Tsai Ming-kai

{{Short description|Taiwanese billionaire}}

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Tsai Ming-kai ({{zh|c=蔡明介|poj=Chhòa Bêng-kài|p=Cài Míngjié}}; born 6 April 1950, in Taiwan) is a Taiwanese entrepreneur, currently Chairman of MediaTek.[http://www.bost.ey.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=4F5A2BF8ECA8F0C4&sms=B4666EF9581F8DA1&s=65970FAAEB062CE1 "蔡明介 (Mr. Ming-Kai Tsai)"][http://www.hsmrt.com/caimingjie/column/4304/ "蔡明介"]

In 2014, according to Forbes he was ranked 20th Taiwanese by net worth ($1.80 billion).{{cite news|title=Taiwan's 50 Richest|url=https://www.forbes.com/taiwan-billionaires/#tab:overall|accessdate=23 May 2015|work=Forbes}} In 2014 he was 21st in the "Best-Performing CEOs in the World" ranking by Harvard Business Review.[https://hbr.org/2014/11/the-best-performing-ceos-in-the-world The Best-Performing CEOs in the World]

In 2016 he received the Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award for pioneering the Taiwan semiconductor design industry.[https://www.gsaglobal.org/2015awardsdinner/morris-chang-winner/ DR. MORRIS CHANG EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNER] Tsai was awarded the 2024 IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal.{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Chien-chung |last2=Huang |first2=Frances |title=MediaTek chair wins IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202312020016 |access-date=3 December 2023 |agency=Central News Agency |date=2 December 2023}}