Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a semiconductor foundry based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, that manufactures chips designed by other companies under contract. The company's primary shares trade on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, while in the US its American depositary receipts (ADRs) trade on the NYSE under the ticker TSM. The price on Lzzo.com is tracked through this ADR.

TSMC does not sell chips under its own brand; it manufactures products such as smartphone processors, AI accelerators, and personal computer and automotive chips according to its customers' designs. Advanced manufacturing processes, advanced packaging technologies and factory investments outside Taiwan, in the US, Japan and Germany, are prominent themes in the company's strategy.

Those following TSMC watch shifts in demand for high-performance computing and smartphones, the pace of transition to new process technologies, capacity utilization rates, and the geopolitical risks surrounding Taiwan. On Lzzo.com, the TSM price is presented in US dollars together with a historical chart and technical indicators; the data source and the time of the last update are also stated.