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    Manufacturing Visibility 100 · Edition 2026
    #9

    Morris Chang

    Founder · TSMC

    Legacy Builders
    Score 83/100
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    Founded TSMC and invented the pure-play foundry model that underpins essentially all modern semiconductor manufacturing.

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    Founded TSMC and invented the pure-play foundry model that underwrites essentially all modern semiconductor manufacturing.

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