Morris Chang

Morris Chang has been the founding Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) since 1987. TSMC pioneered the “dedicated silicon foundry” industry and is the largest silicon foundry in the world.

Prior to his career in Taiwan, Dr. Chang’s career was in the United States. He was the President and Chief Operating Officer of General Instrument Corporation in 1984 – 1985, and prior to that, he was at Texas Instruments for 25 years (1958 – 1983), where he was Group Vice President responsible for worldwide semiconductor business.

Dr. Chang received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T. in 1952 and 1953, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1964. He received honorary doctorates from Chiao-Tung University, Ching-Hua University, and Central University in Taiwan as well as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the U.S.

Dr. Chang was the recipient of the IEEE Robert N. Noyce Award for Exceptional Contributions to Microelectronics Industry, and the “Exemplary Leadership Award” of the Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA). He was selected by BusinessWeek as one of the “Top 25 Managers of the Year” and “Stars of Asia” in 1998; and by BancAmerica Robertson Stephens as “One of The Most Significant Contributors in the 50 years of Semiconductor Industry” in 1998.

Dr. Chang is Member of National Academy of Engineering (U.S.A) and Member of MIT Corporation as well. He is also on the advisory boards of NYSE, Stanford University, and University of California at Berkeley.