Taiwan semiconductor father Zhang Zhongmou gave Rick Tsai Ren CEO

"He is a visionary who made a contribution to the semiconductor foundry industry is obvious to people." SMIC executives yesterday a generous evaluation of the "enemy" of Zhang Zhongmou. This comes from a recent personnel change.

10, TSMC announced that the board of directors, TSMC founder Zhang Zhongmou in July 1st this year, officially bid farewell to the title of CEO, to the post of chairman. Rick Tsai, general manager of the current from the hands of the hands of the hands of the, as CEO.

The 74 year old Zhang Zhongmou in 1987 to create a TSMC, with TSMC growth for the world's largest chip foundry giant, Zhang all-powerful more than and 20 years, known as the "father of Taiwan semiconductor". He was named one of the 25 most influential business leaders in the world by time magazine, with only about 4 chinese.

Prior to the founding of TSMC, Zhang Zhongmou worked for TI for more than and 10 years, when he was the boss of Zhang Rujing. Two scores accumulated sometimes. The company Shide IC was founded by Zhang Rujing in 1999, was the $5 billion acquisition of tsmc. Like the soldiers were paid the gun, Zhang Rujing later founded the core of the mainland to the international, once threatened TSMC, in December 2003, TSMC alleged SMIC alleged infringement of trade secrets. The two companies finally shook hands at the beginning of this year.

On the 10 day of the shareholders meeting, Zhang Zhongmou first disclosure reconciliation reason, "if the lawsuit has been hit, at least to have results by the end of 2006, and then whether the results of TSMC is favorable or advantageous, to what extent is unknown."

But because Zhang Zhongmou recently has been advanced in age, urged shareholders to abdicate. But Zhang said he has studied the experience of over the world's successful corporate leaders handover, will refer to these experiences. "The handover will take a gradual approach."

TSMC offers to the "daily economic news" information, company spokesman He Meili said, Zhang Zhongmou has been that the executive arrangements must be prepared, in order to him, as early as a few years ago the organization has conceived. In his view, the company has been physically stronger exercise, a new generation of management team is also ready.

TSMC said the new CEO Rick Tsai joined the company 15 years ago, the ability is very good, TSMC is the next CEO of the two candidates".

When it comes to the expectations of the new CEO Rick Tsai, TSMC public relations commissioner Zhong Qiyan yesterday to the daily economic news reported that the words of the words, I hope the whole pot of electricity to do a good job of".

In fact, for the transfer of power after the pattern, Zhang Zhongmou has long been planning. As early as 6 years ago, that Zhang in Taiwan Jiaotong University to teach EM-BA courses, the board of directors can be said to be CEO friends, and CEO should be the board of directors as a respectable consulting object. At the same time, CEO must have the opinion, appropriate to play a strong leadership role, and between the board of directors is a A hedge between keeps friendship green. friendship ".

TSMC, a staff member said that although the terms of reference before July 1st after the change, but Zhang Zhongmou is still the leader of tsmc. Taiwan media analysts believe that although the personnel arrangement declaration of Rick Tsai era, but this does not mean a real Mo Lisi shift, even if some day in the future Zhang Zhongmou resigned as chairman of the position, he in TSMC's influence will not disappear.