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Few of the 1,000-plus companies in Taiwan's semiconductor galaxy are visible outside the industry. Fewer still achieve global fame.

Following half a century of development, Taiwan now has the world's most complete semiconductor industry clusters and professional division of labor, and ranks first globally in the foundry and packaging sectors and second in IC design, after the US. But the start of the industry dates back to 1976, when the government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) signed an IC technology transfer license agreement with Radio Corporation of America (RCA) to introduce semiconductor technology into Taiwan, which laid the foundation for th...

From left, Terry Tsao, president of trade group SEMI Taiwan, Hon Hai semiconductor subgroup vice president Gene Liu, Administrative Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Chi Wen-jong, Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua and United Microelectronics Corp honorary deputy chairman John Hsuan pose with an outsized Auto IC Master book after a launch event in Taipei yesterday. SEMI’s platform is to connect chip manufacturers and suppliers to provide complete chip solutions for vehicle connectivity.

Congratulations Hsinchu This week marked a significant anniversary in the semiconductor industry – the  establishment of the Hsinchu Science Park. This week marked a significant anniversary in the semiconductor industry – the  establishment of the Hsinchu Science Park. 40 years ago this week the Science Park was set up by the Taiwan government. I used to traipse round the companies in the early days – the DRAM manufacturer Vitelic, the SRAM maker Mosel, the design house Holtek,  the consumer IC company Hualon Microelectronics, UMC in the days it made memories and processors before be...