Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. is a global Taiwanese semiconductor contract manufacturing and design business. The largest dedicated independent (pure-play) semiconductor foundry in the world, the most valuable semiconductor business in the world, and one of Taiwan's biggest corporations all have their primary offices and operations in Hsinchu Science Park. Foreign investors own the majority of the company.

Morris Chang established TSMC, the first specialized semiconductor foundry in the world, in Taiwan in 1987. TSMC has long held the top position in its industry. After 31 years at the helm of TSMC, Chang departed in 2018, and Mark Liu took over as chairman and C. C. Wei as CEO. It was the first Taiwanese firm to debut on the New York Stock Exchange in 1997, having been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange since 1993 (TWSE: 2330). (NYSE: TSM). Since 1994, TSMC's revenue has grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.4%, and earnings have grown at a CAGR of 16.1%.

TSMC's market cap was $479.71 billion as of March 2023. TSMC is now the 11th most valuable corporation in the world, according to market cap. The most recent financial reports from TSMC show that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $75.01 billion. The corporation generated $56.84 billion in revenue in 2021, an increase from $46.12 billion in revenue in 2020.

Founded: 1987
Headquarters: Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan
Website: tsmc.com

A South Korean multinational manufacturing corporation with its headquarters in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea, is known as Samsung Group, or just Samsung. It is the largest South Korean chaebol and consists of multiple connected enterprises, the majority of which are unified under the Samsung brand (business conglomerate). Samsung will have the eighth-highest worldwide brand value in 2020.

In 1938, Lee Byung-chul established Samsung as a commercial business. The group expanded into industries like food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail over the course of the following three decades. Samsung entered the shipbuilding and construction industries in the middle of the 1970s after first entering the electronics sector in the late 1960s. Samsung was divided into five business groups after Lee's passing in 1987: Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group, Hansol Group, and JoongAng Group.

Samsung's market cap as of March 2023 is $313.76 billion. By market capitalization, Samsung is now the 24th most valuable corporation in the world. The most recent financial reports from Samsung show that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $233.13 billion. The corporation generated $240.71 billion in revenue in 2021, a rise from $203.43 billion in revenue in 2020.

Founded: March 1, 1938
Headquarters: 40th floor, Samsung Electronics Building, 11, Seocho-daero 74-gil, Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea
Website: www.samsung.com

The direct sales company Keyence Corporation designs and produces automation sensors, vision systems, barcode readers, laser markers, measuring tools, and digital microscopes. Keyence is fabless; while it is a manufacturer, it only focuses on product planning and development and doesn't produce the finished goods. Keyence goods are produced by accredited contract manufacturers.

Keyence's market cap was $117.74 billion as of March 2023. By market capitalization, Keyence is now the 107th most valuable company in the world. The most recent financial reports from Keyence show that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $6.67 billion. The company generated $6.30 billion in revenue in 2021, an increase from $4.87 billion in 2020.

Founded: May 27, 1974
Headquarters: Osaka, Japan
Website: https://www.keyence.com/

A Japanese global conglomerate corporation with its head office in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, is known simply as Sony Group Corporation or simply Sony (stylized as SONY). Being a significant player in the technology industry, it serves as one of the biggest producers of consumer and business electronics, the biggest console maker, and the biggest publisher of video games.

Sony Entertainment is one of the biggest music corporations (the largest music publisher and second-largest record label), as well as one of the biggest media organizations overall thanks to its third-largest film studio. It is Japan's biggest media and technology company. With net cash reserves of 2 trillion yen, it is also acknowledged as the most cash-rich Japanese corporation.

Sony's market capitalization as of March 2023 was $110.31 billion. Sony is now the 119th most valuable corporation in the world, according to market cap. The most recent financial reports from Sony indicate that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $80.61 billion. The corporation generated $88.05 billion in revenue in 2021, a rise from $80.63 billion in revenue in 2020.

Founded: May 7, 1946
Headquarters: Sony City, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Website: sony.com

With its headquarters in Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Electron Limited, also known as TEL, is a Japanese electronics and semiconductor corporation. In 1963, Tokyo Electron Labs, Inc., the corporation, was established. TEL is best known as a provider of machinery for the production of solar cells, flat panel displays, and integrated circuits (IC) (PV).

Tokyo Electron Device, sometimes known as TED, is a division of TEL that specializes in networking equipment, electrical components, and semiconductor devices. TEL is the biggest producer of IC and FPD production machinery as of 2011.

Tokyo Electron and Applied Materials announced their intention to merge on September 24, 2013, creating Eteris as a result. With a total market value of almost $29 billion, Eteris would have been the biggest provider of semiconductor processing machinery worldwide. The merger was abandoned on April 26, 2015, as a result of antitrust issues in the US.

Tokyo Electron's market value was $58.32 billion as of March 2023. Tokyo Electron is now ranked as the 257th most valuable company in the world by market cap. The most recent financial reports from Tokyo Electron indicate that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $16.58 billion. The corporation generated $16.76 billion in revenue in 2021, a rise from $12.09 billion in revenue in 2020.

Founded: November 11, 1963
Headquarter: Akasaka Biz Tower5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6325, Japan
Website: tel.com

Taiwanese multinational electronics contract maker Hon Hai Precision Industries Co., Ltd. was founded in 1974 and has its headquarters in Tucheng, New Taipei City. The company had yearly sales of 5.99 trillion New Taiwan dollars (US$175 billion) in 2021, and it was included as the 20th largest company in the Fortune Global 500 for 2022. It is the biggest manufacturer and service provider of technology in the world. While having its headquarters in Taiwan, the corporation, one of the biggest employers globally, derives the majority of its revenue from assets on the Chinese mainland. The company's founder and previous chairman is Terry Gou.

For significant American, Canadian, Chinese, Finnish, and Japanese businesses, Foxconn produces electronic goods. The BlackBerry, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Kindle, all Nintendo gaming systems since the GameCube (aside from later Nintendo DS models), Nokia devices, Cisco products, Sony devices (including the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 gaming consoles), Google Pixel devices, Xiaomi devices, every Xbox console after the original Xbox, and various CPU sockets, including the TR4 CPU socket on some motherboards, are notable products made by Foxconn. Over 40% of all consumer electronics sold worldwide as of 2012 were produced in Foxconn factories, according to estimates.

Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industries) has a market cap of $47.84 billion as of March 2023. According to market capitalization, Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industries) is now the 330th most valuable corporation in the world. The most recent financial reports from Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industries) show that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $223.78 billion. The corporation generated $214.71 billion in revenue in 2021, a rise from $185.58 billion in revenue in 2020.

Founded: February 20, 1974
Headquarters: Tucheng District, New Taipei, Taiwan
Website: www.honhai.com/

SK Hynix is a South Korean manufacturer and supplier of flash memory chips and DRAM chips. After Samsung Electronics, Hynix is the second-largest memory chip manufacturer and the third-largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world. The company, now known as Hyundai Electronics, was established in 1983 as Hyundai Electronic Industrial Co., Ltd. It has manufacturing facilities in Korea, the US, China's mainland, and Taiwan.

In 2012, Hynix and SK Group combined after SK Telecom became a significant stakeholder (the third largest conglomerate in South Korea). Microsoft, Apple, Asus, Dell, MSI, HP Inc., and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise are some of the company's top clients (formerly Hewlett-Packard). Other items that employ Hynix memory include hard disk drives, mobile phones, set-top boxes, personal digital assistants, and DVD players.

SK Hynix's market cap was $48.32 billion as of March 2023. By market capitalization, SK Hynix is now the 326th most valuable corporation in the world. The most recent financial reports for SK Hynix indicate that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $38.73 billion. The corporation generated $36.97 billion in revenue in 2021, a rise from $27.36 billion in revenue in 2020.

Founded: 15 October 1949
Headquarter: Icheon, South Korea
Website: www.skhynix.com

A worldwide Japanese video game corporation with its headquarters in Kyoto is Nintendo Co., Ltd. Both video games and video game consoles are created and released by it. Handcraftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi created Nintendo in 1889 as Nintendo Karuta, which initially produced handcrafted Hanafuda playing cards.

Nintendo released its first system, the Color TV Game, in 1977 after diversifying its operations over the 1960s and becoming legally recognized as a public company. With the debut of Donkey Kong in 1981 and the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Mario Bros. in 1985, it attained global notoriety.

Nintendo's market capitalization as of March 2023 was $45.94 billion. By market cap, Nintendo is now the 347th most valuable company in the world. Nintendo's most recent financial filings indicate that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $12.62 billion. The company's revenue in 2021 was $14.87 billion, down from $16.02 billion in 2020.

Founded: 23 September 1889
Headquarters: 11–1 Kamitoba Hokodatecho, Minami-ku, Kyoto
Website: nintendo.com

A Taiwanese fabless semiconductor manufacturer, MediaTek Inc., makes semiconductors for optical disc drives, navigation systems, high-definition television, portable mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, consumer multimedia products, and digital subscriber line services.

The business, which was established in 1997 and has its headquarters in Hsinchu, has 25 locations worldwide and, in 2016, ranked as the third-largest fabless chip designer globally. Also, the business offers reference designs to its clients. In Q3 2020, MediaTek surpassed all other smartphone chipset suppliers, capturing 31% of the market. This was made possible by its successful performance in countries like China and India.

The market capitalization of MediaTek as of March 2023 was $41.10 billion. By market capitalization, MediaTek is now the 408th most valuable company in the world. The most recent financial reports from MediaTek indicate that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $18.27 billion. The corporation generated $17.67 billion in revenue in 2021, a rise from $11.12 billion in revenue in 2020.

Founded: May 28, 1997
Headquarters: Hsinchu, Taiwan
Website: www.mediatek.com

Based in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a Japanese producer of electrical parts. Special Chairman In October 1944, Akira Murata launched Murata Manufacturing as a side project. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was formed in December 1950 with a paid-in capital of $1 million.

With a dominant global market share in ceramic filters, high-frequency components, and sensors, Murata Manufacturing specializes in the production of ceramic passive electronic components, particularly capacitors.

Murata Manufacturing had 52 overseas subsidiaries as of March 31, 2013, including those in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Finland, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and India. It also had 24 subsidiaries in Japan as of that date.

The market capitalization of Murata Manufacturing (Murata Seisakusho) as of March 2023 is $38.40 billion. According to market capitalization, Murata Manufacturing (Murata Seisakusho) is now the 443rd most valuable company in the world. The most recent financial reports from Murata Manufacturing (Murata Seisakusho) indicate that the company's current revenue (TTM) is $13.29 billion. The corporation generated $15.97 billion in revenue in 2021, an increase above the $14.96 billion it generated in revenue in 2020.

Founded: October 1944
Headquarters: 10-1, Higashikotari 1-chome, Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto Prefecture 617-8555, Japan
Website: www.murata.com