One of two editors behind this book, Chang Chun-yen, president of National Chiao Tung University, who is known as "the father of the study of semiconductors in Taiwan," admits that he was inspired by books such as Made in America and Made by Hong Kong (published by MIT) which analyze the factors behind the success of enterprises in the US and Hong Kong.
說起出書原委，作者之一、享有「台灣半導體學術之父」美譽的交通大學校長張俊彥，坦承他是受到美國麻省理工學院出版的《Made in America》、《Made by Hong Kong》等書籍揭露美國、香港企業成功因素的刺激。