Case Title	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.: Building a Platform for Distributed Innovation
Case Author(s)	Marco Iansiti Marcin Strojwas
University	Harvard Business School
Abstract	Surging costs of building a state-of-the-art fabrication facility were pushing firms to outsource manufacturing while advanced technologies were requiring a tighter coupling between design and manufacturing. Explores the development of strategy in this environment. Although Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) began as a pure-play manufacturer, its position in the industry grew, and it had the power to wield influence over several critical control points in the chip development process. The central issue is the decision TSMC must make regarding how to structure its dependencies and interfaces with its customers and technology suppliers. *Reprinted with the permission of Harvard Business School Publishing*
Available In	The Harvard case collection
Publisher	Harvard Business School Publishing
Publisher Case No.	9-604-044
Distributor(s)	Harvard Business School Publishing European Case Clearing House
Pub/Rev Date	Oct 2003
ISBN
Case Length	12 pgs
Teaching Note	Yes
Pub TN Ref No.	9-604-045
Pages (TN)	19 pgs
Issues	Manufacturing, Networks, Outsourcing, Strategy formulation, Suppliers
Organisation(s)
Countries	Taiwan
Industry	Computers & Electronics
Period Covered	2002
Level	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
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