Consequently, when Chi Mei decided to branch out into LCD panels in 1998, many employees, including company founder Hsu Wen-lung, didn't at first know what TFT-LCD panels were, and few thought that investing in their production made any sense.
1998 年當奇美決定轉型跨足液晶面板產業時，集團內包括創辦人許文龍自己，少有人知道何謂 TFT-LCD，更少有人看好這項投資。