Hsinchu Science Park

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Hsinchu Science Park (Chinese: 新竹科學園區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnzhú Kē Xué Yuán Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinjhú Ke Syué Yuán Cyu) was established by the government of the Republic of China on December 15, 1980 with investment from the Kuomintang. It straddles Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County in Taiwan. A total of 370 high-tech companies, mainly involved in the semiconductor, computer, telecommunication, and optoelectronics industries, have been established in the park at the end of December 2003. Hsinchu Science Park is now one of the world's most significant areas for semiconductor manufacturing. It is home to the world's top two semiconductor foundries, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), both of which were established at the nearby Industrial Technology Research Institute. There is also a science-themed amusement park in the area.

Next door to the science park are two of Taiwan's engineering powerhouses, National Chiao Tung University and National Tsing Hua University.

[edit] Companies Located In Hsinchu Science Park

Elan Microelectronics Corporation
Foxconn
Holtek Semiconductor
Lite-On
Logitech
MXIC - Macronix International Co., Ltd.
Microtek
Optodisc
Philips
PSC - Powerchip Semiconductor Corp.
ProMOS
Realtek
SiS - Silicon Integrated Systems
Tecom - Tecom Co., Ltd*TSMC - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
UMC - United Microelectronics Corp.
VIS - Vanguard International Semiconductor
Winbond

[edit] See also

Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area
Cyberport in Hong Kong
Economy of Taiwan
National Experimental High School: A "Kindergarten through High-School" school established to provide special education opportunity to personnel of Greater Science Park Area.