Key facts
Focus
Customers
Stage
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Partnerships
Every company TSMC has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Kneron1× joint2 total
- 2Sony Corporation1× joint5 total
Most recent
- Sony x TSMC (Image Sensor Joint Venture)2026-05-08with Sony Corporationoperating
TSMC on the deployment map
View the global mapTSMC has no verified deployments on the DEPLOY registry yet. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
No verified deployments for TSMC on the DEPLOY record yet. Track TSMC to know the moment the first one is verified.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- C.C. Wei CEO
Safety record
No incidents on record for TSMC.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
TSMC in third-party press
Supplies to (6)
Compute / semiconductor
- MobileyeTSMC 5nm / N5 and N3 node fabrication -- Mobileye EyeQ6H and EyeQ Ultra ASIC chipsmanufactures-for
- QualcommTSMC 4nm / N4P node fabrication -- Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, AI 100 Ultra, and robotics chipsetsmanufactures-for
- NVIDIATSMC advanced-node wafer fabrication (5nm/4N/3nm) -- Orin, H100, Blackwell AI chip productionmanufactures-for
- Semiby TeslaFSD HW4 computer (N7 node) -- Full Self-Driving autonomy chip in Tesla Semimanufactures-for
- Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS)by TeslaFSD HW4 computer (N7/N5 node) -- Full Self-Driving chip powering Tesla's ADS stackmanufactures-for
- Tesla Optimusby TeslaFSD HW4 computer (N7 process node) -- onboard AI inference chip powering Tesla Optimus locomotion and perceptionmanufactures-for
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 1 operating
Every company TSMC has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Sony x TSMC (Image Sensor Joint Venture)2026-05-08with Sony Corporationoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Kneron1× joint2 total
- 2Sony Corporation1× joint5 total
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Kneron x TSMCwithKneron2technology—inferred
- joint venture2026-05-08operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in TSMC’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Samsung Electronics
2026-08-23Supply: TSMC foundry for Samsung fabless chips to Samsung Electronics
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Tesla
2026-08-23Supply: TSMC 7nm for Tesla FSD chip to Tesla
New supplierNew supplier: Cadence Design Systems
2026-08-23Supply: Cadence EDA co-development for TSMC from Cadence Design Systems
New supplierNew supplier: Synopsys
2026-08-23Supply: Synopsys EDA co-development for TSMC from Synopsys
Started supplyingBecame supplier to NXP Semiconductors
2026-08-23Supply: TSMC ESMC JV for NXP to NXP Semiconductors
Started supplyingBecame supplier to BrainChip
2026-08-23Supply: TSMC 28nm for BrainChip Akida to BrainChip
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Kneron
2026-08-23Supply: TSMC for Kneron to Kneron
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Cerebras Systems
2026-08-23Supply: TSMC for Cerebras WSE-3/4 to Cerebras Systems
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
- https://www.tsmc.com/
- TSMC Investor Relations · https://investor.tsmc.com/english
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for TSMC.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning TSMC from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
TSMC’s Quarterly Chipmaking Tool Needs Almost Doubled This Year
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s need for chipmaking tools has nearly doubled since the end of last year as it expands production to meet AI demand, a senior executive…
Why the head of Taiwan’s stock exchange wants you to look past TSMC—and embrace the ‘technology island’
Taiwan overtook India to become the world’s fifth-largest stock market in May, and yet two-fifths of that value comes from TSMC.
Xiaomi unveils Xring O3 as it expands in-house chip push
Xiaomi unveiled its second in-house smartphone processor, the Xring O3, as it seeks greater control over key components and reduced reliance on external suppliers. TSMC is…
AMD Is Investing More Than $10 Billion in Taiwan to Build Advanced Chip Packaging With TSMC. Here's What Lisa Su Is Actually Buying With That Money.
U.S. Markets Prepare For AI Compute Derivatives Tied To TSMC, Nvidia GPU Prices
Samsung hiked foundry prices up to 15%, with China paying the steepest
Samsung has raised prices for some of its advanced contract chipmaking by as much as 15 percent for new orders, according to a Reuters report. Two people familiar with the matter…
Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness bet big on SanDisk and Micron before it blew up
Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund revealed that it bet on AI stocks such as TSMC and Nebius last quarter, and closed out most of its put options.
TSMC’s Insider Buying Wave Comes With a Bigger AI Question for Investors
Taiwan Semiconductor insiders are ramping up open-market share purchases as strong Q2 guidance, 2nm demand, and AI-driven analyst upgrades support a bullish outlook for TSM stock.
Microsoft's Maia 300 Chip Targets NVIDIA's AI Dominance
Microsoft plans to unveil its Maia 300 AI chip in September, seeking TSMC capacity for over 300,000 units by 2027 as it aims to reduce reliance on NVIDIA processors.
Sony and TSMC’s $4.7 Billion Venture Is About More Than Camera Sensors
TSMC and Sony signed a $4.69 billion deal to build a CMOS image sensor plant in Kumamoto, Japan, targeting 2029 production and backed by Japanese government subsidies.
TSMC's 44.7% Sales Surge Signals the AI Boom Is Still Alive
Taiwan Semiconductor's monthly sales jumped 44.7%, signaling robust AI chip demand even as it raises 2025 capital spending guidance to $60 billion to $64 billion amid investor…
TSMC Sales Rise as AI Hardware Demand Stays Strong
TSMC reported a 45% rise in its monthly sales, a sign of sustained demand for AI hardware in the face of market volatility. Bloomberg's Neil Campling has more. (Source: Bloomberg)
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/tsmc.md
- RSS feed: /companies/tsmc/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/17f06a3e-af31-4a40-9a74-4c902c0126cc
- Revision history: /companies/tsmc/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place TSMC against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 6, 2026