Just found and interesting book on Amazon.com. The Silicon Dragon: High-Tech Industry in Taiwan. Looks interesting but pricy at US$120.00.
To judge from its size, Taiwan, an island of about 30,000 km2, is only a tiny dot on the globe. Its size, almost equal to that of the Netherlands, is about one seventh the size of the United Kingdom, one 250th the size of the United States, one 260th that of China, and cannot even be seen on a world map. Taiwan had nonetheless achieved a production value of US$21,000 million by 1999 and become the third biggest manufacturing centre of information hardware with over 40 computer-related product ranked first in the world. These products include scanners, monitors, motherboards, desktops and notebooks, and key components such as computer chips. Considering its size, Taiwan's achievements in the computer industry ae remarkable.
Indeed....
Reference: Bor-Shiuan Cheng, "'Dragon appearing in the field': the legend of semiconductor industry in Taiwan," on page 1 in "The Silicon Dragon: High-Tech Industry in Taiwan" edited by Terence Tsai and Bor-Shiuan Cheng)
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