Chen, who is in the front line of contacts with manufacturing companies and research organizations, says that the high level of precision required in astronomical instruments is beyond most Taiwanese manufacturers at present. In particular, Taiwanese companies lack capability in systems integration. "The result of concentrating too heavily on the semiconductor industry is that there is insufficient diversity in research and development skills.
在第一線與廠商、研究單位接觸的陳明堂認為，天文儀器零件精密度高，台灣廠商尚無法跟上腳步，尤其缺乏系統整合能力；過度專注於半導體產業的結果，也造成研發技術的多樣性不足。