91 news items tagged Morris Chang
TSMC could set up fab in Europe
Thursday 18 February 2021TSMC could set up an advanced wafer fab in Europe, where demand for leading-edge chip fabrication is promising, according to industry observers.
Political pressure challenging TSMC
Monday 8 February 2021TSMC is believed to have been under political pressure to set up an advanced wafer fab locally in the US in the wake of the US-China trade war. The pure-play foundry has also come...
No specific plans yet for US fab, says TSMC
Tuesday 12 May 2020TSMC has always been evaluating potential locations for an advanced wafer fab overseas, including the US, but no specific plans have been put in place yet, according to the pure-play...
China foundry HSMC to push chiplet standard formulation, says CEO Shang-yi Chiang
Tuesday 20 August 2019While Moore's Law is approaching its physical limits, only a few could still afford the expensive game of process shrink. And when the post-Moore's Law era comes, semiconductor firms,...
What is behind Nvidia switch from TSMC to Samsung?
Thursday 4 July 2019Nvidia has decided to choose Samsung Electronics over TSMC for producing next-generation GPUs in 2020 on 7nm EUV (extreme ultraviolet) node despite Samsung's yield rates for the process...
TSMC to get new CFO September 1
Tuesday 2 July 2019TSMC CFO Lora Ho will leave her current position on September 1 as she will move forward to oversee the pure-play foundry's Europe and Asia business. Ho's CFO vacancy will be filled...
AI to replace human jobs, lifelong learning needed to counter, says Morris Chang
Thursday 6 June 2019Data and computing capability will be a decisive key to success in the upcoming AI and IoT era, and as AI will be able to handle a high portion of existing human jobs, people had...
Taiwan integral part of global innovation supply chain, says Morris Chang
Thursday 4 October 2018Taiwan is an integral part of the global innovation supply chain and has a major role to play in building the future of the global digital economy, according to Morris Chang, founder...
Innovation to drive future semiconductor market growth, says Morris Chang
Thursday 6 September 2018Speaking at a forum during the ongoing Semicon Taiwan 2018, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) founder Morris Chang said the semiconductor industry will outgrow global...
Morris Chang to deliver speech at forum marking 60th year of IC development
Tuesday 4 September 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) founder Morris Chang will deliver his first keynote speech after retiring in June 2018 at the "IC60 Master Forum" to be held on September...
TSMC ramping up 7nm chip production
Friday 22 June 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has started commercial production of chips built using 7nm process technology, according to company CEO CC Wei. The foundry is also...
Morris Chang: A banquet that marks the conclusion of an era
Wednesday 20 June 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) recently hosted a banquet to bid farewell to Morris Chang following his retirement. The guests there - including leaders in the tech...
Government backing crucial for Taiwan IC achievements, says TSMC CEO
Thursday 14 June 2018When Texas Instruments' new engineer Jack Kilby invented the world's first IC in 1958, no one could imagine that 60 years later, ICs have deeply rooted in Taiwan, now the world's...
Chang expresses trust in new TSMC leadership as he bids farewell
Wednesday 6 June 2018Morris Chang said at TSMC's annual shareholders meeting on June 5 that he believes the dual leadership of Mark Liu and CC Wei will create another "miraculous" growth for the pure-play...
TSMC names new chairman
Tuesday 5 June 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced Mark Liu, currently co-CEO and president of the pure-play foundry, has been promoted to chairman effective immediate...
Taiwan moving to cushion impacts of US-China trade row
Wednesday 9 May 2018The government in Taiwan is actively taking actions to cushion possible undesirable impacts on the country's economic and trade development from the ongoing trade spats between the...
Nvidia wary of possible cryptocurrency demand drop
Tuesday 13 March 2018GPU demand from the cryptocurrency mining industry is showing signs of slowdown recently and Nvidia has started taking measures to minimize possible damage, according to some market...
TSMC to recoup 5nm fab investment when revenues reach NT$1.5 trillion
Monday 29 January 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) estimates its revenues will expand at a 5-10% CAGR in the next five years, and will be able to secure a return of the NT$500 billion...
TSMC to break ground for 5nm fab this week
Tuesday 23 January 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to break ground this week for the construction of its new 5nm fab in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), where its...
TSMC to see revenues rise 10-15% on HPC, IoT, 7nm orders in 2018
Friday 19 January 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will see its revenues grow 10-15% on year in 2018, mainly driven by the three major sectors of HPC (high performance computing),...
TSMC 3nm fab construction to kick off in 2020, chairman says
Monday 6 November 2017Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) founder and chairman Morris Chang said at a recent company event that the pure-play foundry will start constructing its advanced...
Moore's Law no longer valid, says Morris Chang
Wednesday 25 October 2017Moore's Law has become invalid for a while, as the time needed for the transistor density to double is no longer 18-24 months although the density has indeed kept increasing, Morris...
Apple-TSMC partnership started from home dinner hosted by Morris Chang, says Jeff Williams
Tuesday 24 October 2017Though a business partner of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for less than 10 years, Apple has become the largest customer of the world's largest foundry house in...
Global semiconductor sector to see 4.5-5.5% CAGR in next decade, says Morris Chang
Tuesday 24 October 2017The global semiconductor sector will grow 2-3pp more than the global GDP expansion and see a 4.5-5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the next 10 years, with Taiwan Semiconductor...
Dual leadership should become long-term management model at TSMC, says Morris Chang
Friday 13 October 2017The dual leadership to be enforced at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) starting from June 2018 should remain a long-term management model for a big company like TSMC,...