Though they only came to prominence in the late 20th century, liquid crystals were actually discovered more than 100 years ago. Since 1998, LCD technology has been transferred to Taiwanese companies from Japan, and this acquired technology, together with Taiwan's own capital and talent pool, have been the main pillars of Taiwan's development of this new technology industry.
上個世紀末開始在產業應用上發光發亮的液晶，其實是 100 多年前的老科技，1998 年以來，液晶技術大國日本逐步技術輸出，再輔以本身的資金和人才，是台灣發展這個新興科技產業的三大支柱。