How they do it at TSMC

Mention of a foundry conjures up images of the dull, red glow of dying rust belts rather than the bright white heat of technology. But the foundry of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor making plant, turning out the not-so-raw material for the new economy in all its aspects, from the net to wireless to PCs. Its diversity of products and consumers provides a hedge against the current vicissitudes of some high-tech industries. In fact,