Talk:TSMC

TSC and TSMC are NOT the same company
Hello fellow Wikipedians, I found the claim in leading section, that "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited, also known as Taiwan Semiconductor" is highly misleading. Currently, Taiwan Semiconductor also redirects to here.

I've searched the web and found that there exists another independent company called "Taiwan Semiconductor". According to its website,

Taiwan Semiconductor was established in 1979 and remains under the direction of its founder and CEO, Arthur Wang. The company has grown from its beginnings as a local manufacturer, to a global enterprise with 2,000 employees. Taiwan Semiconductor is publicly traded on the Stock Exchange Corporation of Taiwan. Recognized for more than 40 years for its core competence in discrete Power Rectifiers, Taiwan Semiconductor has expanded its product portfolio to include Trench Schottkys, MOSFETs, Power Transistors, LED Driver ICs, Analog ICs and ESD Protection Devices, and now provides a complete solution from one source.

So, it appears that,


 * Taiwan Semiconductor's abbreviation is TSC.


 * It's a major manufacturer of discrete semiconductor components, not state-of-art integrated circuit.


 * The company is traded on the Stock Exchange Corporation of Taiwan, as Taiwan Semiconductor Co Ltd.

In conclusion, it's certain that TSMC and TSC are two unrelated companies, the current claim is incorrect. To fix this issue, I'm going to remove the claim that it's "also known as Taiwan Semiconductor" and will add additional clarifications. I'm also going to submit the redirect Taiwan Semiconductor for deletion.

If anyone has disagreements and is willing to defend the previous version of the article, I'd like to hear your opinion, don't forget to provide some citations for verification. Thanks. Bieraaa (talk) 08:28, 21 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Update: The result of the deletion of the redirect page is Keep, I've withdrawn the nomination. I'm persuaded that adding the clarification is enough to avoid confusion. Bieraaa (talk) 15:49, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

History
The information under the "History" heading is not very helpful as history. Please add the company's history from its inception. I recall it was started as a joint venture between a Taiwan or other Asian company and Dutch company Philips. 166.216.158.21 (talk) 13:10, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Is TSMC was a joint venture between Philips, the Taiwan government and other private investors?
Interesting info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philips

"In 1985, Philips was the largest founding investor in TSMC [26] which was established as a joint venture between Philips, the Taiwan government and other private investors."

[26] https://semiwiki.com/semiconductor-manufacturers/tsmc/1539-a-brief-history-of-tsmc/

On the page mentioned above is more details:

"In 1985 Morris Chang was recruited by the Taiwanese government to help develop the emerging semiconductor industry. In 1986 Morris joined the Hsinchu based non profit research institute ITRI as Chairman and President and launched what would be TSMC’s first semiconductor wafer fabrication plant on the ITRI campus. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. was officially formed in 1987 as a joint venture between the Taiwan government (21%), Dutch multinational electronics giant Philips (28%), and other private investors." 212.87.245.26 (talk) 13:19, 16 January 2023 (UTC)


 * And:
 * Original TSMC Investor Philips Sells off Final Shares
 * "Philips Electronics, an original investor that helped get Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) started over 20 years ago, sold its remaining shares in the chip maker on Thursday.
 * Philips sold 383 million TSMC shares in a block trade to long-term investors, the company said in a statement.
 * “As a result of this transaction, Philips no longer owns a stake in TSMC,” Philips said.
 * The European company was instrumental in the launch of TSMC, now the world’s largest contract chip maker."
 * source: https://www.pcworld.com/article/536451/article-7729.html 212.87.245.26 (talk) 13:27, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

"it is the world's second most valuable semiconductor company"
With this linked: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/20/tsmc-q2-earnings.html

Where in the article did it actually stated that? 210.195.246.145 (talk) 16:26, 9 February 2024 (UTC)