Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) chairman and CEO C.C. Wei (魏哲家) and former chairman Mark Liu (劉德音) have been named as corecipients of the Robert N. Noyce Award, the semiconductor industry’s highest honor.
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in a statement on Monday said that the award recognizes people who have made outstanding technology or public policy contributions to the semiconductor industry.
This year, Wei and Liu would accept the award at the SIA Awards Dinner scheduled for Nov. 20 in San Jose, California, it said.
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Wei, who joined TSMC in 1998, was selected as the company’s chairman and CEO in June last year, when Liu retired as the company’s chairman and co-CEO.
Liu, who joined TSMC in 1993, was appointed to the board of directors of US-based dynamic random access memory chip supplier Micron Technology Inc in March.
TSMC has become a cornerstone of the global semiconductor supply chain under Liu’s and Wei’s leadership, developing countless groundbreaking technology advancements that have reshaped computing performance, power efficiency and global supply chains, the SIA said.
“Dr C.C. Wei and Dr Mark Liu are titans in our industry, having reshaped the modern semiconductor ecosystem — both in the US and abroad — and revolutionized chip manufacturing technology,” SIA president and CEO John Neuffer said in the statement.
“Combined, these visionary leaders have brought more than 80 years of industry experience and expertise to bear while leading pioneering work to advance semiconductor innovation. We are thrilled to recognize Dr Wei and Dr Liu with the 2025 Robert N. Noyce Award for their groundbreaking work,” he said.
Wei said in the statement that he was honored to share the SIA’s recognition with Liu.
“It is humbling to receive SIA’s Noyce Award and to follow in the footsteps of so many industry visionaries, including TSMC founder Dr Morris Chang (張忠謀),” he said.
Liu also expressed gratitude to many of his mentors including Chang, and colleagues and partners who have supported him in making contributions to innovations and growth in the semiconductor industry.
“To receive the Noyce Award is both a profound honor and a great responsibility, as it inspires us to encourage future generations of industry leaders,” Liu said.
The award is named in honor of semiconductor industry pioneer Robert N. Noyce, cofounder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel Corp.
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