Small Taiwan Province, how strong is the high-tech industry in the world? Taiwan Province is much more than TSMC.
At present, Taiwan accounts for nearly 75% of the operating income generated by the world's top 50 technology manufacturing service companies.
Here are 9 of the world's leading Taiwanese high-tech companies, see how many you know:
TSMC
1. TSMC: The world's leading wafer foundry company, mainly engaged in chip design, manufacturing and testing. The world's first professional integrated circuit manufacturing service (foundry) enterprise. It has a world-class technical level and market share in the field of chip manufacturing. Full-year 2022 revenue reached $75.936 billion.
Hon Hai Precision
2. Hon Hai Precision (Foxconn's parent company): the world's first international group in the field of 3C (computer, communications, consumer electronics) foundry. The Group's subsidiaries are not only listed on Taiwan, Hong Kong, London and other stock exchanges, but also include the largest enterprise in Taiwan, the top three exporters in the Czech Republic, the largest exporter in Greater China, the 31st in the 2015 Fortune Magazine Global Enterprise Ranking, and the world's leading title in the field of 3C foundry services. Total revenue in 2022 reached $215.3 billion.
MediaTek Dimensity chips
3. MediaTek: The world's fourth largest fabless semiconductor company, leading the market for mobile terminals, smart home applications, wireless connectivity technology and IoT products, with about 2 billion devices built into MediaTek chips launched worldwide each year. In the 2022 annual report, MediaTek's revenue in 2022 was about $18.524 billion.
4. BenQ Group, BenQ Dentsu (BenQ): One of the world's well-known display and projector brands, and one of the world's largest LCD display manufacturers. BenQ Dentsu's products are known for their high quality and performance, and their product lines cover many types of consumer markets, such as home entertainment, commercial office, education and training, etc. BenQ Dentsu has deep technical accumulation and innovation capabilities in display technology, and its LCD displays and OLED displays are well received in the market. Revenue in 2021 was approximately $14.1 billion.
5. Foxconn: Wistron is one of the world's top 500 technology companies, Taiwan's top 100 technology companies, and one of the world's largest ODM professional foundry companies, committed to the production of ICT products (information and communication technology products. A world-renowned electronics manufacturing company, mainly engaged in the assembly and production of notebook computers, smart phones, tablets, TVs and other products. Revenue in 2021 reached $24.6 billion.
Delta Electronics Shanghai Branch
6. Delta Electronics: The world's leading manufacturer of electronic components, the main products include semiconductor chips, sensors, electronic materials, etc. Through system integration and solutions, we help customers improve efficiency, reduce operating costs and capital expenditure services, covering industrial automation, solar energy, wind energy, automotive electronics and communication power supplies. In 2022, the revenue reached 12.89 billion US dollars.
AUO Optoelectronics
7. BenQ Group, AU Optronics: The world's third largest display technology enterprise, mainly engaged in the research and development and sales of liquid crystal displays, OLED displays, organic light-emitting diodes and other products. These include 4K2K ultra-high resolution, 3D, ultra-thin, narrow bezel, transparent display, LTPS, OLED, and touch solutions. AUO also has the most complete production lines of all generations from 3.5G, 4G, 4.5G, 5G, 6G, 7.5G to 8.5G, providing panel products for a variety of LCD applications, ranging in size from 1.2" to 71" TFT-LCD panels. Revenue in 2022 was approximately $9 billion.
United Strength International
8. United Microelectronics: The world's leading semiconductor packaging and testing company, mainly engaged in semiconductor chip packaging, testing and quality control. It is the largest 5C professional channel provider in the Asia-Pacific region, providing integrated services for the supply chain of high-tech industries. Its operating bases cover Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, Australia, Thailand and other countries and regions, and invest in the United States, Canada, Mexico and India and other countries, operating bases in 29 countries and 181 cities around the world. Revenue in 2022 was approximately $12 billion.
9. ASE Group is one of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturing service companies, providing global customers with the best service and the most advanced technology for a long time. Since its establishment in 1984, it focuses on providing semiconductor customers with complete packaging and testing services, including wafer front-end testing and wafer needle testing to back-end packaging, material and finished product testing services. Customers can also provide complete electronic manufacturing service overall solutions through Huanlong Electric, a subsidiary of ASE Group. Revenue in 2022 reached $19.323 billion.
The above only lists 9 high-tech enterprises in Taiwan Province, and Taiwan's wafer foundry and packaging and testing industry currently rank first in the world.
Distribution map of high-tech enterprises in Taiwan
In addition, as early as the early 90s of last century, Taiwan was called the "four major machine tools" manufacturing base with Germany, Japan and Italy. In 2014, Taiwan's export value of machine tool products ranked fourth in the world. Representative enterprises include Youjia Industrial Group, Dongtai Seiki, Chengtai, Taichung Seiki, Yongjin, Shangyin, Luo Yi, etc.
At present, Taiwan has the world's leading level in semiconductors, electronic manufacturing, e-commerce, precision instruments, panel technology, agriculture, medical care, and new energy.
The outbreak of Taiwan's science and technology industry is mainly attributed to the fact that after Chiang Ching-kuo became the "chief executive" in 1972, Chiang Ching-kuo proposed the "Ten Major Construction Plan" and began to introduce talents and focus on the development of the science and technology industry.
The same genes, the same blood, both sides of the strait are Chinese, and a small place with a population of 23 million in Taiwan can actually give birth to many world-leading technology companies. Imagine, if our reform and opening up could be 20 years earlier, and the huge Chinese mainland, it would definitely not be stuck in the neck of the United States like today.
A small Taiwan province, called "treasure island", is really not just talk, Taiwan is far more than TSMC. If the two sides of the strait can be reunified as soon as possible, the US sanctions against China will be irrelevant!