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Acquired · TSMC · Sources

Sources

Every citation in the TSMC case file, deduped and grouped by provenance. The shape of the evidence base tells you how to read the case — heavy on transcript means show-anchored; heavy on filings means audited; heavy on external press means corroborated.

24 sources2 load-bearing4 categories

Show transcript (9)

Quotes and chapter references from Acquired itself. The primary source for what the hosts argued.

  1. [02]

    Acquired episode TSMC

    4 refs
  2. [03]

    TSMC 2024 annual report + Acquired episode

    1 ref
  3. [04]

    TechInsights (Scotten Jones, Mar 2024) + TrendForce Q4 2024 foundry market share + Acquired episode TSMC

    1 ref
  4. [05]

    Acquired episode TSMC + Morris Chang interview + IEEE Spectrum biography

    1 ref
  5. [06]

    Acquired episode TSMC + Wikipedia TSMC + Chris Miller, Chip War

    1 ref
  6. [07]

    TSMC disclosures + Acquired episode

    1 ref
  7. [08]

    TSMC press release + Acquired episode

    1 ref
  8. [09]

    https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/tsmc-founder-morris-chang

    1 ref

SEC filings (3)

10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements. Audited financial disclosures. The most legally hard evidence in the file.

  1. [01]

    TSMC 2024 annual report

    2 refs
  2. [02]

    TSMC 2024 Annual Report (filed with TWSE) + CNBC reporting on customer concentration shift

    1 ref

External press & research (2)

Wikipedia, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg, books. Independent reporting that corroborates or sharpens the show's claims.

Other (10)

Anything not classified above — press releases, blog posts, internal company materials.

  1. [02]

    Public market data

    1 ref
  2. [05]

    IBS estimates + TSMC disclosures

    1 ref
  3. [08]

    TSMC historical disclosures

    1 ref
  4. [09]

    TSMC + customer announcements

    1 ref

Composition

Show transcript9 (38%)
SEC filings3 (13%)
External press & research2 (8%)
Other10 (42%)

Load-bearing

Sources cited across two or more surfaces (numbers, events, strategies). If any of these turn out to be wrong, multiple claims in the file move with them.

  • Acquired TSMC, ch. Intro (2025 re-release)

    number · event · strategy · 11 refs

  • TSMC investor relations + this site's /api/semiconductor-capex

    number · strategy · 2 refs