Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, which has boosted its profile in the chip-manufacturing industry by inking deals with Apple, has added LG Electronics LG Electronics said Friday it has developed its own microprocessor to power a variation of its flagship G3 smartphone - a first for the South Korean electronics giant. Thus far, LG has relied mainly on Qualcomm "The chips will be made by TSMC, as LG doesn't have chip factories," said a person familiar with the matter.