The market capitalization of TSMC, the world's No.1 contract maker of semiconductors, briefly exceeded $1 trillion earlier this week as demand for advanced processors, including those for AI, is setting records. TSMC could solidify its position in the trillion-dollar market cap club later this month when it reports its quarterly earnings.
TSMC produces processors for all the world's leading chip designers, including Apple, AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Nvidia, and Qualcomm. These processors are in high demand, and in many cases, TSMC has no rivals. Process technologies from Intel Foundry and Samsung Foundry cannot offer transistor density, performance, and power efficiency similar to those found in chips produced by TSMC.
