A profile of TSMC founder Morris Chang, who moved from the US to Taiwan in 1985 to build a chip industry behemoth that now sits at the center of a tech Cold War
“We control all the choke points,” Mr. Chang said, referring collectively to the United States and its chip-making allies such as the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. “China can't really do anything if we want to choke them."https://www.nytimes.com/ ...
Morris Chang revolutionized the chips industry at 56 when he founded TSMC. His unlikely journey has charted a new reality where a linchpin of global economic growth lies in one of the world's most volatile hotspots. W/@paulmozur Read our profile: https://www.nytimes.com/...
Most stories on #Taiwan & #TSMC nowadays mention silicon shield. “Mr. Liu rejected the idea of the “silicon shield”: that Taiwan's chip-making prowess deters military action by China and brings support from the United States. Both need Taiwan's chips.” https://www.nytimes.com/...