Taiwan's TSMC Tops Intel by Market Value for First Time: Chart

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. pushed past the market value of Intel Corp. for the first time after a drop in the U.S. chipmaker’s shares. The Taiwanese company has profited from the rising popularity of mobile computing, benefiting customers such as Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. Intel, the largest supplier of microprocessors for personal computers, has struggled with the decline of that business.