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. Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of... Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tōngyòng pÄ«nyÄ«n; literally Universal/General Usage Sound-combining) is the current official romanization of the Chinese language adopted by the national government (although not all local governments) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2002. ... Motto: Three Principles of the People (三民主義 San-min Chu-i) Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital Taipei (de facto)  Nanjing (de jure)1  Largest city Taipei Official languages Mandarin (GuóyÇ”) Government Semi-presidential system  -  President Chen Shui-bian  -  Vice President Annette Lu  -  Premier Su Tseng-chang... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Kuomintang of China (abbreviation KMT) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Tongyong Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung1-kuo2 Kuo2-min2-tang3)[1], also often translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, is a political party in the Republic of China, now on Taiwan, and is currently the largest political party in... Hsinchu (新竹 pinyin Xīnzhú) is a large city in northern Taiwan. ... Hsinchu County (新竹縣, pinyin: Xīnzhú Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Taiwan. ... Semiconductor device fabrication is the process used to create chips, the integrated circuits that are present in everyday electrical and electronic devices. ... A foundry is a factory which produces castings of metal, both ferrous and non-ferrous. ... Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited (Traditional Chinese: 台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司, abbrev. ... UMC may stand for: United Microelectronics Corporation United Methodist Church University of Missouri - Columbia University of Minnesota - Crookston Uppaal Model Checker University Memorial Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder The Union Metallic Cartridge Company, a division of Remington Arms. ... The Industrial Technology Research Institute (Chinese: , abbreviated 工研院; ITRI) is a non-profit research institute located in Taiwan under the supervision of the Republic of China Ministry of Economic Affairs. ... Germany Pavilion, part of the Epcot Center theme park in Orlando, Florida Amusement park (also called theme park) is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. ...

Next door to the science park are two of Taiwan's engineering powerhouses, National Chiao Tung University and National Tsing Hua University. National Chiao Tung University (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: Gúolì Jiāotōng Dàxúe; Tongyong Pinyin: Gúolì Jiaotong Dàsyúe; abbreviated as NCTU) is a top-tier research university located in Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC. It was established by former Chiao Tung University faculty members and alumni... National Tsing Hua University (Traditional Chinese: 國立清華大學; Simplified Chinese: 国立清华大学; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuo-li Ching-hua Ta-hsuëh) is a university in Hsinchu City, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ...

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

ELAN (Elan Microelectronics Corporation) was established in May 1994 in Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park - the Silicon Valley of Taiwan with initial capital of NT$1 billion and accumulated capital of NT$3. ... Foxconn (富士康) (SEHK: 2038)is the trade name of Taiwanese firm Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. ... Lite-On is a popular Taiwanese manufacturer of consumer electonics, including monitors, motherboards, DVD and CD devices, and other electronic components. ... Logitechs Silicon Valley office in Fremont Logitech International S.A. (SWX: LOGN, NASDAQ: LOGI), headquartered in Romanel-sur-Morges, Switzerland, is the holding company for Logitech Group, one of the industry leaders in the personal peripheral market. ... Microtek International Inc. ... Philips HQ in Amsterdam Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. ... Realtek Semiconductor Corp. ... Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) is a company that manufactures, among other things, motherboards. ... Tecom Co. ... Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited (Traditional Chinese: 台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司, abbrev. ... UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation) was founded in 1980, as Taiwans first Semiconductor company. ... Vis can refer to: Vis, a type of Polish handgun, after the Polish word for power in Latin Vis, an island in the Adriatic Vis, town and municipality on the aforementioned island See also: VIS This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Winbond Electronics Corporation is a Taiwan-based corporation which was founded in 1987 and is a producer of semiconductors and several types of integrated circuits, most notably Dynamic RAM, Static RAM and microcontrollers. ...

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.

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External links

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