This is why I own
$TSM.
TSMC does not pick sides. It collects from all of them.
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$DRAM SK Hynix need it because HBM must be physically bonded to the logic die during the CoWoS process. Memory and packaging are now one supply chain.
$ARM needs it because virtually every ARM-designed chip in existence is fabricated at TSMC. The architecture and the foundry are inseparable. Own the IP. Own the fab. Own everything in between.
$AMD needs it for SoIC chiplet stacking and high performance compute. AMD was the first SoIC customer and is deepening that relationship every generation.
$NVDA needs it for 3nm and CoWoS-L packaging. NVIDIA alone has booked over 70% of all CoWoS-L capacity. The anchor tenant of the entire AI infrastructure build.
$AAPL needs it for InFO advanced packaging and 2nm exclusivity. Apple funded TSMC's yield learning curve for every major node transition since 20nm.
$AVGO needs it for co-packaged optics and high speed networking ASICs. One of the top CoWoS customers behind only NVIDIA.
$QCOM needs it for mobile silicon and every Snapdragon platform on Earth.
MediaTek needs it for every mobile, TV, and AI edge chip it produces. One of TSMC's largest and most loyal volume customers globally.
Hyperscalers need it for proprietary AI ASICs at massive cloud scale. Google, Amazon, and Meta are now competing directly with NVIDIA for TSMC packaging slots.
Every AI winner routes through TSMC. Every single one.
It is not a semiconductor company. It is the de facto semiconductor index. A proxy for the entire industry that frees every partner to compete while TSMC collects from all of them.
You do not need to pick the winning AI chip. You just need to own the foundry that makes them all.
$TSM is not a position. It is a thesis.