TSMC CEO Stresses Choosing Chipmaking Tech Isn't Like Buying Milk From 7-Eleven & Admits He's Jealous of Samsung's Profits Hardware Industry TSMC CEO Stresses Choosing Chipmaking Tech Isn’t Like Buying Milk From 7-Eleven & Admits He’s Jealous of Samsung’s Profits Ramish Zafar • Jul 16, 2026 at 02:02pm EDT Add Wccftech on Google Comments TSMC's chief executive officer, Dr. C.C. Wei. Image: UDN The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) CEO, Dr. C.C. Wei, assured Morgan Stanley's analyst Charlie Chan that choosing which semiconductor manufacturing process technology to ramp production up is not similar to buying milk from a convenience store. Wei's comments came during TSMC's second-quarter earnings conference call in Taiwan earlier today, where he also said he was jealous of his Korean rival Samsung Foundry "making huge amounts of money." TSMC CEO C. C. Wei Is Jealous Of Samsung Foundry Making Money Due To High Competition In The Market As TSMC's earnings came soon after Dutch chip manufacturing equipment provider ASML posted its results, the conversation also covered the chip manufacturer's operations in the context of the earlier release. Related Story TSMC Shares Incredible Progress With Its 2nm Node, Claims Four Times As Many Tape-Outs As 3nm And Has Already Contributed To 3% Of Q3 2026 RevenueDuring its earnings call, ASML's management had discussed the production for the firm's…
Published: July 16, 2026 6:02 pm
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