TSMC Overview
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported FY2025 net revenue of NT$3.809 trillion, translated in its Form 20-F as $121.423 billion, and net income attributable to shareholders of $54.116 billion. C.C. Wei leads the company from Hsinchu, Taiwan. TSMC had 90,557 full-time employees at the end of 2025 and remains the key manufacturer behind much of the world's advanced AI, smartphone, and high-performance computing silicon.
How TSMC Makes Money
TSMC makes money from wafer manufacturing services, advanced-node pricing, specialty processes, packaging, engineering support, and long-term customer capacity commitments. Customers bring chip designs; TSMC supplies process technology, fabs, yield learning, quality control, and capacity. The business is capital intensive, but leadership in 3nm, 5nm, advanced packaging, and future nodes gives TSMC unusual pricing power for a manufacturer.
TSMC Financials
TSMC reported FY2025 net revenue of NT$3.809 trillion, translated as $121.423 billion in its Form 20-F. Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent was NT$1.698 trillion, translated as $54.116 billion. The company had 90,557 full-time employees at year-end 2025.
Competitive Position
TSMC competes with Samsung Foundry, Intel Foundry, GlobalFoundries, UMC, SMIC, and selected specialty foundries. Its position depends on staying ahead in process technology, yield, advanced packaging, capacity reliability, and customer neutrality.
