Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited (TSMC; p=Táiwān jī tǐ diànlù zhìzào gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī, also called Taiwan Semiconductor) is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. It is one of Taiwan's largest companies, the world's most valuable semiconductor company, and the world's largest dedicated independent (pure-play) semiconductor foundry, with its headquarters and main operations located in the Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It is majority owned by foreign investors.