A unique work force characteristic in Taiwan is its high degree of discipline. Owing to the Chinese Confucian influence, Taiwanese are in general very disciplined. While discipline may kill creativity and innovation, it is conducive to a high degree of precision and repeatability . These are particularly important worker capabilities for successful manufacturing. Mr. Shen Jung Chin has worked with ITRI as a researcher for many years . His research interest was in the development of semiconductor industries in Taiwan.
Such is the high degree of discipline required. It is not surprising that shortly after adopting the technology from RCA, Taiwan's IC yield rates were higher than the U.S. average in the late 1970s. [2] Today, Taiwanese IC yield rates remains one of the highest in the world. |