> But there is no such explanation for TSMCs preference for Mediatek over Qualcomm. Qualcomm is generally as large as Mediatek, in fact they used to be signific

> But there is no such explanation for TSMCs preference for Mediatek over Qualcomm. Qualcomm is generally as large as Mediatek, in fact they used to be significantly larger before TSMC hobbled them. Qualcomm has a longstanding reputation as a bad actor; they're the Oracle of hardware. It's easy to believe that other companies would prefer to avoid doing business with them.