Behind every smartphone, car, data center, and AI breakthrough lies one silent giant: TSMC. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company isn’t just another tech firm—it’s the backbone of the modern digital age.
In this episode, we dive into the incredible rise of TSMC, from its founding in the 1980s to becoming the world’s most advanced chipmaker. Discover how a company with no products of its own became indispensable to Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, and even entire nations.
We explore the technological innovation, geopolitical weight, and economic power packed into every nanometer of TSMC’s chips—and why the world is now watching this company more closely than ever.
How did TSMC become the crown jewel of global tech? And what does its future mean for the balance of power in the 21st century?
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