During a conversation with students at National Cheng Kung University, as part of the United Daily News Group’s “United 75, Smart Future” event series, TSMC Co-COO and Executive Vice President Y.P. Chyn revealed that the company once tried running its R&D around the clock under a program called “Night Owl,” only to scrap it after just six months. The program dates back to a period when TSMC was behind on process technology and was racing to catch up with its global competitors. Chyn says that R&D runs on brainpower, not labor, and that working longer hours won’t necessarily produce desired […]
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