Semiconductor legend and Powerchip Semiconductor chairman Huang Chong-ren dies of cardiopulmonary failure at 76; company once reversed fortunes despite NT$120 billion in debt - IT之家
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Powerchip founder and chairman Huang Chong-ren died on July 31 of cardiopulmonary failure at age 76.
He built Powerchip through the DRAM boom and bust, then led a turnaround despite roughly NT$120 billion in debt.
After a major restructuring, the business was reborn as Powerchip Semiconductor and returned to the stock market.
He had recently been pushing an AI Foundry shift, making him a key figure in Taiwan's semiconductor industry.