Through a combination of talent cultivation and innovative research and development, the integrated circuit design industry in Taiwan now plays a central role in global electronics.
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I thank the chairman of MediaTek, M.-K. Tsai for his perspectives on the history of the Taiwanese IC design industry, and H. Renauld for his help with the manuscript.
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Liang, BS. Entrepreneurship-driven growth in the integrated circuit design industry. Nat Electron 4, 234–236 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-021-00568-y
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