English
Industry Expert Blogs
|
A Brief History of TSMCSemiWiki - Daniel NenniAug. 06, 2012 |
In 1985 Morris Chang was recruited by the Taiwanese government to help develop the emerging semiconductor industry. In 1986 Morris joined the Hsinchu based non profit research institute ITRI as Chairman and President and launched what would be TSMC's first semiconductor wafer fabrication plant on the ITRI campus. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. was officially formed in 1987 as a joint venture between the Taiwan government (21%), Dutch multinational electronics giant Philips (28%), and other private investors.
Related Blogs
- Intel Embraces the RISC-V Ecosystem: Implications as the Other Shoe Drops
- The Grand Folly of India's Foundry Plans
- Extending Arm Total Design Ecosystem to Accelerate Infrastructure Innovation
- ARM acquisition by SoftBank - is it good or bad for the UK and the electronics industry?
- Ecosystem Collaboration Drives New AMBA Specification for Chiplets