Six decades in the making: Why the world can't easily copy Taiwan's chip ecosystem

DIGITIMESNovember 1, 2026en

Taiwan's semiconductor strength is often described today through leading-edge process nodes, advanced packaging capacity, or its pivotal role in the global AI supply chain. At the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association's (TSIA) 30th anniversary gathering in Hsinchu, however, industry pioneer Shih Chin-Tay offered a different way to understand that advantage: not as the product of one breakthrough, one company or even one technology cycle, but as the cumulative result of six decades of learning.

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