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Chairman and CEO, TSMC
C.C. Wei leads TSMC, the semiconductor foundry that manufactures chips designed by many AI computing companies. His career at TSMC spans fabrication operations, business development and executive management. He became CEO in 2018 and added the chairman role in 2024. His decisions influence advanced manufacturing capacity and the supply available to the wider AI industry.
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C.C. Wei leads TSMC, the semiconductor foundry that manufactures chips designed by many AI computing companies. His career at TSMC spans fabrication operations, business development and executive management. He became CEO in 2018 and added the chairman role in 2024. His decisions influence advanced manufacturing capacity and the supply available to the wider AI industry.
- Current work
- Chairman and CEO, TSMC
- Known for
- Semiconductor manufacturing; foundry operations
- Education
- Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Yale
- Joined TSMC
- 1998
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Career, in context.
Selected research, leadership and career milestones, newest first.
Becomes chairman and CEO
Wei adds the chairmanship to his chief executive role, following his period as CEO and vice chairman. TSMC’s biography dates the transition to June 2024.
Source: TSMC ↗Appointed CEO and vice chairman
Wei moves from co-chief executive to CEO and vice chairman, overseeing the foundry’s next stage of advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
Source: TSMC ↗Joins TSMC’s board
TSMC records Wei’s election to its board in 2017. The role adds governance responsibilities to his existing senior executive position.
Source: TSMC ↗Becomes president and co-CEO
Following his operating leadership role, Wei becomes president and co-chief executive. He holds the position until the June 2018 leadership transition.
Source: TSMC ↗Becomes executive vice president and co-COO
Wei takes on company-wide operating leadership after senior roles in business development, mainstream technology and fabrication operations.
Source: TSMC ↗Joins TSMC
Wei begins his TSMC career after semiconductor technology roles at Chartered Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics. He initially works across fabrication and operations management.
Source: TSMC ↗
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