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manufacturer of (semiconductor) chips under contract Explanation: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited (TSMC; Chinese: 台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司) is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. It is one of Taiwan's largest companies,[3][4] the world's most valuable semiconductor company,[5] and the world's largest dedicated independent (pure-play) semiconductor foundry,[6] with its headquarters and main operations located in the Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan. TSMC has a global capacity of about 13 million 300 mm (12 in) equivalent wafers per year as of 2020, and makes microchips for customers with process nodes from 2 micron to 7 nanometers. TSMC is the first foundry to provide 7 nanometer production capabilities and the first to commercialize extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) technology in high volume. |
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