Join

Compare · KLIC vs TSM

KLIC vs TSM

Side-by-side comparison of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc. (KLIC) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both KLIC and TSM operate in Semiconductors (Technology), so they compete in similar markets.
  • TSM is the larger of the two at $2.04T, about 466.4x KLIC ($4.38B).
  • Over the past year, KLIC is up 165.8% and TSM is up 137.8% - KLIC leads by 28.0 points.
  • TSM has been more active in the news (39 items in the past 4 weeks vs 7 for KLIC).
  • TSM has more recent analyst coverage (22 ratings vs 11 for KLIC).
PerformanceKLIC+165.84%TSM+137.80%
2025-04-30+0.00%2026-04-30
MetricKLICTSM
Company
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
Price
$85.60+2.29%
$396.11+0.60%
Market cap
$4.38B
$2.04T
1M return
+30.27%
+17.15%
1Y return
+165.84%
+137.80%
Industry
Semiconductors
Semiconductors
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
1997
News (4w)
7
39
Recent ratings
11
22
KLIC

Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment and tools to assemble semiconductor devices. It operates in two segments, Capital Equipment, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS). The Capital Equipment segment manufactures and sells ball and wedge bonders, and advanced packaging and electronic assembly solutions. The APS segment manufactures and sells dicing blades, capillaries, and bonding wedges. The company also services, maintains, repairs, and upgrades equipment. It serves semiconductor device manufacturers, integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, other electronics manufacturers, industrial manufacturers, and automotive electronics suppliers primarily in the United States and the Asia/Pacific region. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Singapore.

TSM

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited manufactures and sells integrated circuits and semiconductors. It also offers customer service, account management, and engineering services. The company serves customers in computer, communications, consumer, and industrial and standard segments in North America, Europe, Japan, China, and South Korea. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in HsinChu, Taiwan.