In step with Applied Films, major Western companies including Leybold, Merck, Dr. Schwabe, Festo, and Coatema have expressed their intent to establish R & D centers in Taiwan, demonstrating a willingness to deepen their commitment to linking their own development to that of Taiwan's optoelectronics industry.
此外，包括萊寶、默克、Dr. Schwabe、Festo、Coatema 等歐美大廠也紛紛表達來台設立研發中心，與台灣光電產業進一步結合發展的意願。