TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The amount of attention that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) receives in international media is a testament to its critical importance to the world’s supply chains. The company continued making headlines in November when Warren Buffet’s investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway, made a substantial investment in the company.
A week after the news broke, Tim Koay, a tech historian, joined the Startup Island Taiwan podcast with host Jon Y from the Asionametry YouTube channel. On the podcast, broadcast Nov. 25, Koay discussed a bit of the history behind Taiwan’s TSMC and Taiwan's semiconductor industry.
Koay is a researcher whose father was involved in the early stages of Taiwan’s efforts to establish chip foundries. He has devoted much of his time to researching the origins and historical development of TSMC, the world’s largest chip manufacturer. On the podcast, Koay says he hopes his research will one day be published as a history on the topic.
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