The Silicon Dragon

Terence Tsai and Bor-Shiuan Cheng

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Abstract: The Silicon Dragon is a systematic study of the growth of high-tech giants in the Greater China Region, depicting the success story of the microelectronics industry in Taiwan. The book examines the government policies that acted as catalysts to the growth of high-tech industries in Taiwan, along with the roles of high-tech ‘incubators’ and government-administered science parks. The authors provide case studies of high profile companies including Acer, Philips Semiconductors and Macronix International, and interviews with key decision makers to highlight the corporate strategies adopted in response to government policies and global commercial demand. Finally, insightful narratives on the birth and growth of a government-fostered strategic industry are provided, as is a synopsis of the Asian contribution to the evolution of the global microelectronics development.

Keywords: Asian Studies; Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Innovations and Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
ISBN: 9781840642407
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 ‘Dragon Appearing in the Field': The Legend of the Semiconductor Industry in Taiwan

Bor-Shiuan Cheng

Ch 2 ‘The Cradle of Technology': The Industrial Technology Research Institute

Min-ping Huang

Ch 3 Science Parks in Taiwan: HSIP and TSIP

Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Chang-hui Zhou

Ch 4 Macronix International Co. Ltd (MXIC)

Chin-kang Jen

Ch 5 The Model of Taiwan's High-Tech Industry: TSMC

Chia-wu Lin

Ch 6 Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC)

Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Chang-hui Zhou

Ch 7 Partner in the ‘Chip Gold Rush': Applied Materials Taiwan

Tsung-yu Wu

Ch 8 Philips Semiconductors Kaohsiung (PSK)

Chia-wu Lin

Ch 9 Packing and Testing in Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry: The United Test Centre Inc. (UTC)

Chia-wu Lin

Ch 10 The Acer Group's Manufacturing Decision: To Enter China?

Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Donna Everatt

Ch 11 The Acer Group's R&D Strategy: The China Decision

Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Donna Everatt

Ch 12 ‘Dragon Flying High': Carrying the Legend to the New Century

Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Lena Croft

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