台积电2023年度报告

TableofContents UNITEDSTATES SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION Washington,DC20549 FORM20-F ☐REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(b)OR12(g)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ☐ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 ForthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2023OR ☐TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ☐SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 DateofeventrequiringthisshellcompanyreportForthetransitionperiodfromto Commissionfilenumber1-14700 (ExactNameofRegistrantasSpecifiedinItsCharter) TaiwanSemiconductorManufacturingCompanyLimited RepublicofChina (TranslationofRegistrant’sNameIntoEnglish)(JurisdictionofIncorporationorOrganization) No.8,Li-HsinRoad6HsinchuScienceParkHsinchu300-096,TaiwanRepublicofChina (AddressofPrincipalExecutiveOffices) WendellHuang,SeniorVicePresident&ChiefFinancialOfficer&SpokespersonTelephone:886-3-5055901/Email:invest@tsmc.com No.8,Li-HsinRoad6,HsinchuSciencePark,Hsinchu300-096,Taiwan,RepublicofChina (Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimilenumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson) SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct: TitleofEachClassTradingSymbol(s) NameofEachExchangeonWhichRegistered CommonShares,parvalueNT$10.00each* TSMTheNewYorkStockExchange,Inc. SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct: None (TitleofClass) SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct: None (TitleofClass) Indicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuer’sclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport. AsofDecember31,2023,25,932,070,992CommonShares,parvalueNT$10eachwereoutstanding. Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct.Yes☐No☐ Ifthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934.Yes☐No☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant:(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days.Yes☐No☐ IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyeveryInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitsuchfiles).Yes☐No☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfileroranemerginggrowthcompany.Seedefinitionof“largeacceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler,”and“emerginggrowthcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct. LargeAcceleratedFiler☐AcceleratedFiler☐Non-AcceleratedFiler☐EmergingGrowthCompany☐ IfanemerginggrowthcompanythatpreparesitsfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithU.S.GAAP,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistranthaselectednottousetheextendedtransitionperiodforcomplyingwithanyneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandards†providedpursuanttoSection13(a)oftheExchangeAct.☐ †Theterm“neworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandard”referstoanyupdateissuedbytheFinancialAccountingStandardsBoardtoitsAccountingStandardsCodificationafterApril5,2012. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledareportonandattestationtoitsmanagement’sassessmentoftheeffectivenessofitsinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingunderSection404(b)oftheSarbanes-OxleyAct(15 U.S.C.7262(b))bytheregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatpreparedorissueditsauditreport.☐ IfsecuritiesareregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct,indicatebycheckmarkwhetherthefinancialstatementsoftheregistrantincludedinthefilingreflectthecorrectionofanerrortopreviouslyissuedfinancialstatements.☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhetheranyofthoseerrorcorrectionsarerestatementsthatrequiredarecoveryanalysisofincentive-basedcompensationreceivedbyanyoftheregistrant’sexecutiveofficersduringtherelevantrecoveryperiodpursuantto§240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling: U.S.GAAP ☐ InternationalFinancialReportingStandardsasissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard☐ Other☐ If“Other”hasbeencheckedinresponsetothepreviousquestion,indicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow. Item17☐Item18☐ Ifthisisanannualreport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct).Yes☐No☐ *Notfortrading,butonlyinconnectionwiththelistingontheNewYorkStockExchange,Inc.ofAmericanDepositaryShares(“ADS”)representingsuchCommonShares. TableofContents TABLEOFCONTENTS TaiwanSemiconductorManufacturingCompanyLimited Page CAUTIONARYSTATEMENTREGARDINGFORWARD-LOOKINGINFORMATION1 PARTI3 ITEM1. ITEM2. ITEM3. ITEM4.ITEM4A.ITEM5. ITEM6. ITEM7. ITEM8. ITEM9. ITEM10. ITEM11.ITEM12D. PARTII ITEM13. IDENTITYOFDIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDADVISORS3 OFFERSTATIS