Jason Chang
Jason Chang | |
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| 張虔生 | |
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| Born | 18 January 1944 Shanghai, China |
| Citizenship | Singapore |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS) Illinois Institute of Technology (MS) |
| Spouse | Ching Ping Chang |
| Children | 3, including Rutherford |
Jason Chang Chien-Sheng (Chinese: 張虔生; pinyin: Zhāng Qiánshēng; born 18 January 1944) is a Taiwanese-Singaporean billionaire business executive who is the chairman of Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE). On the Forbes 2024 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #417 with a net worth of US$6.6 billion.[1]
In September 2015, Chang received a Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International SEMI Award, which recognized his "significant achievements in the development and commercialization of copper wire in the IC assembly process".[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Jason Chang's hometown is Wenzhou.[4][5] Chang has three children: Danielle, Rutherford, and Madeline, who pursued creative careers, inspired by their mother, Ching Ping Chang, an artistic interior designer.[6]
Recognition
[edit]In December 2013, Chang issued a public apology for water pollution caused by untreated wastewater issuing from an ASE plant in southern Taiwan, following a TW$600,000 (US$20,300) fine imposed earlier that month from Kaohsiung City Government.[7]
Chang received honorary doctorates from National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan in November 2018, and National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan in July 2022.
References
[edit]- ↑ "The World's Billionaires (2024 ranking): #417 Jason Chang". Forbes. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ↑ "ASE Chairman Jason Chang Receives SEMI Award for Achievements in the Advancement of Copper Wire Bonding Technology". MarketWatch. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ Mark LaPedus (11 September 2015). "The Week In Review: Manufacturing". Semiconductor Engineering. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "透視張虔生政壇靠山 誰讓日月光膽大妄為？ 財訊 財經雜誌 PChome基金". fund.pchome.com.tw. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ↑ "张虔生-人物". www.tongxianghuicn.com.
- ↑ Chang, Bee-Shyuan, "Rallying Around a Bowl of Rice", The New York Times, April 16, 2013
- ↑ Chiu Yu-Tzu (17 December 2013). "ASE chair's apology for water pollution delivered". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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