TSMC 'not afraid of competition' as CEO wishes Elon Musk good luck on chips

HSINCHU, Taiwan -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei said it will take a long time for Elon Musk's plan to build massive, cutting-edge chip plants from scratch to come to fruition, and that his company is not afraid of competition from Intel, Samsung or anyone else in the chipmaking business.