▲Zhang Zhongmou, founder of TSMC. (Photo/Photo by reporter Li Yukang)
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TSMC is also known by netizens as protecting the country. It may be the last trump card for the United States to help defend Taiwan. The founder Zhang Zhongmou said in an interview with the US media recently that TSMC provides chips to the world. If there is a war, everything will be destroyed. The Dutch media also published a special article detailing the importance of TSMC to the world, pointing out that Zhang Zhongmou is a national hero.
The Dutch media "New Rotterdam Business Daily" (NRC) on the 7th, with the title "Why the World Counts on Taiwan's Chips", detailed the importance of TSMC in a special article. The article pointed out that TSMC's major customers in the world include Sony, Apple, Nvidia and other big factories, supplying more than half of the world's chips, and 90% of the most advanced chips.
TSMC is also an important hub of Taiwan's economy. According to statistics, TSMC's revenue in 2021 will be 54 billion US dollars, accounting for nearly 5% of Taiwan's GDP. Jon Yu, who used to work at TSMC, said that TSMC's engineers can easily earn 80,000 to 90,000 US dollars a year, as well as generous annual bonuses, "For Taiwan, TSMC is the daily news every day, Zhang Zhongmou is a national hero, in Working at TSMC is like serving the country, and parents will be proud of that.”
TSMC, which is called "Silicon Shield" by President Tsai Ing-wen, also has a very strict and special corporate culture. An internal employee revealed that all employees or visitors who enter the company cannot have mobile phones with camera functions. He joked that as long as you see people entering and exiting Zhuke with mandatory transparent plastic bags, you know that they are employees of TSMC.
▲TSMC’s revenue in 2021 is $54 billion, accounting for nearly 5% of Taiwan’s GDP. (Photo/Dazhi Image/Associated Press)
In addition, in order to prevent the leakage of the company's extremely confidential information, which is related to national defense security, the company's internal confidentiality measures are also quite strict. A former TSMC researcher revealed, "I don't know what other departments are doing. There are very strict rules and the data is very sensitive.”
In an interview with the US media CBS program recently, Zhang Zhongmou pointed out that some Taiwanese believe that chips can protect Taiwan from Chinese President Xi Jinping. That person's primary goal is economic well-being, and I think they will refrain from attacking Taiwan." Zhang Zhongmou emphasized, "If there is a war, TSMC will be destroyed, and everything will be destroyed."
