Taiwan's semiconductor industry is well-known worldwide. The island's Taiwan Integral Circuit Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as TSMC) is a world-renowned chip manufacturer. Its founder Zhang Zhongmou has retreated to the second line, and now he is the chairman of TSMC, his former subordinate, Liu Deyin . Liu Deyin is an engineer studying abroad. She has been working hard at TSMC for many years and has won the trust of Zhang Zhongmou. He did not often get involved in politics, but recently with the continuous tension in cross-strait relations, the technology and business circles on the island have also begun to fluctuate and become anxious. Although they are entrepreneurs who have been in business for many years, they still have a stereotyped impression of the mainland system and resist unification from the bottom of their hearts. Liu Deyin recently accepted an exclusive interview with Western media, expressing her hostility towards the mainland, and also clamored that "no one can control TSMC by force." I will tell you what the specific situation is.
Liu Deyin
Liu Deyin's history of success
Liu Deyin was born in Taipei City, Taiwan Province in 1954, and has excellent academic performance since childhood. When he was in high school, he entered the "Kanguo High School", the best school in Taipei City, and also entered the Department of Electrical Engineering, Taiwan's top institution, Taiwan. After graduating from , Liu Deyin went to the University of California, Berkeley to study abroad and obtained a master's degree in motor and computer information. The 1970s was the initial stage of Taiwan's economic take-off, and all walks of life were full of vitality. Most Taiwanese students also chose to study abroad for gilding. At that time, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe also required major well-known colleges and universities to give the green light to students on Taiwan for political considerations. Nowadays, many elites on Taiwan’s island have overseas study experience in the 1970s, which directly promotes the progress and development of Taiwan’s science and technology in cutting-edge fields.
Taiwan University
After graduating from doctoral degree, Liu Deyin joined Intel Company in 1983, serving as the technology development process integration manager, and is specializing in semiconductor process technology. In 1987, he joined the "Alcatel-Lucent Bell Laboratory" in the United States, which once won eight Nobel Prizes and , and was mainly responsible for the development of optical communication systems. Today, the transistor , solar cell , mobile phone technology, and even communication satellite , space telescope , and we use daily are all scientific research results of this laboratory. Liu Deyin relied on his own ability to gain a place in the American technology industry at that time, which can be said to be hard-won. The Kuomintang group on Taiwan’s island also knows the rare truth of talent, so during the Cold War, it kept calling on Chinese people from all over the world to return to Taiwan Island . At the same time, education reform has also begun to be implemented on the island. During the father and son period, compulsory education was not only popularized on the island, but also in the 1970s and 1980s, many universities also appeared on the island like mushrooms after a rain, providing a guarantee for the number of talents.
AlcatelLucent Bell Laboratory
As of 2021, Taiwan has 32 public universities, 32 private universities, and 77 junior colleges. In addition, there are more than ten special colleges such as military, police, and medical care. There are countless other private schools that have not been registered in the education department. The allocation of teaching resources such as means that the quality of the population on the island is constantly improving, and there are even cases where there are many teachers, few students, and the school cannot recruit students. also provides a talent base for the scientific and technological development on Taiwan, allowing Taiwan to gain enough engineers to devote themselves to the semiconductor industry in the 1980s. TSMC was officially established in 1987. The founder Zhang Zhongmou is an outstanding talent in the American semiconductor industry. He was invited by Sun Yunqi, the head of Taiwan's economic department, to return to Taiwan to work. TSMC has the full support of the Kuomintang, and it will naturally be smooth sailing. In 1993, Liu Deyin quit his job at Bell Laboratory and returned to Taiwan Province, my country. He joined TSMC as deputy director of engineering and was soon appreciated by senior management.In 1995, he was responsible for establishing the first eight-inch chip factory on Taiwan's island and began to make his mark.
Liu Deyin worked at TSMC for many years
In 1999, TSMC acquired another famous World University integrated circuit manufacturing company. Liu Deyin became the general manager of the company and was promoted to deputy general manager of TSMC's South Factory. Eight years later, Liu Deyin and Qingyun became the senior deputy general manager of TSMC's advanced technology career and began to enter the core circle of TSMC. After entered 2000, TSMC's development was booming and its stock price continued to soar. Today, TSMC has become the leader in the island's stock market and is known as the "Shengshan of the Island Protection". The fundamental reason for is the demand for semiconductor chip worldwide. Some people even proposed that " chip has become a strategic resource ". Taiwan Province took the lead in this field and naturally received the most rewards. In 2012, Liu Deyin and another senior TSMC boss Wei Zhejia jointly served as the chief operating officer of TSMC, holding great power. The founder of TSMC, Zhang Zhongmou, is more than 20 years older than Liu Deyin. It can be said that he regards Liu Deyin and others as successors in training. On October 2, 2017, officially announced that it would retire in June 2018, and TSMC has entered a new era.
TSMC founder Zhang Zhongmou
In June 2018, Zhang Zhongmou officially announced that Liu Deyin would take over his position as chairman, and Wei Zhejia would serve as president. At the same time, there have been more and more public opinions on TSMC in the world. Many of the equipment and technologies of TSMC come from the United States, and the US official has the final interpretation and final control of these channels. So when politics begins to intervene in the fields of business and technology, TSMC will naturally not be less troubled. 016 US After Trump came to power, a trade war against the mainland was launched. At the same time, he also used all means to suppress mainland in the field of technology. In May 2019, a report pointed out that the United States was secretly demanding TSMC to interrupt the provision of chips to mainland technology companies. Although TSMC denied this incident at the first time, as the US authorities directly issued a formal letter to TSMC's US customers, requiring them to produce chips in the United States, the incident of the United States putting pressure on TSMC was indirectly confirmed. In order to maintain the stability of commercial sales channels, TSMC can only reject the unreasonable demands of the United States and will not cut off the supply of chips in mainland China.
TSMC
In June 2019, the U.S. business department immediately sent people to Taiwan for investigation after TSMC issued a statement of continuous supply. Fortunately, TSMC's shipment management system is very complete and dense, so American officials and lawyers have not taken the blame. But how could the United States admit defeat easily? In May 2020, the United States directly asked TSMC to go to Arizona, USA to set up a new factory, and also used a lot of means to put pressure on it. In the end, TSMC can only succumb to the domineering behavior of the Americans and invest $12 billion in the capital of Arizona, Phoenix City, to establish a new factory. Investments like are not only futile, but will also put TSMC at a disadvantage in the talent battle with Intel in the United States. But as the saying goes, the situation is stronger than that of others. Taiwan Province has always been dependent on the side of the United States and can only be at the mercy of others to watch the Americans hollow out Taiwan’s precious wealth.
TSMC was forced to go to the United States to set up factories
Americans were still greedy after the conspiracy succeeded. On September 30, 2021, the head of the US business department also ordered semiconductor companies such as TSMC and South Korea's Samsung Group to hand over core business secrets such as customer information within 45 days. The reason is still unclear "security" considerations. Faced with the aggressiveness of the United States, TSMC can only give in and give in and retreat again and again. , as the chairman, Liu Deyin was naturally overwhelmed, but there was nothing to say. Americans even use their capital advantages to conduct all-round penetration into TSMC. Liu Deyin can only let the Americans control the lifeblood of TSMC. As TSMC becomes a vassal of the United States in the semiconductor field, its data security and stance stability will only increase variables, and people will no longer be able to fully trust it. This is also the biggest crisis facing TSMC. If TSMC becomes one day a tool and bargaining chip for the United States in the trade game, that is the beginning of TSMC's nightmare.
No one can control TSMC by force?
Liu Deyin grew up during the period when Chiang Kai-shek controlled Taiwan. She received the brainwashing education they promoted and was instilled with a lot of hostility towards the mainland. The textbooks compiled by Chiang Kai-shek were filled with slander and smear of the mainland system, which also gave the entire generation extremely stereotyped negative impressions and illusions of the cognitive field. plus Liu Deyin has been studying and working in the United States for many years, which naturally gave him an understanding and recognition of the value system and political system of the United States. Under the combined effect of , it is difficult for Liu Deyin to have a good impression of the mainland. However, because he has been in the field of scientific research and production for a long time, he rarely comes to the front of the stage to express his opinions, so he has become the "silent majority" on the island. However, as the "anti-China and Taiwan protection" trend caused by the Tsai Ing-wen administration of the DPP on the island becomes more and more intense, the business community on Taiwan cannot completely stay out of the matter. Liu Deyin recently accepted an exclusive interview with CNN . Not only did she directly clamor for the mainland in the face of the camera, she also said wildly: "No one can control TSMC by force."
Liu Deyin shouted to the mainland
In fact, on June 9, 2022, Liu Deyin explained his position on the United States and the mainland at the shareholders' meeting of TSMC. He bluntly stated at the meeting:
"TSMC has been able to maintain its technological leadership because of many equipment manufacturers. TSMC is a trinity business model, and technological leadership is the first goal. It will not discontinue American equipment in the short term."
This means that for a long time in the future, TSMC will still rely on the side of the United States and rely on others. At the same time, as TSMC's second largest customer, since Liu Deyin chose to be pro-US, she must "resist China". Liu Deyin proposed: "Who will give up a whole forest for a tree? Especially for international companies like TSMC, in addition to the Chinese market, foreign markets are also particularly important. TSMC is facing the pressing step by step by step by step, so this is a perfect end to the righteousness." 's words can be regarded as TSMC's "Medton Book" for the mainland. TSMC will inevitably go further and further away from the mainland in the future. However, this passage is still in the business field. As the saying goes, "Buying and selling will not be true." We can get together and part with each other. But in front of the lens of the American media, he was completely talking about politics, and even touched the red line of the mainland.
TSMC cannot be controlled?
As we all know, American media reporters have always looked at problems from the perspective of ideological . When Liu Deyin faced the camera of American reporters, he frankly said:
"Taipei currently has 10% of its revenue from China's consumer market, and China needs TSMC. No matter what the relationship between the outside world and China, I hope the international community will not discriminate against Taiwan. Taiwanese society has vitality and innovation capabilities."
As a major customer of TSMC, the mainland is so disliked by TSMC. The so-called "don't discriminate against Taiwan" is even more unfamiliar. Such logical thinking ability naturally does not belong to Liu Deyin's daily level. At the same time, Liu Deyin repeatedly emphasized: "The mainland will never take over Taiwan's economy. It will never be able to control TSMC through force." His reason is that "Taiwan's economy is based on global cooperation, trust and openness." What implies is that behind TSMC is supported by the US-led global order, and the mainland cannot control it even if it is obtained by TSMC. However, it is not difficult to see from historical information that the United States does not spend a single soldier, and simply through capital infiltration and power intimidation, TSMC has led to set up factories in the United States and submitted its own user information. Even the power of the company has fallen into the hands of Western forces. shows that TSMC is by no means an unshakable "steel fortress" and it is best not to resist stubbornly.
Semiconductor industry
History situation in the Taiwan Strait is at a critical moment, and the battle is densely covered with clouds. Liu Deyin jumped out at this time, which is basically not very different from joining the Kuomintang army in 1949. It can only be to expose his position of refusal to unification in advance, leaving stains and dark history for his future. The mainland recaptured Taiwan for territorial sovereignty, not a small semiconductor company. People on Taiwan’s island are observing the sky, arrogant and think that TSMC is an amazing "island protection mountain". But they forgot that the mainland has a strong economic scale, a broad internal market and a large number of high-quality talents. has its fixed logic in the business field. As long as it is operated properly, nothing can be controlled. , not to mention that the mainland regains the entire Taiwan Island, let alone TSMC. In fact, only the mainland can rescue TSMC from the control of the United States. I believe that the knowledgeable people on Taiwan have already seen this clearly. The situation in the Taiwan Strait is unpredictable, and the final magnificent melody may soon be staged. What will its future development and whether the motherland can truly be unified? Let us wait and see!