Morris Chang

Morris Chang
Morris Chang
張忠謀
	Chang in 2023
National Policy Advisor to the President
	In office; 20 May 2000 – 19 May 2001
President	Chen Shui-bian
Personal details
Born	10 July 1931 (age 93); 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)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張忠謀
Simplified Chinese	张忠谋
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Zhōngmóu
Wade–Giles	Chang1 Chung1-Mou2
Wu
Romanization	[Jiann阴平去 Zong阴平去mœü阳舒 (urban Ningbo); Jia阴上 Zong阴平去mœü阳舒 (rural Ningbo); Jjia阳舒 Zong阴平去mœü阳舒 (rural Ningbo); Jiann阴平 Jiong阴平miu阳平 (Ninghai); Jjiann阳平 Jiong阴平miu阳平 (Ninghai)] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 48: 舒) (help)
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Zeung1 Zung1-mau4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tiuⁿ Tiong-bô͘
Tâi-lô	Tiunn Tiong-môo (Taipei); Tiunn Tiong-biô (Hsinchu&Lukang)

Morris Chung-Mou Chang^[1] (Chinese: 張忠謀; pinyin: Zhāng Zhōngmóu; born 10 July 1931) is a Taiwanese-American^[2] billionaire businessman and electrical engineer who pioneered the foundry model of semiconductor fabrication.^[3] He is regarded as the founder of Taiwan's semiconductor industry.^[4]

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^[update], his net worth is estimated at US$4.6 billion.^[5]

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.

^ 哈佛商業評論. "張忠謀 Chung-Mou, Chang". 哈佛商業評論・與世界一流管理接軌. Harvard Business School. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
^ Patterson, Alan (January 2024). "Interview of Morris Chang". IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. 46 (1): 66–73. doi:10.1109/MAHC.2024.3365854.
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^ School of Engineering (4 May 2015). "Morris Chang — founding chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor". California: Stanford University.
^ "Forbes profile: Morris Chang". Forbes. Retrieved 1 November 2024.