After the concept of knowledge management reached the Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, a few of the high-tech firms there were quick to set up "knowledge management departments." Among them was Applied Materials Taiwan, the Taiwanese subsidiary of Applied Materials, which is the world's largest supplier of semiconductor production equipment.
知識風吹進園區後，少數幾家高科技公司搶先成立「知識管理部」，全球第一大半導體生產設備廠應用材料在台子公司──台灣應用材料公司就是其中一家。