president and chief operating officer; Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, 1987-, chairman and chief executive officer.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Chairman and chief executive officer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company; chairman, Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association
The symbol for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. in the NYSE is: TSM.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM)had its IPO in 1997.
As of July 2014, the market cap for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) is $108,329,762,410.92.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, No. 25, Li-Hsin Road, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan 300, ROC
By offering reasonable rates and excellent customer service, TSMC became Taiwan's number-one chip company and the world's leading semiconductor foundry.
In 1987 he started the first foundry, TSMC, with $52 million in financial backing from the Taiwanese government and additional support from a Netherlands company, Philips Electronics.
The industry was in such a strong upturn that TSMC acquired the rival Worldwide Semiconductor Corporation in 2000 to keep up with the demand.
TSMC is an abbreviation for "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation. It is the world's largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry. The headquarters are in Taiwan.
Chang, who is regarded as the father of Taiwan's semiconductor industry, is a hero in his country.
In September a magnitude 7.3 earthquake rocked central Taiwan, knocking out power to the company's two plants. While engineers surveyed the damage, Chang sought help from Taiwan's premier. Within 10 days his company was back up and running again.