The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies TSMC: 1 model. 12 sources back the record.
Overview
World's largest semiconductor foundry. Manufactures chips for NVIDIA, Apple, AMD, Qualcomm. Public company (TWSE: 2330).
Reality check
September revenue (company-claimed)
Consolidated net revenue about NT$511.86B in Sep 2026, down 0.6% MoM and up 54.6% YoY. Jan-Sep 2026 totaled about NT$3,898.73B (+41.1% YoY).
Q3 revenue (company-claimed)
Q3 2026 revenue US$46.72B, +41.2% YoY and +16.2% QoQ (TSMC PR Oct 15 2026). NT$1,494.24B; EPS NT$29.43.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Company filings
1
Press releases
1
News coverage
1
Web sources
9
12 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company TSMC has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Kneron1× joint2 total
- 2Sony Corporation1× joint8 total
Most recent
- Sony x TSMC (Image Sensor Joint Venture)2026-05-08with Sony Corporationoperating
- Kneron x TSMC2023-08-16with Kneroninferred
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 →
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Mentioned on (15)
Registry pages whose text names TSMC.
Companies (9)
Tesla, SpaceX, AMD, Fireworks AI, Intel Corporation, Kneron, Huawei Cloud, Moore Threads, Biren Technology
Robots and products (3)
Deployments (1)
People (2)
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.
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
- Kneron x TSMC2023-08-16with Kneroninferred
Most-frequent partners
- 1Kneron1× joint2 total
- 2Sony Corporation1× joint8 total
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- joint venture2026-05-08operating
- Kneron x TSMCwithKneron2technology2023-08-16inferred
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 (12)
- https://www.tsmc.com/
- https://investor.tsmc.com/english
- https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2106290920605790717 · 2026-10-03
- https://x.com/wholemars/status/2106315571310776404 · 2026-10-03
- https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/3343 · 2026-10-08
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000104617926000680/tsm-revenue20261008.htm · 2026-10-08
- https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-10-08/tsmcs-third-quarter-revenue-surges-50-y-y-beating-market-forecast · 2026-10-08
- https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2026/10/09/2003865635 · 2026-10-09
- https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/3346 · 2026-10-15
- https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3371010/tsmc-confirms-talks-elon-musk-over-texas-terafab-insists-operational-control · 2026-10-15
- https://stockanalysis.com/quote/tpe/2330/transcripts/709077-q3-2026/ · 2026-10-15
- https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-tsmc-chip-manufacturing-ai-us-arizona-d1fbfb0bec8a914b0365996b39ecc138 · 2026-10-15
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Methodology: Verified · 12 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-15
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-15
Sources by quality tier
- 9
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- primary-sec-filing
- SEC filing
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for TSMC.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
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
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
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
TSMC draws attention at the 92nd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
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: Oct 20, 2026