Zhang Zhongmou: Semiconductor Golden Decade

TSMC Chairman and Chief Executive Zhang Zhongmou stated yesterday at the Semiconductor Industry Forum that the future of the semiconductor industry in Taiwan is bright. He also called on the government not to offer too much preferential treatment, but it should not be a stumbling block. Zhang Zhongmou once again reminded the government to pay attention to the exchange rate issue.

Semiconductor has become a necessities for the "Hong Kong Commercial Daily" report, Zhang Zhongmou review the reasons for the establishment of the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association, he said that the main hope was to win the opportunity to compete with large companies such as Europe and the United States. Zhang Zhongmou stated that he should sit on an equal footing; Zhang Zhongmou said that Taiwan’s gold has been in the sea for the past 15 years. At present, the semiconductor industry in Taiwan has reached the point where others must fight for us to start in ten years, and there is another decade of gold.

Zhang Zhongmou pointed out that in the past, the semiconductor industry in Taiwan was betting that semiconductors could become a necessity for life, entertainment, and work. The current opportunities have come. Smart phones, tablet computers, and e-books are opportunities for the semiconductor industry in the future.

With the arrival of such opportunities as tablet computers and smart phones, Zhang Zhongmou said that if the Taiwanese semiconductor industry does not shoot itself on their own, they believe that the future will be very bright.

Exchange rate or affecting industrial competitiveness Zhang Zhongmou said that the semiconductor industry will focus on the development of talents and funds, technology is also growing, the future is still a long way; he also pointed out that solar and light-emitting diodes (LED) will It is the fastest growing field in the semiconductor industry. In addition, medical care is also an opportunity for the future of semiconductors.

Finally, Zhang Zhongmou also called for the government not to help the semiconductor industry too much, as long as it does not act as a stumbling block. However, he also reminded the government of the exchange rate issue because the exchange rate will affect the competitiveness of the industry.