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THE MAN WHO PRINTS THE BRAINS

By Zimbo · October 25, 2026

AI cartoon by Zimbo: C.C. Wei strip: 1953 Taiwan schoolboy; Yale 1985 plasma-damage PhD; 1985–1998 TI, STMicro, Chartered; Feb 1998 joins TSMC, VP to co-CEO 2013; June 2018 sole CEO; 2024 AI boom, TIME100 AI, $1T+; Mar 2025 $100B Arizona, six fabs, HSINCHU vault. SIX FABS IN THE DESERT. THE SECRET STAYS IN HSINCHU.
C.C. Wei studied how chips break, spent thirteen years learning every fab on earth, then took over the one foundry the whole AI age depends on. Now he's building six fabs in the Arizona desert — and the secret stays in Hsinchu. In six panels.Zimbo for AI News Page

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