The semiconductor industry chain contains semiconductor design/fabless, semiconductor manufacturing, semiconductor packaging & testing and upstream wafers, chemistry, lead frames, substrates and peripheral supportive industries such as process, inspection equipment, etc. The semiconductor industry mentioned in this research comprises three secondary industries, including semiconductor design/fabless, semiconductor manufacturing and semiconductor packaging & testing, excluding peripheral photomask, upstream wafer material and so forth. This is in regards to specialty division systems in Taiwan, Taiwan’s IC industry is divided into IC design, IC manufacturing, and IC packaging & testing from the upstream to the downstream...
I. Industry Scope
II. Review Semiconductor Industry in 2017
III. Technology Trends of Emerging Applications
IV. 5+2 Industrial Innovation
V. New southbound countries
VI. Outlook for Semiconductor Industry in 2018
Figure 1. IC Industrial Structure in Taiwan
Table 1. Definition of IC Industry