TSMC Founded - The First Pure-Play Foundry

Organization Name :TSMCTime Period :1980'sRelevant Date :1987-02-21

Summary : Semiconductor History being made in the 1980’s The founding of TSMC on February 21, 1987 marks an earthquake that would move the tectonic plates that formed the global structure of semiconductor industry. That earthquake was triggered by the formation of what would come to be called ‘the pure-play foundry’ by TSMC. Why it happened has to do with its unleashing three different pressure fronts that had formed across the industry. — G. Dan Hutcheson, 2017

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