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Foundry Process Technology Count

Foundry process-technology count measures the number of distinct semiconductor process technologies deployed by a foundry during a reporting period.

By Lee BaileyPublished Sep 25, 2026

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Research date: Sep 25, 2026Use the dated article and cited sources for the definition, examples, and stated limitations.
Operating-model context: 19 connected conceptsPart of the reviewed Semiconductor Foundry Economics; issuer definitions remain distinct where disclosed.
Company examples: 1 reviewed companyRelationships reflect supported examples, not a normalized cross-company KPI ranking.

The count measures breadth, not the economic importance of each technology
Breadth supports a wider product portfolio
More technologies also mean more operating complexity
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Foundry process technology count measures how many distinct process technologies a foundry deployed during a period.

TSMC said it deployed 305 distinct process technologies in 2025.

The count measures breadth, not the economic importance of each technology

A mature specialty process and a leading-edge process each count as one technology even though their revenue, capital intensity, pricing, and customer demand can be very different.

That is why process technology count should not be used as a substitute for Process Node Revenue Mix.

Breadth supports a wider product portfolio

TSMC also manufactured 12,682 products for 534 customers. A large technology menu can support many product requirements across leading-edge and specialty applications.

Use Foundry Product Count and Foundry Customer Count to trace that breadth across technologies, products, and customers.

More technologies also mean more operating complexity

Maintaining many process generations requires equipment, recipes, qualification, and yield control across a broad manufacturing base. Technology count is therefore a capability indicator, not a direct profit metric.

Primary source: TSMC 2025 Form 20-F.

Part of the Semiconductor Foundry Economics

Connect end-market and process-node mix, customer concentration, manufacturing breadth, wafer capacity, utilization, shipments, pricing, and yield to understand pure-play semiconductor foundry economics.

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Customer concentration and manufacturing breadthCurrent relationship
Largest, second-largest, and top-ten customer concentration show dependence on major customers, while customer count, product count, and process-technology count show the breadth of the manufacturing ecosystem. Breadth does not negate concentration because a small number of customers can still drive most revenue.
Foundry Customer Count Largest-Customer Revenue ConcentrationFoundry Process Technology CountCurrent conceptFoundry Product Count Second-Largest-Customer Revenue Concentration Top-Ten Customer Revenue Concentration
Platform and process-node mix
HPC, smartphone, IoT, automotive, and digital-consumer-electronics revenue mix show where foundry demand originates. Advanced-technology wafer revenue mix and process-node revenue mix show which manufacturing generations monetize that demand without treating end-market categories as process nodes.
Advanced-Technology Wafer Revenue Mix Automotive Revenue Mix Digital Consumer Electronics Revenue Mix HPC Revenue Mix IoT Revenue Mix Smartphone Revenue Mix Process-Node Revenue Mix
Capacity, utilization, output, pricing, and yield
Annual 12-inch-equivalent capacity and wafer manufacturing capacity describe production scale, capacity utilization shows how much of that scale is being used, wafer shipments measure output, wafer average selling price measures realized pricing, and manufacturing yield indicates how effectively processed wafers become usable product.
Annual 12-Inch-Equivalent Wafer Capacity Foundry Capacity Utilization Semiconductor Manufacturing Yield Wafer Average Selling Price Wafer Manufacturing Capacity Wafer Shipments

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TSMOpen operating-model research →19 of 19 reviewed concepts in Semiconductor Foundry EconomicsCustomer concentration and manufacturing breadth6 of 6 bridge concepts supportedContinue through this bridge:Foundry Customer Count Foundry Product Count Largest-Customer Revenue Concentration Second-Largest-Customer Revenue Concentration Top-Ten Customer Revenue Concentration

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