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Qualcomm vs TSMC

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Qualcomm is the older of the two, founded in 1985 — 2 years before TSMC.

Founded
1985
1987
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
San Diego, United States
Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan
Industry
semiconductor industry
semiconductor industry
Employees
30,500
65,152
Legal form
Delaware corporation
Company Limited by Shares (Taiwan)
Listed on
Nasdaq
New York Stock Exchange

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Qualcomm and TSMC.