Far Eastern Group Competitors

Established in 1987, TSMC is the world's first dedicated semiconductor foundry. As the founder and a leader of the Dedicated IC Foundry segment, TSMC has built its reputation by offering advanced and "More-than-Moore" wafer production processes and unparalleled manufacturing efficiency. From its inception, TSMC has consistently offered the foundry segment's leading technologies and TSMC COMPATIBLE® design services. TSMC has consistently experienced strong growth by building solid partnerships with its customers, large and small. IC suppliers from around the world trust TSMC with their manufacturing needs, thanks to its unique integration of cutting-edge process technologies, pioneering design services, manufacturing productivity and product quality. The company's total managed capacity reached above 9 million 12-inch equivalent wafers in 2015. TSMC operates three advanced 12-inch wafer fabs, four eight-inch wafer fabs, one six-inch wafer fab (fab 2) and two backend fabs (advanced backend fab 1 and 2). TSMC also manages two eight-inch fabs at wholly owned subsidiaries: WaferTech in the United States and TSMC China Company Limited. TSMC also obtains eight-inch wafer capacity from other companies in which the Company has an equity interest. TSMC is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) under ticker number 2330, and its American Depositary Shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "TSM".

CTCI (TWSE: 9933, TPEx: 5209, TPEx: 6803) is a global engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services provider. Founded in 1979, CTCI emerged as the leader in Taiwan's hydrocarbon processing industry, and an active player in the power, environmental, transportation, and industrial markets, worldwide. A strong reputation for reliability—coupled with an uncompromising approach to quality, and eagerness to learn—further drove our ascent to become the world’s most reliable engineering service provider. Expertly delivering technically complicated projects, in markets all over the world, CTCI has become the engineering partner of choice for global leaders across Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas. With a globally dynamic team of over 7,000 employees, in around 40 affiliates, spanning across more than 10 countries—not to mention forty years of experience in the industry—CTCI is working to solve some of the world’s most technically challenging problems.

Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) is the largest conglomerate headquartered in Taiwan, co-founded by Wang Yung-ching and his brother Wang Yung-tsai in 1954. The Group now has numerous investments in Taiwan, the United States, Mainland China and Southeast Asia, covering various fields such as petrochemicals, polymers, electronics, energy resources, engineering, biotechnology, education and medical services, with annual turnover exceeding 60 billion USD.