Morris Chang

Name: Morris Chang

Born: July 10, 1931, in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China

Computer-related contributions

• Founding Chairman of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.) in 1987. TSMC pioneered the "dedicated silicon foundry" industry and is the largest silicon foundry in the world.
• Known as the father of Taiwan's chip industry.

Significant publications

• IEEE Medal of Honor (2011).
• EE Times Annual Creativity in Electronics Lifetime Achievement Award (2009).
• Semiconductor Industry Association's Robert N. Noyce Award (2008).
• Top 10 Most Influential Leaders of the World" by Electronic Business (2005).
• One of The Most Significant Contributors in the 50 years of Semiconductor Industry" by BancAmerica (1998).

Quotes

"Without strategy, execution is aimless. Without execution, strategy is useless."