The semiconductor industry's battle for market share has been fierce for many years.TSMC has been the supplier of choice for the mobile SoC industry for quite some time. Their 20nm process is used by all of the big players, but now the rest of the industry is catching up.TSMC is a world leader in semiconductor manufacturing and design.In the semiconductor manufacturing business, TSMC is the world's largest semiconductor foundry by revenue, but smaller players Samsung and Intel are not standing still. Samsung's foundry business has been growing, but the company has a target of a $5 billion revenue by 2020. Intel has been pouring money into its foundry business as well.

Qualcomm

Qualcomm, Inc. is a world leader in 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and the creator of many industry innovations such as CDMA and HSDPA, UMTS and LTE. As a supplier of wireless standards and technologies, Qualcomm is focused on delivering the most innovative products for wireless applications. The Company is committed to developing and commercializing innovative mobile and other wireless technologies.

MediaTek Company

MediaTek, the company responsible for the creation of the popular MediaTek processor architecture, is now one of the largest TSMC competitors, and has recently become the first foundry to begin mass production on the new 7nm process.

Intel Corporation

Intel Corporation is a company that designs, develops, manufactures and sells semiconductors, advanced electronics and computer processors. "Intel" was founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Andrew Grove. Currently, Intel has two main businesses: Xeon (Central Processing Units (CPUs)), and (Microprocessors (CPUs)).

Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics is the flagship brand of the Samsung Group. It was founded in 1969, following the merger of Samsung and Cheil Industries. The company can be regarded as the world's first household brand, which has expanded its global network to 93 countries and regions. It is the world's leading mobile phone maker, and ranks first in the global mobile phone market.

Foxconn Company

Everyone has heard of the famous Foxconn Company, but few people really know what it is. Foxconn is a famous Chinese manufacturing company that was formed in the 1970's by the Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. LTD. (known as simply "Foxconn" for short) in Taiwan. They are the world's largest electronics manufacturing company, and are known for manufacturing phones, computers, tablets, televisions, and other electronic devices among other things.

In conclusion, the mobile industry is at the stage where larger orders are being made by manufacturers that are looking to increase their orders. TSMC has developed a good reputation for being able to deliver the chips customers want, even if the volumes are less than what other companies are capable of producing.