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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001046179-24-000010
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240206
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240206
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240206

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001046179
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14700
		FILM NUMBER:		24598117

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6
		STREET 2:		SCIENCE-BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK
		CITY:			HSINCHU
		STATE:			F5
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		886-3-5636688

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6
		STREET 2:		SCIENCE-BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK
		CITY:			HSINCHU
		STATE:			F5
		ZIP:			00000
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i6079e2ffd8d44ec28eaba2767943fb70_1"></div><div style="min-height:45pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">_____________________________</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM 6-K</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">_____________________________</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">For the month of February 2024</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Commission File Number&#58; 001-14700)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">_____________________________</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:22pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Translation of Registrant&#8217;s Name Into English)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">_____________________________</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">No. 8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6,</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Hsinchu Science Park,</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Taiwan, R.O.C.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">_____________________________</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Form 20-F&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">x</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Form 40-F&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">o</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in papers as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">o</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in papers as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">o</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:45pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i6079e2ffd8d44ec28eaba2767943fb70_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:45pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.270%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.326%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.326%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.326%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.326%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.326%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.326%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.974%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="18" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:18pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:18pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:18pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="18" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:18pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:92.424%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:7.424%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:43.326%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.326%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:25.129%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.295%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.</font></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Date&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;February 6, 2024</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">By</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#47;s&#47; Wendell Huang                                </font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;Wendell Huang</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td 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style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i6079e2ffd8d44ec28eaba2767943fb70_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:45pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><img alt="image01.jpg" src="image01.jpg" style="height:86px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:110px"></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">TSMC Board of Directors Meeting Resolutions</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Feb. 6, 2024 </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8211; TSMC (TWSE&#58; 2330, NYSE&#58; TSM) today held a meeting of the Board of Directors, which passed the following resolutions&#58;</font></div><div style="text-indent:4.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:4.5pt">Approved the 2023 Business Report and Financial Statements. Consolidated revenue totaled NT$2,161.74 billion and net income was NT$838.50 billion, with diluted earnings per share of NT$32.34.</font></div><div style="text-indent:4.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">2.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:4.5pt">Approved the distribution of a NT$3.50 per share cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2023, and set June 19, 2024 as the record date for common stock shareholders entitled to participate in this cash dividend distribution, and the ex-dividend date for the common shares shall be June 13, 2024. As required by Article 165 of Taiwan&#8217;s Company Law, the shareholders&#8217; register shall be closed for five days prior to the record date (June 15 through June 19, 2024) for registration transfer, and the dividend will be paid on July 11, 2024. In addition, the ex-dividend date for TSMC American Depositary Shares (ADSs) will be June 13, 2024. Beginning May 28, 2024, the New York Stock Exchange will shorten the securities settlement cycle from two business days to one business day, and the record date for TSMC ADSs entitled to participate in this cash dividend distribution will also be June 13, 2024.<br><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">3.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:4.5pt">Approved distribution of employees&#8217; business performance bonus and profit sharing totaling approximately NT$100,181.06 million for 2023. This includes business performance bonus of NT$50,090.53 million distributed following each quarter of 2023 and profit sharing of NT$50,090.53 million to be distributed in July 2024.<br><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">4.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:4.5pt">Approved capital appropriations of approximately US$9,421.48 million for purposes including&#58; 1) Installation of advanced technology capacity&#59; 2) Installation of advanced packaging, mature and&#47;or specialty technology capacity&#59; 3) Fab construction, and installation of fab facility systems, including construction of the Zero Waste Manufacturing Center at the Southern Taiwan Science Park&#59; 4) capitalized leased assets.<br><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">5.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:4.5pt">Approved the capital injection of not more than US$5.262 billion to Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc. (JASM).<br><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">6.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:4.5pt">Approved the capital injection of not more than US$5 billion to TSMC Arizona, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC.<br><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">7.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:4.5pt">Approved the capital injection of not more than US$3 billion to TSMC Global Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC, for the purpose of reducing foreign exchange hedging costs.</font></div><div style="height:45pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:45pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:13.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"><br><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">8.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:4.5pt">To attract and retain corporate executives and critical talents and to link their compensation with shareholders&#8217; interests and ESG achievements, the board approved the issuance of 2,960,000 shares of 2023 employee restricted stock awards (RSAs). In addition, the board approved the issuance of no more than 4,185,000 common shares of RSAs for the year 2024, which will be submitted to the 2024 Annual Shareholders&#8217; Meeting for approval.<br><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">9.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:4.5pt">Approved the convening of the 2024 AGM for 9&#58;00 a.m. on June 4, 2024 at Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu (10F, No. 188, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Hsinchu), at which shareholders will hold an election for TSMC&#8217;s 10-member Board of Directors, including 7 independent directors.<br><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">10. 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The Company supports a thriving ecosystem of global customers and partners with the industry&#8217;s leading process technologies and portfolio of design enablement solutions to unleash innovation for the global semiconductor industry. With global operations spanning Asia, Europe, and North America, TSMC serves as a committed corporate citizen around the world.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">TSMC deployed 288 distinct process technologies, and manufactured 11,895 products for 528 customers in 2023 by providing broadest range of advanced, specialty and advanced packaging technology services. The Company is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. 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