R&D guru returns to TSMC

[Idontcare]

R&D guru returns to TSMC

"Dr. Shang-Yi Chiang first joined TSMC as vice president of R&D in 1997, and successfully led the R&D team through the 0.25-micron, 0.18-micron, 0.13-micron, 90-nm, and 65-nm generations," said Chang in a statement.

"However, he left TSMC temporarily three years ago to take care of his ailing father. Now that his father has passed away, he has returned to TSMC and will resume the responsibility of working with the rest of the executive team to maintain TSMC's leadership in technology development and manufacturing excellence,'' Chang said. ''I am confident that Dr. Chiang will continue to make significant contributions to TSMC's future development."

http://www.eetimes.com/news/se...ml?articleID=220300287

Well that kinda explains what happened to 45nm, and why 40nm went to pot. Let's hope 32nm/28nm can be salvaged.

 

[manimal]

Amazing how one man can make a difference, ever wonder how apple would do without jobs? Wait we do, they got CLONED and almost went bankrupt...

 

[thilanliyan]

Wow all because of him? There couldn't be just one guy talented enough for that job??!!

 

[TurtleCrusher]

Originally posted by: thilan29
Wow all because of him? There couldn't be just one guy talented enough for that job??!!

Well, it seems to be the case.

 

[MarcVenice]

If IDC puts his trust in this guy, I would too. We'll know for sure in a couple of years

 

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: thilanliyan
Wow all because of him? There couldn't be just one guy talented enough for that job??!!

Not just him, let's not be silly here. Morris stepped out at the same time as well.

So you had both the CEO (and founder) and your process-tech guru both go missing from the company...that means new administration, new policy, new work ethics, new culture, emanating from the top down for a bit. Well we saw what came of it.

Now you got both Morris and Chiang back at their respective helms. 32/28nm might be too far into the gate for them to critically impact, but 22nm definitely is not.

Yes I do view these individuals as significant, not just in and of themselves but also for the type of organizations they like to run and the type of people they like to surround themselves with and delegate to.

Globalfoundries' job just got all the tougher. We consumers only stand to benefit by healthier and more robust foundry competition.