This Major Chipmaker Is the Hidden Winner for 2026

When you hear the phrase "chip company," your first instinct may be to think about Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), or maybe even Frito-Lay. However, there is another major player behind the scenes that I think deserves more attention. Nvidia and AMD don't manufacture anything; they design the chips and outsource the work. While this is a great business model, so is the one employed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), the chipmaker known as TSMC to which they send the majority of t ...