The dangers of being at the forefront However, at the crucial moment when Taiwan was thrusting ahead with great expectations towards seemingly unlimited opportunities, the wind of the international market suddenly turned about, and prices collapsed. IC manufacturers around the world, who were still basking in the enormous profits they had been earning, were caught napping.
然而，就在台灣卯足勁道強力衝刺的時刻；在榮景無限、一片大好的期盼下，國際市場風向竟說變就變，價格崩落如山倒，還陶醉在高獲利的全球積體電路廠商，都被「殺」得措手不及。