In spite of Taiwan's two-year-old economic slump, the semiconductor industry remains the island's fastest-growing industry. As Taiwan raises its technological standards, upgrades its industries and works towards turning itself into a "Technology Island" or "Silicon Island," semiconductors have become the locomotive pulling the rest of the island's industries forward.
儘管經濟大環境經歷二年多來的不景氣，半導體業仍是台灣成長最快的產業，在提昇科技水準、產業升級，發展台灣成為「科技島」、「矽島」的大方向下，半導體已然成為台灣產業的火車頭。