"台灣晶片業無法吸引台灣人、需要改變"

台灣以製造晶片能力聞名於世，但晶片業沒能吸引年輕人踏足這代表台灣的企業，根據日月光半導體的總經理吳田玉所說。

台灣是全世界最大的晶片製造國。去年，根據台灣的半導體產業協會，台灣賺進了630億美元，相等於比全球利潤的五分之一還多。

這明顯利潤甚豐的市場卻不吸引年輕畢業生的原因是，企業的營收低落，有時甚至會虧錢。這些晶片是世界各地的電腦、智慧型手機、和機件中的主要元件，晶片對生產商來說利潤非常少，大部分的錢都讓使用晶片的較大型公司賺走了。根據吳田玉表示：「我們是在悶熱的房間中鍛鐵、承受熱氣的那群人，其他人則負責坐享其成。」而情勢必須改變，這樣台灣晶片廠才能分到更大份的利潤。

現行的晶片技術可能也需要升級，意味著製造商的成本會更高。晶片上的電晶體每兩年就會倍增，但現在的晶片設計跟不上這種步調。

到底有甚麼樣的未來在等著晶片、而這又會如何影響台灣的晶片製造能力，這仍有待我們觀察。

(Technology) Taiwan Chip Industry Fails To Attract Taiwanese, Needs To Change

Taiwan is world famous for its chip-making abilities, but the industry is failing to attract young people into its signature business, according to Tien Yu Wu, chief operating officer of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering.

Taiwan is the worlds largest chip maker. Last year, Taiwan garnered $63 billion in sales, the equivalent of more than one-fifth of the global total, according to the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association.

The reason the obviously lucrative market is not attracting young graduates, however, is that businesses have a low profit margin, at times even losing money. The chips, a major component in computers, smartphones and gadgets around the world, make very little profit for their producers, with the majority money being earned by larger companies that use them. According to Wu, Were the guys in the hot room, forging iron and taking the heat, and someone else is reaping the benefit, and things need to change so that Taiwanese chip makers receive a larger percentage of profits.

Current chip technology may also need to be upgraded, meaning higher costs to the manufacturers. The number of transistors on a chip doubles every two years, but current chip designs are unable to match this pace.

What the future holds in store and how this will affect Taiwans chip making abilities remains to be seen.

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