TSMC: Taiwan’s Semiconductor Market Giant Explained ⎸Taiwan Keywords

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a giant in the global semiconductor and chip market. Discover how the company grew from an idea cooked up in a Taipei soy milk store to the huge bolster of Taiwan’s geopolitics it is today in this episode of Taiwan Keywords. Semiconductors play a pivotal role in our lives. From smartphones and computers to cars and more, modern society runs on this technology. Taiwan manufactures over 60% of the semiconductors in the world, and most of its capacity comes from one company: TSMC. In geopolitical terms, this company that accounts for 15% of Taiwan’s GDP is the “Silicon Shield” that safeguards against Chinese aggression. Our host Cheng Kuo-wei takes a deep dive into the history of TSMC and the cutting-edge science of the semiconductor that drives this key industry in Taiwan. Diving into the nitty-gritty of the science behind semiconductors, wafers and chips, Cheng helps unravel the mystery of these powerful technologies and learns more from the brains behind the operations at TSMC. Walking through the history of TSMC and chip production in Taiwan, gain a deeper understanding of how Taiwanese companies could corner such a massive share of the global supply chain and how people at TSMC work to ensure Taiwan’s continued market dominance into the future. Chapters: 00:00 What Is a Semiconductor? 00:53 Semiconductor and Wafer Differences Explained 1:55 Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry by the Numbers 2:46 TSMC, the King of Semiconductor Manufacturing in Taiwan 3:16 The Importance of TSMC to Global Tech Trends 3:35 From Soy Milk to United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) 4:29 The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), TSMC’s Foundations 6:00 The Semiconductor Manufacturing Process 6:56 Morris Chang Introduces the Professional Wafer Foundry Model 7:50 The Effects of TSMC’s Business Model on Taiwan’s Chip Making Industry 8:56 Top 3 Foundries by Market Share in 2022 Q1 9:17 U.S. Expansion of Domestic Chipmaking Manufacturing Capacity 9:40 TSMC’s $100B Investment in R&D and Production 10:28 TSMC’s History of Good Timing for Investment in R&D 11:11 Moore’s Law of Chip Development 13:18 Researching New Materials for More Efficient Chips 14:33 Outro: The New Political Landscape of Chipmaking #technology #geopolitics #micron #taiwan #taiwanplus #taiwankeywords