Quote of the day by TSMC founder Morris Chang: 'Globalization is almost dead and free trade is almost dead' — a post-mortem on the tech supply chain breakdown
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is one of the most significant and powerful forces in the technology world today.
While it's not the only chipmaker out there, it produces around 90% of the world's most advanced semiconductors and has up to 70% market share of the global contract chip-making market.
Global fracturing
The founder of TSMC, Morris Chang, gave his verdict on the state of the global supply chain during the opening ceremony of the company's advanced chip plant in Arizona.
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Chang was careful not to describe the global supply chain or globalisation as completely dead but "almost" dead – indicating that it still exists in...
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