Taiwan’s 10 Richest Billionaires in Technology Industry
Technology is an integral part of the daily life of human life nowadays. Brands such as Apple, NVidia, and Tesla are partnering and purchasing the semiconductors mainly from Taiwan. These manufacturers and suppliers are run by the Taiwanese billionaires in the world. They are making the technology industry’s largest semiconductor and electronic component makers in Taiwan.
Here are Taiwan’s 10 Richest Billionaires in Technology Industry
1. Barry Lam
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- Company: Quanta Computer
- Position: Chairman
- Net Worth: $12.1 Billion
- Born: April 24, 1949
Chairman of the technology company Quanta Computer Barry Lam is the richest billionaire in Taiwan. The organization manufactures laptops and is the largest contract manufacturer in the world in terms of sales volume. Quanta also deals with other electronics products.
2. Terry Gou
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- Company: Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry)
- Position: Founder
- Net Worth: $10.8 Billion
- Born: April 24, 1949
Having more than 40% market share in the electronics manufacturing industry Foxconn was founded in 1979 Terry believed that electronic products would be an important part of everyday life. Foxconn also bought Sharp and Nokia in 2016. Now he runs the company as a director.
3. Jason & Richard Chang
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- Company: ASE Technology Holding
- Position: Founders
- Net Worth: $7.8 Billion
Jason and Richard are the chairman and vice chairman of the packaging, assembly, and testing semiconductor company ASE Technology Holding. Both also control Sino Horizon Holdings which deals as a real estate developer in the Taiwan city.
4. Pierre Chen
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- Company: Yageo Corporation
- Position: Founder & Chairman
- Net Worth: $6.2 Billion
Yogeo Corporation is an electronics-component maker. Pierre Chen started the company in 1977. The parts of the company will be found in most electronic products such as PCs and cars.
5. Morris Chang
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- Company: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
- Position: Founder
- Net Worth: $4.6 Billion
One of the largest semiconductor manufacturers’ organizations is founded by Morris Chang. Unfortunately, in 2018 Morris retired from the TSMC. Costumers like Apple Qualcomm and NVidia deal with TSMC. The company is also building three chip plants in Arizona and Phoenix with a $65 billion investment.
6. Tsai Ming-Kai
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- Company: MediaTek
- Position: Chairman
- Net Worth: $4.3 Billion
The King of the Bandit Phones, Tsai is known as the father of Taiwan’s Chip design industry.
7. Bruce Cheng
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- Company: Delta Electronics
- Position: Founder
- Net Worth: $3.1 Billion
As a TV parts maker, Delta Electronics was founded in 1971 by Bruce. The Company makes power components and systems for Apple and Tesla. Now the company chairman is his son Ping, and Bruce works as a Director.
8. Archie Hwang
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- Company: HMI
- Position: Founder
- Net Worth: $1.6 Billion
Archie Founded the Company in 1977, The Company specializes in optoelectronics devices which are used in the manufacturing of semiconductors. The company was sold to ASML for $3.1 billion in 2016.
9. K.C. Liu
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- Company: Advantech
- Position: Co-founder & Chairman
- Net Worth: $1.7 Billion
Self-made K.C. Liu co-founded Advantech in 1983, Advantech is a supplier of industrial computing devices and software. The company has More than 40% of share in the world for PC makers.
10. Scott Lin
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- Company: Largan Precision
- Position: Founder & Chairman
- Net Worth: $1.9 Billion
Largan is the smartphone lens maker and supplier to Apple he co-founded Largan in 1987. Now the company holds 1/3rd of the global market in supplying smartphone lenses.
Conclusion:
Taiwan is the largest producer of semiconductors in the world. They are the billionaires who are leading in the technology sector in Taiwan. Mainly offers semiconductor and electric components. These billionaires are holding 53.7 billion in the economy. Also, Barry Lam is the richest in the country compared to other sectors billionaires.
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