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TSM: Liaw Yung-Haw reported employee-plan purchases

1 reported purchase of non-derivative securities. The footnotes identify an employee stock purchase plan; this is not a discretionary-buy signal. Code P includes open-market and private purchases; it does not establish motive.

Became public
Jun 9, 2026, 6:51 AM EDT
Event / period date
Jun 5, 2026
Collected
Nov 6, 2026, 12:59 PM EST

Why this is connected

This filing identifies TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD as the issuer of the security. The company's SEC identifier connects it to TSM.

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Reported transactions

Liaw Yung-Haw (VP)

48 shares · Common Shares (2330.TW)

Jun 5, 2026 · $76.01 per share

Value calculated from the reported shares and prices: $3,648.48.

The footnotes identify an employee stock purchase plan. This is not a discretionary-buy signal. Code P covers open-market and private purchases. Grants, option exercises, and tax withholding are excluded from purchase results. Read the source footnotes for ownership and pricing details.

Source evidence

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0609</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2026-06-05</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001046179</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TSM</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol>2330.TW</issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0002113705</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Liaw Yung-Haw</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>true</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HSINCHU</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory>TAIWAN</rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory>
            <rptOwnerCountry>F5</rptOwnerCountry>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>300096</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>TAIWAN</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>VP</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares (2330.TW)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>463054</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares (2330.TW)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-06-05</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value>E</value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>48</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>76.01</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>6193</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By ESPP Trust</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares (2330.TW)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7036</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By LTI Trust</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares (2330.TW)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>430000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By  Hsing Yu Investment Co., Ltd.</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Common Shares purchased by the administrator of the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (&quot;ESPP&quot;) on behalf of the filer pursuant to terms predetermined by the issuer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The price was translated from the average purchase price of NT$2,392.5207 in New Taiwan dollars, at the rate of NT$31.475 to US$1.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Common Shares purchased and held under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (&quot;ESPP&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents Common Shares purchased by a trust with cash received under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive (&quot;LTI&quot;) Bonus Plan, over which the filer has obtained investment control.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Shu-Hua Fang, as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-06-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

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