TSMC: The global giant it didn’t aspire to be


FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

A LITTLE over three years ago, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) was among the world’s most geographically concentrated technology giants with almost the entirety of its capacity within a 300-mile radius.

Now, it is on the verge of becoming one of the most globally diversified chipmakers. This wasn’t the plan.

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