Morris Chang

Morris Chang was born in Ningbo, China in 1931 and emigrated to the United States as a young man, completing his undergraduate engineering education at MIT before earning a PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford in 1964. He spent 25 years at Texas Instruments, where he rose to Group Vice President and became one of the most technically respected semiconductor executives in the American industry. His experience at TI gave him deep insight into the economics and limitations of the integrated device manufacturer model, which directly informed his subsequent vision for the foundry business. After departing TI and briefly working at General Instrument, he accepted an invitation from Taiwan's government to lead the Industrial Technology Research Institute and develop a semiconductor industry strategy for the island.

Morris Chang was born in Ningbo, China in 1931 and emigrated to the United States as a young man, completing his undergraduate engineering education at MIT before earning a PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford in 1964. He spent 25 years at Texas Instruments, where he rose to Group Vice President and became one of the most technically respected semiconductor executives in the American industry. His experience at TI gave him deep insight into the economics and limitations of the integrated device manufacturer model, which directly informed his subsequent vision for the foundry business. After departing TI and briefly working at General Instrument, he accepted an invitation from Taiwan's government to lead the Industrial Technology Research Institute and develop a semiconductor industry strategy for the island.