Micron Technology, Inc. vs Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. — how do they compare? Micron Technology, Inc. trades at $893.77 (market cap $980.90B), while Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. trades at $427.6 (market cap $1.93T). The key difference: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. pays the higher dividend (0.9%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MU | TSM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $980.90B | $1.93T |
Sector | Technology | Technology |
52-Week High | $1.21K | $477.57 |
52-Week Low | $115.79 | $227.33 |
Enterprise Value | $961.25B | $1.85T |
Dividend Yield | 0.06% | 0.9% |
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Micron historically focused on designing and manufacturing DRAM for PCs. The firm then expanded into the NAND flash memory market. It increased its DRAM scale with the purchase of Elpida (completed in mid-2013) and Inotera (completed in December 2016). The firm's DRAM and NAND products tailored to PCs, data centers, smartphones, game consoles, automotives, and other computing devices.
Read more on MU →Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 57% market share in 2021 per Gartner. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the U.S. in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs.
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