Jason Chang Explained

Jason Chang
Native Name:張虔生
Birth Date:18 May 1944
Birth Place:Shanghai, China
Citizenship:Singapore
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Spouse:Ching Ping Chang
Children:3

Jason Chang (; born 18 May 1944) is a Taiwanese/Singaporean billionaire, currently the chairman of Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE). On the Forbes 2020 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #836 with a net worth of US$2.5 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

Jason Chang's hometown is Wenzhou.[4] [5] Chang has three children: Danielle, Rutherford, and Madeline. They followed a creative path as their mother, Ching Ping Chang, was an interior designer and artistic.Chang, Bee-Shyuan, "Rallying Around a Bowl of Rice", The New York Times, April 16, 2013

Recognition

In December 2013, Chang publicly apologized for water pollution caused by untreated wastewater issuing from an ASE plant in southern Taiwan, following a TW$600,000 (US$20,300) fine earlier that month from Kaohsiung City Government.[6]

In November 2018, Chang was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering from National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU).[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The World's Billionaires (2020 ranking): #836 Jason Chang. 7 April 2020. Forbes. 17 April 2020.
  2. Web site: ASE Chairman Jason Chang Receives SEMI Award for Achievements in the Advancement of Copper Wire Bonding Technology. MarketWatch. September 4, 2015. February 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160327101149/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ase-chairman-jason-chang-receives-semi-award-for-achievements-in-the-advancement-of-copper-wire-bonding-technology-2015-09-04. 27 March 2016.
  3. Web site: The Week In Review: Manufacturing. Mark LaPedus. Semiconductor Engineering. September 11, 2015. February 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908204033/http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-manufacturing-77/. 8 September 2017. live.
  4. Web site: 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.
  5. Web site: 张虔生-人物. www.tongxianghuicn.com.
  6. Web site: ASE chair's apology for water pollution delivered. Chiu Yu-Tzu. ZDNet. December 17, 2013. February 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003224444/http://www.zdnet.com/article/ase-chairs-apology-for-water-pollution-delivered/. 3 October 2017. live.
  7. https://oaa.nsysu.edu.tw/p/412-1003-5848.php?Lang=zh-tw 其他教務資料 - 國立中山大學教務處