# TSMC (TSM)

> Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the largest dedicated contract chip manufacturer (foundry). It makes leading-edge chips for many AI-accelerator and smartphone designers and offers advanced packaging.

Source page: https://airoboticsdirectory.com/companies/tsmc/
Updated: 2026-11-02
Publisher: AI & Robotics Directory (https://airoboticsdirectory.com/). Data licence: CC BY 4.0.

## Overview

- Category: [AI chips](https://airoboticsdirectory.com/category/ai-chips/)
- Listing status: public (listed as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited)
- Ticker: TSM
- Themes: [AI capex & the compute build-out](https://airoboticsdirectory.com/themes/#ai-capex), [Reshoring & factory automation](https://airoboticsdirectory.com/themes/#reshoring)
- Website: https://www.tsmc.com
- SEC EDGAR: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001046179
- Slug: `tsmc` (stable ID used in URLs and the API)

## Key public facts

Each figure links to its public source, with an as-of date. A fact is left out when no public source could verify it.

| Fact | Value | Source | As of |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Listing | TSM (NYSE) | [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSM/) | 2026-11-02 |
| Last close | 406.13 USD | [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSM/) | 2026-10-30 |
| 1-week price change | -2.96% | [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSM/) | 2026-10-30 |
| Market capitalisation | 2.11 trillion USD | [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSM/) | 2026-11-02 |
| Full-time employees | 76,907 | [Yahoo Finance profile](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSM/profile/) | 2026-11-02 |
| Headquarters | Hsinchu City, Taiwan | [Yahoo Finance profile](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSM/profile/) | 2026-11-02 |
| SEC registrant | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (CIK 1046179) | [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001046179) | 2026-11-02 |
| SEC industry (SIC) | Semiconductors & Related Devices | [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001046179) | 2026-11-02 |
| Annual revenue (fiscal year ended 2024-12-31) | 2.89 trillion TWD | [SEC EDGAR XBRL (20-F, filed 2025-04-17)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000119312525083423/0001193125-25-083423-index.htm) | 2025-04-17 |

## AI & Robots Mention Index

Counts of terms in TSMC's public SEC filings, per 10,000 words. Counts of terms, not a signal or a recommendation. Methodology: https://airoboticsdirectory.com/mentions/#methodology

Latest counted filing: [20-F filed 2026-04-16](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000162828026025362/tsm-20251231.htm), compared with [20-F filed 2025-04-17](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000119312525083423/d896993d20f.htm).

| Group | Rate per 10,000 words | Change vs prior comparable |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AI | 4.04 | +1.62 |
| Robots | 0.26 | ±0.00 |
| Physical AI | 0.00 | ±0.00 |

### Source filings (3)

| Filed | Form | Words | AI (count / rate) | Robots (count / rate) | Physical AI (count / rate) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16 | [20-F](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000162828026025362/tsm-20251231.htm) | 76,655 | 31 / 4.04 | 2 / 0.26 | 0 / 0.00 |
| 2025-04-17 | [20-F](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000119312525083423/d896993d20f.htm) | 78,362 | 19 / 2.42 | 2 / 0.26 | 0 / 0.00 |
| 2024-04-18 | [20-F](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000119312524099840/d592628d20f.htm) | 76,593 | 17 / 2.22 | 2 / 0.26 | 0 / 0.00 |

## ETF membership

Tracked ETFs whose holdings include TSMC. This shows that an ETF holds the company; it is not a recommendation of the ETF or the company.

| ETF | Name | Weight | Holdings coverage | As of | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AIQ](https://airoboticsdirectory.com/etfs/#AIQ) | Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF | 2.84% | Full holdings file | 2026-10-30 | [source](https://assets.globalxetfs.com/funds/holdings/aiq_full-holdings_20261030.csv) |
| [ARKQ](https://airoboticsdirectory.com/etfs/#ARKQ) | ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF | 2.86% | Full holdings file | 2026-11-02 | [source](https://assets.ark-funds.com/fund-documents/funds-etf-csv/ARK_AUTONOMOUS_TECH._%26_ROBOTICS_ETF_ARKQ_HOLDINGS.csv) |
| [SMH](https://airoboticsdirectory.com/etfs/#SMH) | VanEck Semiconductor ETF | 9.28% | Top-10 holdings | 2026-11-02 | [source](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SMH/holdings/) |

## Recent SEC filings

From SEC EDGAR.

- 2026-10-22 6-K: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000104617926000728/tsm-monthend6kx20261022.htm
- 2026-10-15 6-K: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000104617926000726/tsm-20261015x6k.htm
- 2026-10-08 6-K: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000104617926000680/tsm-revenue20261008.htm
- 2026-09-24 6-K: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000104617926000660/tsm-monthend6kx20260924.htm
- 2026-09-10 6-K: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000104617926000658/tsm-revenue20260910.htm
- 2026-09-01 6-K: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000104617926000552/tsm-dividendadjustmentx202.htm
- 2026-08-25 6-K: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000104617926000545/tsm-monthend6kx20260825.htm
- 2026-08-14 6-K: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000104617926000541/tsm-fsx20260814x6k.htm

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## How to cite

"TSMC", AI & Robotics Directory, https://airoboticsdirectory.com/companies/tsmc/ (updated 2026-11-02). Data: SEC EDGAR, Yahoo Finance, ETF issuer holdings files, company website. Not investment advice.

## Disclaimer

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