張忠謀退休 台積電採「雙首長制」
Morris Chang, founder and chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), announced on Monday that he will retire in June 2018, after having built the company into the world’s largest contract chipmaker with a market capitalization of around $180 billion.
將公司打造成市值破1800億、世界最大的晶圓代工廠後，台積電的創辦人和董事長張忠謀週一宣佈將於2018年6月退休。
capitalization(n.)(公司在股票市場上的)資本總額;股本market capitalization= market cap=market value市值
Starting from next June, Chang will be succeeded as chairman by Mark Liu, who has been co-CEO along with C.C. Wei since 2013. Wei will become the sole CEO.
從明年6月開始，張忠謀董事長的位子將由劉德音接任，劉德音自2013年後與魏哲家擔任台積電的共同執行長。魏哲家將成為唯一的執行長。
succeed(v.)繼任;接替sole(adj.)唯一的;單一的
TSMC will be under the dual leadership of Liu and Wei. Liu will be the final gatekeeper for decision-making and serve as TSMC’s most senior representative to local government and society, whereas Wei will report to the board as a whole, including the new chairman.
未來台積電在雙首長領導模式下，董事長劉德音將是台積電最後決策把關者，也會是對地方政府與社會的最高代表 ，而魏哲家對董事會和新董事長報告。
dual(adj.)雙重的gatekeeper(n.)守門人、把關者whereas(conj.)而;然而the board (of directors)董事會
Chang said in a statement that he will not be a director in the next term of the board of directors. Nor will he participate in any TSMC management activities after the annual shareholders meeting in early June next year.
張忠謀在聲明中表示，明年6月上旬年度股東大會後，他不會續任下屆董事，也不會參與經營管理部門工作。
participate in~參與=take part in~
The change in leadership comes at a critical time as TSMC, which has thrived on flourishing demand for chips used in smartphones, now seeks to tap into emerging industries such as artificial intelligence and autonomous driving.
張忠謀在台積電的關鍵時刻退休，台積電一直以來靠著智慧型手機晶片快速成長的需求蓬勃發展，現在也試圖開發人工智慧和自動駕駛等新興產業。
critical(adj.)關鍵性的;至關重要的=crucialthrive on~靠著……而興盛；因……而蓬勃發展flourishing(adj.)興旺的;蓬勃發展的tap into~開發(新市場等)
It is also confronted with a growing threat from Samsung Electronics, the world’s top memory chipmaker, which intends to triple the market share of its contract chip manufacturing business within the next five years by aggressively adding clients.
台積電也面臨到來自全球最大記憶體晶片製造商三星電子日益增加的威脅，三星打算在未來5年內積極爭取客戶，讓晶片代工製造的市佔率成長至3倍。
be confronted with~面臨到=be faced with~triple(v.)(使)成三倍
Analysts generally believe that the management reshuffle is unlikely to affect TSMC in the short run.
分析師普遍認為管理階層改組短時間內不會影響到台積電。
reshuffle(n.) 改組、重新安排cabinet reshuffle內閣改組
“We believe in five years, TSMC could still lead the market,” said Rick Hsu, an analyst at Daiwa Capital Markets.
大和資本市場的分析師許里克說：「我們相信5年後台積電仍然會是市場的龍頭。
“We don’t think Morris Chang’s retirement will have a very big impact for the short term, as the two executives have already co-worked for several years, and we do expect the transition to be smooth,” he added.
他補充道：「我們不認為張忠謀的退休短期內會造成很大的衝擊，因為兩位執行長已共事數年，預期交接將會非常順利。」
transition(n.)轉變、過渡時期smooth(adj.)順暢的;順利的