I don't think that explains it. Measured by wafer starts/mo, Samsung is the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world, bigger than TSMC. https://anysilic

I don't think that explains it. Measured by wafer starts/mo, Samsung is the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world, bigger than TSMC. https://anysilicon.com/five-semiconductor-companies-hold-53-of-global-wafer-capacity/ https://anysilicon.com/five-semiconductor-companies-hold-53-... Edit: it is maybe a little more complex than that, because much of that is memory, and memory and logic processes may not be able to share the same learnings and developments.