In the late 1980s, as the Japanese bubble economy collapsed, the consequent depressed economic conditions made it difficult for Japanese companies to raise funds and expand production. Just at that point, Taiwanese companies with excellent access to capital made their entry, and Japanese companies began transferring technology to Taiwan through strategic alliances, in the process deciding the fate of Taiwan's TFT-LCD industry.
80 年代末，日本泡沫經濟崩潰，隨後景氣低迷致使日商籌資困難、無力擴產，適逢籌資能力一流的台灣企業切入，日方才開始以策略聯盟方式，將技術輸出台灣，也決定了台灣 TFT-LCD 產業的格局。