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Chairman and chief executive officer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company; chairman, Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association

Nationality: Chinese.

Born: July 10, 1931, in Shanghai, China.

Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS, 1952, MS, 1953; Stanford University, PhD, 1964.

Family: Married Christine Chen; children: one.

Career: Texas Instruments, 1958–1983, several management positions, including group vice president in charge of the company's worldwide semiconductor business; General Instrument Corporation, 1984–1985,...