Dr. Shang-Yi Chiang joined TSMC in July 1997 as Vice President of Research and Development (R&D). He temporarily retired from TSMC as Senior Vice President of R&D in July 2006 and returned in September 2009 to resume this position. He is also currently the Chairman of TSMC affiliates VisEra Technologies Company and Xintec Inc.

Prior to TSMC, he spent 17 years at Hewlett Packard Company, where he held a variety of engineering and management positions in both R&D and manufacturing. Previously, he worked at Texas Instruments and ITT Corporation. During his 30+ years in the semiconductor industry, he has been engaged in the research and development of CMOS, NMOS, Bipolar, SOS, SOI, GaAs lasers, LED, E-Beam lithography, and silicon solar cells. He has published 43 papers and holds eight US patents.

Dr. Chiang, a fellow of IEEE, received his Bachelor of Science degree from National Taiwan University in 1968, his Master of Science degree from Princeton University in 1970, and his Doctorate from Stanford University in 1974, all in electrical engineering. In 2001, Dr. Chiang was chosen as one of the 50 "Stars of Asia" by BusinessWeek Magazine. This award recognizes the outstanding performance of TSMC's R&D team under Dr. Chiang's leadership, and his vision and strategies for continued aggressive R&D development despite the industry-wide downturn.