Chip Champion: The Triumph of TSMC and Taiwan

The Silicon Backbone of the Digital Age

• Written by an award-winning journalist, Owen Hung-Wen Lin, whose deep expertise makes this book indispensable for anyone seeking to understand the forces shaping the digital age.
• An authentic insider account of TSMC’s rise, based on more than 30 years of interviews with industry leaders, experts, and former employees.
• Explores the strategic decisions, management philosophies, and cultural practices that enabled TSMC to surpass competitors like Intel and reshape the landscape of global technology competition.
• Provides vital context for understanding semiconductor supply chains and their pivotal role in AI, geopolitics, and technological innovation—crucial for investors, business leaders, and policy makers.
• Examines how TSMC navigates US–China tensions and international pressures while driving industry-changing innovation and consistent growth.

Owen Hung-Wen Lin is an award-winning technology and financial journalist with extensive experience covering industry developments, investment trends, and national competitiveness in Taiwan and China. His most recent book, Chip Champion: The Triumph of TSMC and Taiwan, is a national bestseller and a winner of the Golden Book Award.