C. C. Wei received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from National Chiao Tung University and Ph.D. from Yale University. He went on to become a Member of Technical Staff at Texas Instruments R&D organization, later achieving senior roles at Charter Semiconducter and ST Microelectronics before joining TSMC in 1998. Prior to becoming CEO, Dr. Wei was TSMC's President and Co-CEO from November 2013 to June 2018 and Co-Chief Operating Officer from March 2012 to November 2013.