TSMC Key Players: 14 Executives at the Head of the World's Largest Chipmaker

TSMC CEO CC Wei faces geopolitical challenges amid AI boom.
TSMC’s chip foundry model has allowed fabless companies like Nvidia and Apple to thrive.
Business Insider profiled the company’s key executives who could shape its future direction.

Chances are that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is involved in almost every electronic device you see.

Founded in 1987 by entrepreneur Morris Chang, the silicon wafer maker used a pure-play foundry model. That model involved other companies designing computer chips and then contracting them out to TSMC to manufacture them. That model allowed fabless companies like Nvidia, Qualcomm, Apple and AMD to emerge, allowing them to compete with more traditionally integrated manufacturers like Intel and Samsung. It also built factories around the world, including in Arizona.

The rise of generative AI has recently boosted TSMC’s growth, with its market capitalization briefly surpassing $1 trillion in July.

TSMC’s headquarters location in Taiwan has made it vulnerable to geopolitical challenges between the United States and China And natural disasters as earthquakes. These are realities that its newly elected CEO and chairman, CC Wei, will have to face in the context of the AI boom.

Another issue is management succession: This year, the company underwent a shakeup after former Chairman Mark Liu stepped down, and speculation has grown over who would be included in the next generation of leaders.

TSMC Key Players: 14 Executives at the Head of the World’s Largest Chipmaker

Here are 14 people within TSMC who will be essential to its growth: