{"entity":"tsmc","id":"ent_tsmc","name":"TSMC","predicate":"founded","label":"founding date","page":"https://asof.is/record/tsmc/founded","as_of":"2026-11-01","summary":"As of November 1, 2026, TSMC's founding date on the AsOf record is February 21, 1987, dated February 21, 1987, from a primary source (sec.gov). The record holds 1 claim on TSMC's founding date, 1 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.","current":["clm_70A2B581A982"],"latest_period":null,"claims":[{"id":"clm_70A2B581A982","value":"1987-02-21","valid_from":"1987-02-21","valid_to":null,"published":"2026-04-16","recorded":"2026-10-29","confidence":0.95,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000162828026025362/R7.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":"TSMC (Form 20-F FY2025, financial statement note 1)","published_at":"2026-04-16T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-29","quote":"Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), a Republic of China (R.O.C.) corporation, was incorporated on February 21, 1987.","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046179/000162828026025362/R7.htm"}}],"replaced":[],"faq":[{"question":"What is TSMC's current founding date?","answer":"February 21, 1987, dated February 21, 1987, from a primary source (sec.gov). The record asserts this claim as of November 1, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95)."}],"legend":{"dates":"valid_from: when the claim took effect (a period figure: the day its period closed). published: the earliest day a source on the record published it (a filing's filing date, a post's date; null when no source carries one). recorded: the day AsOf first held it. A figure can take effect weeks before it is published.","why_not":{},"checked_by":{"page-read":"its source page states the value and the date"}}}