Tsai Ming-kai
$3.99B
$4.8M (-0.1%)
as of 01/01/25
About Tsai Ming-kai
Tsai Ming-kai chairs smartphone chipmaker MediaTek, which was spun off from another company he ran.
Faced with escalating competition in a plateauing sector, Tsai brought in Rick Tsai (who is not related) in 2018. Rick now serves as vice chairman and CEO.
Tsai studied electrical engineering first in Taiwan and later in the U.S.
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Citizenship
Taiwan, Province of ChinaSource of wealth
SemiconductorsResidence
Hsinchu, Taiwan, Province of ChinaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
04/06/50 (age 74)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Engineering, National Taiwan University; Master of Science in Engineering, University of CincinnatiSelf-made
self-madeTsai Ming-kai’s fortune is worth
66K
troy ounces of gold
61K
median U.S. household
40K
median U.S. income
0.08%
U.S. credit card volume
0.016%
GDP of the United States
0.012%
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Did you know?
Long-regarded as the father of Taiwan's chip-design industry, Tsai was nicknamed "King of the Bandit Phones" since MediaTek powered mainly low-end mobile phones.
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TAIWAN | 2454-TW
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