taiwan semiconductor manufac
(2330:Taiwan Stock Exchange)

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Dr. Fan Cheng Tseng, Ph.D., served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) from August 2001 to June 2005. Dr. Tseng has been active in the semiconductor industry for over 32 years. He served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd. He served as the President of Vanguard from 1996 to 1998 and President of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. from May 1998 to August ... 2001. He served as Senior Vice President of Operations of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited from 1987 to 1996. He served two years as President of Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS). Dr. Tseng led 110 specialists to spin off from ITRI's Electronics Research & Service Organization (ERSO), and in 1987, he co-founded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co as a pioneer specializing in the 'foundry only' semiconductor manufacturing business. He established a solid technical base for TSMC's 6-inch and 8-inch fabs. From 1973 to 1986, he served at ITRI-ERSO, where in 1976, he was one of the pioneers in setting up the IC project in Taiwan. He was responsible for installing the 7.5 mm metal-gate CMOS process into the 3-inch line, which later was converted smoothly to 4-inch under his management. Since 1978, he served as Plant Manager of the IC demonstration plant at ITRI-ERSO, where he was responsible for the production and development of silicon-gate CMOS from 5 mm to 1.2. Under his supervision, he established the capability to develop an advanced CMOS process. He serves as the Chairman of TSMC China Company Limited. He serves as the Chairman of Global UniChip Corp. He served as Chairman of TSMC Education and Culture Foundation of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited. He has been Vice Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited since July 1, 2005 and has been its Director since May 13, 1997. He serves as Vice Chairman of Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation. He has been a Director of Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation since June 8, 2015. He serves as a Director at TSMC Solar Ltd., Digimax, Inc. and TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd. He has been an Independent Director of Acer Inc. since June 15, 2011. He has been a Director of Global UniChip Corp. since January 23, 2003. He serves as a Director of Allegro Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. He served as a Director of Taiwan Mask Corp. He served as a Director at Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation since November 10, 1994. He was named as one of the "Outstanding Alumni" by National Chung Kung University in 2000 and one of the "Ten Outstanding Engineers" in 1991 and "The Excellent Engineers" in 1982 respectively by the Chinese Institute of Engineers and by Electronic Buyer's News as one of the Hot 25-Industry Executives who made a difference in 1999. He holds Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from National Chengkung University. He also holds Master Degree in Electrical Engineering and Honorary Ph.D from National Chiao Tung University.

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