Taiwan plays a critical role in the global semiconductor industry value chain. With a global market share of over 70 percent, Taiwan’s semiconductor industry boasts the world’s highest gross production value in foundry manufacturing. According to the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA), the semiconductor industry accounted for 15 percent of Taiwan’s GDP in 2019. The semiconductor industry has been influential in Taiwan’s industrial development and economic growth. Its cutting-edge manufacturing and comprehensive industry clusters are second to none in the world. To maintain this lead, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is carrying out the Generation Å Semiconductor Project (Å - a unit of length equal to 0.1 nanometer) and investing NT$1.54 billion over the next five years to support the first phase of the Industrial PhDs Training Program (Post Doctoral Program).
Please read the interview with Leu Jang-hwa, director general of the Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), and Yeh Wen-kuan, director general of the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) at:
