Facing the challenge of slower overall industry growth, Chang thinks that IC design companies and contract wafer manufacturers must move from the current "relay-race" model of cooperation between upstream and downstream entities to an intimate relationship over the whole course, setting up even deeper and closer partnerships.
面對整體產業成長趨緩的挑戰，張忠謀認為，IC 設計公司和晶圓代工廠必須從目前上下游「接力合作」的模式，變成從設計到生產全程緊密搭配，建立更深入的夥伴關係。