Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry and Taiwan's most valuable corporation, headquartered at No. 8, Li-Hsin Rd. VI, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu. TSMC's Legal Division is one of the most sophisticated in-house legal teams in Asia, managing a global patent portfolio of over 57,000 patents, trade secret protection under Taiwan's Trade Secrets Act, export control compliance (particularly U.S. EAR and Taiwan's Strategic High-Tech Commodities regulations), cross-border licensing agreements, and corporate governance for a company with a market capitalization exceeding USD 800 billion.