited, is the world’s largest dedicated independent (pure-play) semiconductor foundry, with its headquarters and main operations located in the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
TSMC is also occasionally referred to as Taiwan Semiconductor or TSM, but it’s unrelated to another similarly named company Taiwan Semiconductor Co Ltd (TSC), which is a manufacturer of discrete semiconductor components.
Manufacture of Integrated circuits and related services