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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, headquartered in Hsinchu Science Park. As the world's largest non-U.S. company by market capitalization, TSMC holds a commanding majority in the semiconductor foundry market, accounting for approximately 70% of the global market share. With a diverse client base including [[nvidia|Nvidia]], [[apple|Apple]], [[broadcom|Broadcom]], and [[qualcomm|Qualcomm]], TSMC has grown rapidly due to the artificial intelligence boom and its importance in the creation of advanced chips needed for AI. The company's role as a supply chain bottleneck raises concerns that a disruption could cause another worldwide chip shortage, similar to the [[2020-global-chip-shortage|2020 global chip shortage]]. With the government of Taiwan as the largest individual shareholder, the majority of TSMC is owned by foreign investors, including [[blackrock|BlackRock]] and [[vanguard|Vanguard]]. In 2025, the company was ranked 38th in the [[forbes-global-2000|Forbes Global 2000]]. Taiwan's exports of integrated circuits, led by TSMC, have become a crucial component of the global tech industry, with the company's chips powering everything from [[smartphones|smartphones]] to [[data-centers|data centers]].