KUMAMOTO, Japan -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. founder and towering industry figure Morris Chang predicted there will be a "chip renaissance" in Japan as the country attempts to regain the chipmaking glory it enjoyed in the 1980s.
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TSMC founder Morris Chang speaks during the opening ceremony for a chip factory in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture on Feb. 24. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)
KUMAMOTO, Japan -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. founder and towering industry figure Morris Chang predicted there will be a "chip renaissance" in Japan as the country attempts to regain the chipmaking glory it enjoyed in the 1980s.