Morris Chang
Morris Chang | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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張忠謀 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chang in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Policy Advisor to the President | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 20 May 2000 – 19 May 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Chen Shui-bian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 July 1931 Ningbo, Chekiang, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Sophie Chang | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, ME) Stanford University (PhD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Founder, chairman and CEO, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal (2000) Nikkei Asia Prize (2005) IEEE Medal of Honor (2011) Order of Dr. Sun Yat-sen (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 張忠謀 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张忠谋 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morris Chung-Mou Chang (Chinese: 張忠謀; pinyin: Zhāng Zhōngmóu; born 10 July 1931) is a Taiwanese-American billionaire businessman and electrical engineer who pioneered the foundry model of semiconductor fabrication. He is regarded as the founder of Taiwan's semiconductor industry.
Chang is the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's first and largest semiconductor foundry. He was the company's chief executive officer (CEO) from 1987 to 2005, and retired as its chairman in 2018. As of November 2024, his net worth is estimated at US$4.6 billion.
After attending Harvard University, Chang earned three degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a doctorate from Stanford University. He built his business career first in the United States and then subsequently in Taiwan. From 1958 to 1983, Chang worked at Texas Instruments (TI), becoming its vice president. He then left TI in 1983 and was briefly the president and chief operating officer (COO) of General Instrument. He founded TSMC in 1987.