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Morris Chang
Founding TSMC and pioneering a business devoted to manufacturing other companies’ chips.
TSMC · Dedicated-foundry model
- Born
- 10 July 1931
- Birthplace
- Ningbo, China
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Morris Chang
Taiwanese-American engineer and business leader who reshaped semiconductor manufacturing. His dedicated-foundry model let chip designers use specialist factories without having to build their own.
Early life
Wartime moves
His family moved between Chinese cities and Hong Kong during war and political upheaval.
American education
Studied engineering at MIT and later earned an electrical-engineering doctorate at Stanford.
Career
- 1955–1983
Semiconductor career
Worked at Sylvania and Texas Instruments, rising into senior management.
- 1985
Move to Taiwan
Took charge of the Industrial Technology Research Institute.
- 1987
TSMC founder
Launched the dedicated chip-manufacturing company with government and industrial backing.
- 2018
Retirement
Retired after more than three decades leading TSMC.
Companies & projects
TSMC
A semiconductor manufacturer serving outside chip designers.
Dedicated-foundry model
Separated chip design from the huge cost of owning a fabrication plant.
Autobiography
Published two volumes covering his education and business career.
Beyond work
Public representation
Represented Chinese Taipei at several APEC leaders’ meetings.
Education support
He and his wife Sophie supported MIT, where a building bears their names.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional biography and research ↗Photo: 總統府. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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