TSMC faces great challenges: founder

TSMC faces great challenges: founder

TSMC currently has more than 50 percent of the pure-play foundry market, and 90 percent of high-end chips are made in Taiwan, but that could change

With geopolitical tensions on the rise, globalization principles in the semiconductor industry are on the decline, meaning more countries are likely to enter the market and leave Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) facing severe challenges, TSMC founder Morris Chang (張忠謀) said on Saturday.