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Morris Chang

10 July 1931 – present

Morris Chang is a Taiwanese-American business executive and engineer who founded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in 1987. After a long career at Texas Instruments, he built TSMC around the dedicated foundry model, in which a company manufactures chips designed by other firms, and he served as its chairman and chief executive before retiring in 2018.

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Born in Ningbo, China
10 July 1931

Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, and spent his childhood moving during the war years.

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Studied mechanical engineering at MIT
1949 – 1953

Transferred from Harvard and earned bachelor's and master's degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Joined Texas Instruments
1958

Began a 25-year career at the semiconductor manufacturer in Dallas.

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Earned a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford
1964

Completed his PhD while sponsored by Texas Instruments.

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Became a vice president at Texas Instruments
c. 1972

Rose to lead the company's worldwide semiconductor business.

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Moved to Taiwan to head the Industrial Technology Research Institute
1985

Left the United States at the invitation of the Taiwanese government to lead ITRI.

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Founded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
21 February 1987

Established TSMC in Hsinchu as the first dedicated semiconductor foundry.

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Stepped down as chief executive of TSMC
2005

Handed over the chief executive role while remaining chairman.

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Returned as chief executive of TSMC
2009 – 2013

Resumed the chief executive role during the global financial crisis and held it until 2013.

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Retired as chairman of TSMC
5 June 2018

Left the board at the company's annual shareholders meeting.

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