VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited vs Microchip Technology Incorporated
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
2330 · Taiwan Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View 2330 analysisMicrochip Technology Incorporated
MCHP · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View MCHP analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited leads (92 / 100 vs 71 / 100 for Microchip Technology Incorporated).
- Segment focus: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has 3 segments (74% in Leading-edge Foundry (7nm and below)); Microchip Technology Incorporated has 3 segments (51.1% in Mixed-signal Microcontrollers).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has 7 moat types across 4 domains; Microchip Technology Incorporated has 6 across 3.
Primary market context
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
Leading-edge Foundry (7nm and below)
Leading-edge semiconductor foundry services (<=7nm logic process technologies)
Global
Fabless semiconductor companies, system companies, and IDMs
Dedicated foundry / contract manufacturer
74%
Microchip Technology Incorporated
Mixed-signal Microcontrollers
Embedded microcontrollers & microprocessors for embedded control
Global
OEMs and distributors (embedded system designers)
IDM / hybrid manufacturing semiconductor supplier
51.1%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited strengths
Microchip Technology Incorporated strengths
Segment mix
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited segments
Full profile >Leading-edge Foundry (7nm and below)
Quasi-Monopoly
Mature & Specialty Foundry (16nm and above + specialty processes)
Oligopoly
Advanced Packaging & 3DFabric (CoWoS, InFO, SoIC)
Oligopoly
Microchip Technology Incorporated segments
Full profile >Mixed-signal Microcontrollers
Oligopoly
Analog
Oligopoly
Other (FPGA, memory, timing systems, manufacturing services, SuperFlash licensing)
Oligopoly
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