The TFT-LCD industry in Taiwan area to go horse had tosquat.

Samsung (Samsung Electronics) recently announced the TFT LCD eight generation line and nine generation line construction process, the eight generation line will be the fastest in the second half of 2007 began, the nine generation line is planned to put into operation in 2009. Samsung in the wake of SHARP (Sharp) after TFT LCD eight generation line to start Kueishan announced its eight and nine generation production plan, clearly shows the global TFT LCD defend foreign overlord throne determination. Recalling the Taiwan area just 3.5 generations from the line to the development of the four generation, the 4.5 generation. When it comes to the five generation line, we are still puzzled how to settle the glass substrate 680 mm x 880 mm and 730 mm x 920 mm, think of the glass substrate five generation line length of over 1 meters, think it is a distant realm, about 4, 5 years, now has been called to the eight generation line and nine generation line. The length of more than 2 meters long. In just a few years, the next generation of TFT LCD industry production line of fierce competition, the rapid development, already beyond our imagination.

TFT LCD the talent and capital intensive industry demand, it is difficult to meet the behemoth, Japan after the bubble economy long-term downturn, Japan has made difficult to have sustained a lot of funding for the TFT LCD industry in Japan, motor manufacturers unbearable long-term losses, will be under the LCD department and sale and the the real environment, a large number of long-term air training related technical personnel with rich experience, but not its place.

At present, around the world, dare to bet as everyone knows the resources in the TFT LCD industry on a number of South Korea and Taiwan, although the mainland China on TFT LCD in the best of spirits industry, but is still in the initial stage, to become the climate also need a period of time. In the area of Taiwan and South Korea, the current development in TFT LCD industry has come to a stage, an industry often said: "stop investment will be eliminated.". Although the 1 generation production line of investment at a time of billions of dollars, but to maintain the competitiveness of large manufacturers, or 1 followed by the financing of the 1 teeth covered.

In the prospectus, 2 South Korean conglomerate Samsung and LG's fundraising capacity in Taiwan area, be nothing difficult, due to the current international fund-raising pipe quite diverse, Taiwan banking industry funds are quite loose, for the TFT LCD industry loan loan quite positive. On the funding side, South Korea and Taiwan area TFT LCD most of the industry can raise enough funds to build a new production line; but money is flowing, better solve the problem, the rest of the direction of technical strength and strategic planning, human resources training and time limitations, is the major variables affecting the development of next generation production TFT LCD manufacturers when the line.

The government actively supported two trillion star industry, science and technology industry in Taiwan for years focused on science and technology talents and resources of a large proportion of TFT in LCD industry, the TFT LCD and the semiconductor industry has become the focus of high-tech industry racing together bridle to bridle, Taiwan area. But the characteristics of TFT LCD industry and the semiconductor industry is different, because the product size standard, and the price is almost transparent, resulting in manufacturers finally decline and price competition more than Bibi who is less loss. Director of Hsinchu administration Li Jiemu day before speaking, think it is necessary to review the TFT LCD factory is not to continue the unrestricted expansion; because the TFT LCD factory needs manpower, capital and other resources is very large, should not allow manufacturers unlimited expansion, otherwise it will exclude other types of high-tech industry investment.

After the chairman Lin Xinyi also endorsed the ITRI, that too many TFT LCD excessive snatch market in the Taiwan area, will lead to vicious competition and waste of resources. In this regard, the author think that the competition is not necessarily a bad thing, but there is competition, there is progress, TFT LCD industry in Taiwan area in just a few years of growth to compete against South Korea the world's top 2 manufacturers, in the fierce competition is quenched from experience and strength must have, on one hand absorb Japan as a development experience TFT LCD advanced country, even the South Korean manufacturers on the one hand and the Taiwan area in the market competition, the survival of the fittest pressure into, makes TFT LCD industry development in the Taiwan region to expand existing scene.

But now, the development of Taiwan TFT LCD industry bottlenecks encountered, the first is the lack of relevant technical personnel. Lack of funds can be raised overseas; water shortage can be less irrigation of farmland, agricultural water to industrial use; electricity is not enough, burn more oil or gas to generate electricity, or we can do little air conditioning. However, the shortage of technical manpower, but not to say that there is, even in the low-end operation of human resources is not too high barriers, high-end technology developers can not be trained overnight. The semiconductor industry in Taiwan has been developing for a long time, the related technology and mainly by American tradition, basically science and technology talents in Taiwan area in the United States, after graduation to enter the United States and most of the semiconductor industry office, so regardless of the number or semiconductor talent is rich in experience.

In contrast, TFT LCD technology has developed the earliest by the United States, but the industry is growing in Japan, so even if South Korea's Samsung Electronics and LPL (LG. Philips LCD) is known as the world's top 2 TFT LCD plant, but TFT LCD or related technology center in japan. But in Taiwan Japan Science and technology than Europe, compared to the Samsung executives are proficient in Japanese, the Taiwan area will have obstacles in the introduction of TFT LCD technology in Japan, not like the semiconductor industry in general, the direct introduction of talents and technology from the United states.

Due to a variety of reasons leading to the lack of personnel related to TFT LCD in Taiwan, and involved in too many vendors