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How Taiwan's TSMC Built the World's Most Productive Chip Foundry
In this episode of The Productivity Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the specific decisions that made Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company — TSMC — the most productive chip foundry on earth. They walk through the company's pure-play business model, its 24/7 manufacturing operations, and the staggering capital intensity required to stay ahead. Key numbers: TSMC's 90 percent market share in leading-edge logic chips below 7 nanometers, its $36 billion annual R&D and capex budget, and the 18-year timeline from research to high-volume production of a new node. The hosts also…
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