Guardian of the World’s Silicon Valley

C.C. Wei – CEO, TSMC

If there is one company the entire world depends on for its digital future, it is TSMC. And at the helm of this $500-billion giant stands C.C. Wei, a soft-spoken yet strategic leader who has turned Taiwan into the epicenter of global chipmaking.

Wei’s leadership has been marked by relentless focus on advanced nodes — manufacturing chips at 5nm, 3nm, and now racing toward 2nm. These aren’t just engineering feats; they are geopolitical assets. From Apple’s iPhones to NVIDIA’s AI GPUs, the most advanced technologies on earth are born in TSMC fabs.

What makes Wei remarkable is his ability to balance innovation with diplomacy. In an era where semiconductor supply chains are tightly woven into geopolitics, Wei has kept TSMC neutral yet indispensable, supplying the world while navigating cross-currents of U.S.–China tensions.

His story is not just about building chips but safeguarding the infrastructure of modern life. Under Wei, TSMC is more than a company — it is a custodian of progress, ensuring that humanity’s hunger for computing power never goes unfed.