Semiconductor industry and market

Which company, headquartered in Taiwan, holds the largest share of the world's foundry (contract chip manufacturing) market?

  1. AASML
  2. BSynopsys
  3. CTSMC
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Answer: C. TSMC

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), founded in 1987, is a foundry dedicated to contract manufacturing and holds the largest share of the foundry market. It makes leading-edge logic chips for many fabless companies and is also building fabs in Japan (Kumamoto), the US and elsewhere.

  • A. ASML is a Dutch maker of lithography systems.
  • B. Synopsys is a US EDA tool company.
  • C. Correct. It is the world's largest foundry.
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