On the Record · TSMC
TSMC acquisitions, on the record
The businesses TSMC bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Global Unichip Corporation (GUC)Word for word“In January 2003, we acquired a 52.0% equity interest in GUC, a SoC design service company that provides large scale SoC implementation services.” 20-F for 2022 | acquisition | January 2003 | 52.0% equity interest |
XintecWord for word“In January 2007, we acquired a 51.2% equity interest in Xintec, a supplier of wafer level packaging service, to support our CMOS image sensor manufacturing business.” 20-F for 2022 | acquisition | January 2007 | 51.2% equity interest |
VisEra TechnologiesWord for word“In November 2015, we acquired all of OVT’s equity interest in VisEra Technologies.” 20-F for 2023 | acquisition | November 2015 | — |
VisEra TechnologiesWord for word“In March 2021, we disposed certain common shares of VisEra Technologies to facilitate its initial public offering (“IPO”).” 20-F for 2023 | divestiture | March 2021 | — |
Xintec, Inc. (Xintec)Word for word“In January 2007, we acquired a 51.2% equity interest in Xintec, a supplier of wafer level packaging service, to support our CMOS image sensor manufacturing business.” 20-F for 2024 | acquisition | January 2007 | — |
VisEra Technologies (OVT's equity interest)Word for word“In November 2015, we acquired all of OVT’s equity interest in VisEra Technologies.” 20-F for 2024 | acquisition | November 2015 | — |
Read from TSMC’s annual reports (20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024, 20-F for 2023, 20-F for 2022) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-04-16. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.