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Morris Chang
TSMC · Ningbo, China
Refugee from civil war who became an outsider in US chip giants — then invented an entirely new business model in his late 50s.
Late startingCategory inventionGeo-strategic patience
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Company
TSMC
Journey
Moves that mattered.
- 1958Joined Texas Instruments; rose to group VP.
- 1987Founded TSMC at age 56 — invented the pure-play foundry.
- 2018Retired.
- 2024TSMC the single most strategic company on Earth.
Struggles
Twice passed over for CEO at TI for being foreign-born.
Family
Married Sophie Chang; two children.
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- ↗wikipedia.orgMorris Chang on Wikipedia
- ↗google.comTSMC — official site
- ↗news.google.comMorris Chang in the news
- ↗crunchbase.comTSMC on Crunchbase
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Refugee from civil war who became an outsider in US chip giants — then invented an entirely new business model in his late 50s.
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