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Morris Chang, Founder of Taiwan Chip Manufacturer TSMC, Retires

Morris Chang, Founder of Taiwan Chip Manufacturer TSMC, Retires
Morris Chang, chairman of TSMC, during a shareholders conference in Taipei on Jan. 16, 2014. Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images
Annie Wu
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Morris Chang, founder, chairman, and CEO of the world’s largest contract chipmaker, TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), announced his retirement at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting on June 5.

He established the firm in 1987 and pioneered the idea of manufacturing chips for chip design firms without their own factories.

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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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