TSMC POLITICAL

Corporate Communications & Public Stance

TSMC describes itself as a pure-play semiconductor foundry focused on manufacturing customers’ products. ¹

The reviewed corporate materials do not identify an express company mission concerning Israeli state geopolitical objectives, Israeli infrastructure, or the Israel/Palestine conflict. ^{1, 2}

No public evidence identified of TSMC corporate statements, campaigns, or disclosed public-position materials addressing Israel/Palestine in the reviewed sources. ^{2, 3}

Operations in Occupied or Contested Territories

TSMC’s disclosed manufacturing footprint includes Taiwan, Nanjing, Arizona, Kumamoto, Washington, and a Dresden facility under construction, while its listed service offices span China, Europe, India, Japan, North America, and South Korea. ^{1, 4}

Israel is not named in TSMC’s current business-contact location disclosure. ⁴

TSMC’s reviewed 2025 subsidiary chart, corporate location pages, and investee table did not identify an Israeli subsidiary, Israeli office, or occupied-territory location. ^{1, 4, 5}

TSMC’s 2024 annual-report subsidiary disclosure likewise did not identify an Israeli TSMC subsidiary or Israeli fabrication facility. ⁶

No public evidence identified of TSMC-owned or operated facilities in Israeli settlements, the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, or the Golan Heights. ^{3, 6}

TSMC’s Open Innovation Platform identifies Alchip Technologies as a Value Chain Alliance participant and provides an Israeli sales contact, but the page does not identify Israeli state, military, settlement, or security customers. ⁷

Arbe Robotics states that wafers for its products are designed to be manufactured at TSMC and characterizes TSMC as a critical third-party supplier, but its filing does not state that TSMC supplies the Israeli Ministry of Defense or IDF. ⁸

No verified primary procurement record in the reviewed material establishes that TSMC-manufactured chips for an Israeli commercial customer were incorporated into a named Israeli military or security system. ^{3, 8}

Internal Governance, Content & Retail Policies

TSMC’s disclosed business covers semiconductor manufacturing, sales, packaging, testing, computer-aided design, and mask manufacturing rather than consumer content publishing or retail-platform operation. ²

The reviewed sources do not describe Israel/Palestine-specific content moderation, retail policies, employee speech rules, military-welfare benefits, reservist-pay policies, or crisis-logistics programs. ^{2, 3}

No public evidence identified of TSMC-directed Israel-specific corporate resource mobilization in the reviewed materials. ^{3, 8}

Brand Heritage & State Partnerships

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited was incorporated in Taiwan on 21 February 1987. ²

TSMC states that it was founded as a joint venture involving the Republic of China government and private investors. ²

The National Development Fund, Executive Yuan held 6.38% of TSMC common shares as of 17 December 2025, while the Government of Singapore held 2.08%. ⁹

TSMC reported no listed major shareholder holding 10% or more as of that reporting date. ⁹

The National Development Fund has board representation, and its replacement TSMC director representative became effective on 1 September 2025. ^{2, 10}

No public evidence identified of a disclosed TSMC partnership with Israeli state bodies, including the Israeli Ministry of Defense, IDF, Israel Police, Civil Administration, or a settlement municipality. ^{3, 6, 7, 8}

Lobbying, Advocacy, Financing & Logistics

The reviewed filings and corporate materials do not identify Israel/Palestine-focused lobbying, political advocacy, donations, financing, or logistics activities by TSMC. ^{2, 3}

No public evidence identified of a TSMC contract, supplier-registration record, tender, or officially disclosed partnership with Israeli security or settlement-related public bodies in the reviewed materials. ^{3, 6, 7, 8}

The supplied document-scoped review found no TSMC mention in the specified OHCHR settlement-business database updates, UN materials, and named civil-society reports, but that result does not establish database-wide absence. ³

Corporate Structure & Primary Mission

TSMC is the consolidated reporting parent for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and its consolidated subsidiaries, with no separate ultimate parent identified in the reviewed filings. ²

TSMC common shares trade on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under 2330, and its ADSs trade on the NYSE under TSM. ^{1, 2}

Wholly owned subsidiaries disclosed by TSMC include entities in North America, Europe, Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, and Arizona. ⁹

TSMC reported majority ownership of Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, and VisEra Technologies. ⁹

TSMC also reported a 27.6% direct interest in Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, classified as an associate rather than a subsidiary. ^{2, 5}

The reviewed subsidiary disclosures are not exhaustive proof of nonexistence because immaterial subsidiaries need not be individually listed. ²

Executive & Leadership Footprint

C.C. Wei became TSMC Chairman and CEO following the 4 June 2024 annual shareholders’ meeting. ¹¹

TSMC identifies Morris Chang as its founder, while its current corporate profile does not present him as a current officer or director. ¹

TSMC’s current board has ten members, including C.C. Wei, F.C. Tseng, a National Development Fund representative, and seven directors identified as independent. ¹¹

As of 28 February 2026, TSMC reported C.C. Wei’s personal shareholding at 7,217,009 common shares and spouse/minor holdings at 700,261 shares. ⁹

TSMC’s 2024 Form 20-F identified independent director Moshe N. Gavrielov as then chairman of Foretellix, Ltd., a non-public company in Israel. ¹²

A 2021 TSMC AGM document also listed Gavrielov as a Foretellix director, indicating that the disclosed affiliation predates 2020. ¹³

The reviewed TSMC materials do not characterize Foretellix as a state, military, settlement, or political-advocacy organization. ¹²

No public evidence identified in the reviewed sources that current TSMC directors, officers, founder, National Development Fund representative, or major shareholders made Israel/Palestine-related political statements, donations, investments, or advocacy affiliations. ^{2, 3}