Taiwanese Companies Earn 69% of Semiconductor Industry Revenue

What we’re showing

This chart (also known as a Voronoi diagram) shows the top 10 semiconductor foundry companies by Q1 2023 revenue.

Key takeaway

Taiwan has a very strong grip over the semiconductor industry. Its largest firm, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), earned more than all of its rivals combined in Q1 2023.

Context

• TSMC is known as a “pure-play foundry” because the firm is strictly in the business of manufacturing devices for its clients.
• Samsung is known as an “integrated device manufacturer” (IDM) because it also designs its own chips.