Morris Chang
$4.4B
as of 12/29/24
About Morris Chang
Morris Chang founded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, one of the world's largest manufacturers of semiconductors. He retired from the chairman's post in 2018.
Chang worked for a quarter-century at Texas Instruments and then joined the Taiwan research body that spun off TSMC.
TSMC customers include Apple, Nvidia and Qualcomm.
TSMC is building a $65 billion site with three chip plants in Phoenix, Arizona. The first plant is slated for production in 2025 and the second for more advanced chips will come onstream in 2028.
In 2023 TSMC also announced its plan to build a factory in Dresden, Germany, its first in Europe. The company committed $3.8 billion for a 70% stake in the joint venture.
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Taiwan, Province of ChinaSource of wealth
SemiconductorsResidence
Hsinchu, Taiwan, Province of ChinaMarital status
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07/10/31 (age 93)Number of children
1Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D, Stanford UniversitySelf-made
self-madeMorris Chang’s fortune is worth
73K
troy ounces of gold
68K
median U.S. household
44K
median U.S. income
0.088%
U.S. credit card volume
0.018%
GDP of the United States
0.013%
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His degrees from MIT are in mechanical engineering and his Ph.D. from Stanford is in electrical engineering.
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