TSMC Founder Warns US-China Tech Tensions Could Slow Global Chip Industry

TSMC Founder Morris Chang Expresses Concern Over Fallout from US-China Tech Dispute, Fears Decoupling Could Trigger Negative Impact for Global Chip-Making Ecosystem Beyond China.

• Morris Chang, founder of the world’s biggest chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), claimed that increasing US-China tensions will slow down the global chip industry.
• The US enacted a set of export restrictions earlier this month limiting what chips and chipmaking tools can be exported to China, following Huawei's unveiling of a phone with a new domestically manufactured chip.
• Chang expressed concerns that isolating China's chip industry from the international market would have repercussions on other industry players beyond China.
• Chang warned that the effects of such decoupling are starting to materialize, leading to geopolitical tensions reminiscent of previous conflicts that ended in wars.
• Despite the ongoing geopolitical tensions, Chang remains optimistic about his adopted home, the United States. He complimented the higher education system and hinted at TSMC's intentions to build chip-making facilities in Arizona.

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