Contents
Macroeconomic Overview
Chapter 1 Outlook of Global Economies 
Chapter 2 Outlook of Taiwan’s Economy 
Chapter 3 Major Developmental Issues of Taiwan’s Manufacturing Sector 
Industry Insights
Chapter 1 IC Industry
Chapter 2 Electronic Components Industry 
Chapter 3 Flat Panel Display Industry 
Chapter 4 Electronic Materials Industry 
Chapter 5 Telecommunications Industry
Chapter 6 IT Industry 
Chapter 7 Machinery Industry
Chapter 8 Automotive Industry
Chapter 9 Steel Industry
Chapter 10 Non-Ferrous Metals Industry
Chapter 11 Petrochemical Industry 
Chapter 12 Specialty Chemicals Industry 
Chapter 13 Textile Industry
Chapter 14 Biotechnology Industry 
Chapter 15 Pharmaceutical Industry 
Chapter 16 Medical Device Industry 
Chapter 17 Food Industry
Emerging Industry Insights
Chapter 1 LED Lighting Industry 
Chapter 2 Photovoltaic Industry
Chapter 3 Wind Power Industry
Chapter 4 Electric Vehicle Industry
Chapter 5 Green Building Industry 
Chapter 6 Cloud Computing Industry 
Index of Tables
Index of Figures
ITIS Program Outline
The Organization of IT IS 
Index of Tables
Table 1-1-1 Global growth rates in the volume of trade 
Table 1-1-2 Growth forecasts for the global economy 
Table 1-1-3 Global trade growth, 2008~2013
Table 1-2-1 National income statistics and forecasts for Taiwan compiled byDGBAS
Table 1-2-2 Leading forecasting bodies’ projections for Taiwan’s economic growth in 2012 and 2013 
Table 1-2-2 Leading forecasting bodies’ projections for Taiwan’s economic growth in 2012 and 2013 (continued)
Table 1-2-3 Taiwan’s manufacturing sector PMI for December 2012
Table 1-3-1 Taiwan’s top 10 import and export goods in 2011
Table 1-3-1 Taiwan’s top 10 import and export goods in 2011 (continued) 
Table 1-3-2 Distribution and concentration ratio of Taiwan’s export market,2005~2011
Table 1-3-3 Concentration ratio of Taiwan’s export goods, 2005~2011
Table 2-1-1 Output value of Taiwan’s IC industry
Table 2-1-2 Overview of Taiwan’s IC design industry 
Table 2-1-3 Overview of Taiwan’s IC manufacturing industry 
Table 2-1-4 Overview of Taiwan’s IC packaging and testing industry
Table 2-2-1 Output value, added value and value-added rate of electronic
components in Taiwan, 2008~2013
Table 2-2-1 Output value, added value and value-added rate of electronic
components in Taiwan, 2008~2013 (continued) 
Table 2-2-2 Employment of Taiwan’s electronic components industry, 2008~2013
Table 2-2-3 Development trend of Taiwan passive component product technology 
Table 2-2-4 Technology development trend of Taiwan LED products 
Table 2-2-5 Global LED technology development trend
Table 2-2-6 Taiwan connector technology development trend 
Table 2-2-7 Taiwan lithium battery technology development trend 
Table 2-2-8 Global PCB product technology trend
Table 2-2-9 Product technology trends of leading connector manufacturers
Table 2-2-9 Product technology trends of leading connector manufacturers
(continued)
Table 2-2-10 Global lithium battery technology development road map 
Table 2-3-1 Scope of flat panel display industry (by technology type) 
Table 2-3-2 Global trends of industrial output of FPD panels, 2008~2013 
Table 2-3-3 Global trends of industrial output of FPD key components, 2008~2013 
Table 2-3-4 Trends of industrial output of FPD panels in Taiwan, 2008~2013 
Table 2-3-5 Industrial output trends of the production of FPD key components in Taiwan, 2008~2013 
Table 2-3-6 Changes in employment in the FPD industry in Taiwan, 2008~2013 
Table 2-3-7 Performance of large size TFT LCD industry in Taiwan
Table 2-3-8 Global touch panel supplier revenue ranking, 2011 
Table 2-4-1 Global electronic materials industry market overview, 2008~2013 
Table 2-4-2 Taiwan electronic materials output value, 2008~2013 
Table 2-5-1 Changes in the added value of Taiwan’s telecommunications
equipment industry, 2008~2013 
Table 2-5-2 Changes in the number of workers employed by Taiwan’s
telecommunications equipment industry, 2008~2013 
Table 2-6-1 Analysis of Taiwan’s key IT hardware producers
Table 2-6-2 Changes in the total workforce of the Taiwan IT, communications and
broadcasting industry
Table 2-6-3 Sales of Taiwan’s key IT hardware products. 2012 
Table 2-6-4 Shipment forecast of Taiwan’s key IT hardware products, 2013
Table 2-6-5 Sub-industries of the information service industry
Table 2-6-6 Output of the Taiwan information software industry, 2008~2014
Table 2-6-6 Output of the Taiwan information software industry, 2008~2014(continued)
Table 2-6-7 The Taiwan information software industry workforce, 2009~2014 
Table 2-7-1 Added value of the Taiwan machinery industry, 2007~2012 
Table 2-7-2 Value-added ratios of machinery industry segments in Taiwan,
2007~2012
Table 2-8-1 Taiwan’s automotive industry output, 2007~2013 
Table 2-8-2 Production forecast and sales results of Taiwan motorcycles,
2008~2013
Table 2-8-3 Value-added ratios of Taiwan’s auto industry, 2007~2012
Table 2-8-4 Changes in employment in the automobile, motorcycle and parts manufacturing industries 
Table 2-9-1 Statistics and predictions of global steel apparent consumption,2011~2013
Table 2-9-2 Crude steel capacity in Taiwan, 2012
Table 2-9-3 Rolling capacity of various steel products in Taiwan, 2012 
Table 2-9-3 Rolling capacity of various steel products in Taiwan, 2012
(continued)
Table 2-9-4 Output, import value, export value and added value of Taiwan’s steel industry, 2007~2013 
Table 2-10-1 Changes in Taiwan’s non-ferrous metal output value
Table 2-10-2 Taiwan’s cathode copper industry profile
Table 2-10-3 Taiwan’s magnesium industry output value, import value and export value, 2008~2013 
Table 2-10-4 Output value and added value of Taiwan’s titanium industry,
2008~2011
Table 2-11-1 The global competitiveness of Taiwan’s petrochemical industry
Table 2-11-2 Value added by Taiwanese petrochemical industry, 2008~2012 
Table 2-11-3 Total number of Taiwan’s petrochemical workers
Table 2-12-1 Categories of chemicals and their characteristics
Table 2-12-2 Summary & scope of products in the specialty chemicals industry 
Table 2-12-3 Analysis of added value of the specialty chemicals industry
in Taiwan 
Table 2-12-4 Number of employees and research & development personnel in the specialty chemicals industry in Taiwan, 2008~2012
Table 2-13-1 The output and value-added ratio of the Taiwan textile industry,2008~2013
Table 2-13-2 Foreign exchange earned by the Taiwan textile industry and by all industries, 2006~2011 383
Table 2-13-3 Import/export data for the Taiwan textile industry in the first eleven months of 2012 
Table 2-13-4 The number of operational textile factories in Taiwan and the number of workers employed 
Table 2-14-1 Taiwan’s biotech sub-industries and products/services 
Table 2-14-1 Taiwan’s biotech sub-industries and products/services (continued)
Table 2-15-1 Main categories of pharmaceutical products in Taiwan 
Table 2-15-2 Outputs and added values of Taiwan’s drug industry, 2008~2013 
Table 2-16-1 Analysis of the revenue of medical devices and the supply and demand of the market in Taiwan, 2008~2013 
Table 2-16-2 Top 10 export medical device products of Taiwan in Q1~Q3 of 2012
Table 2-17-1 Taiwan food industry production output, 2008~2013(f)
Table 2-17-1 Taiwan food industry production output, 2008~2013(f) (continued) 
Table 3-1-1 Main application realms of LED lighting
Table 3-1-1 Main application realms of LED lighting (continued)
Table 3-2-1 Changes in output value of the Taiwan PV industry
Table 3-2-2 Market share of the sectors of the PV industry in selected countries,2011 (output value based)
Table 3-2-3 Changing value-added ratio of the PV industry in Taiwan
Table 3-2-4 An overview of subsidy policies adopted by European countries 
Table 3-2-5 History and current status of Key CIGS firms
Table 3-2-5 History and current status of Key CIGS firms(continued) 
Table 3-3-1 Taiwan wind power industrial output, employment, and R&D
personnel, 2008~2013 
Table 3-3-2 Small wind turbine models invested in by Taiwanese companies
Table 3-4-1 Electric vehicles produced by major car makers, 2010~2012 
Table 3-4-2 Prediction of Taiwan’s electric vehicle market, 2011~2015
Table 3-4-3 DC charging interface in various countries 
Table 3-5-1 Main application realms of green buildings 
Table 3-6-1 Output of the Taiwan cloud computing industry, 2009~2014 
Index of Figures
Figure 1-1-1 Quarterly global economic growth trends, 2011~2014 
Figure 1-3-1 Taiwan’s GDP growth makeup, 2002~2012 Q3
Figure 1-3-2 Trends in value-added ratios for the manufacturing industry in Taiwan in relation to those of major countries
Figure 1-3-3 Orders, exports, and overseas production ratios, 1999~2012
Figure 2-1-1 IC product categories
Figure 2-1-2 Structure of Taiwan’s IC industry and numbers of firms
Figure 2-2-1 Electronic component industry categories
Figure 2-2-2 Taiwan PCB technology trend
Figure 2-2-3 Passive component technology development road map 
Figure 2-2-4 Global LED technology development road map 
Figure 2-3-1 Structure of the TFT LCD industry in Taiwan
Figure 2-3-2 Status of competitive nations in the various display panel industries,2011~2012
Figure 2-4-1 Scope of the electronic materials industry
Figure 2-4-2 Chinese TFT-LCD industry structure 
Figure 2-4-3 MGI’s development cores and application goals
Figure 2-5-1 Taiwan telecommunications industry 
Figure 2-5-2 Telecommunications services revenue in Taiwan
Figure 2-5-3 Telecommunications equipment industry production value in Taiwan 
Figure 2-6-1 Relationship chart for the Taiwan IT hardware industry 
Figure 2-6-2 Output of the Taiwan IT hardware industry, 2005~2013
Figure 2-6-3 Structure of the Taiwanese information software industry
Figure 2-7-1 Structure of the Taiwan machinery industry
Figure 2-7-2 Production value and growth of the Taiwan machinery industry,2001~2013
Figure 2-7-3 Export value of the Taiwan machinery industry, 2007~2013
Figure 2-7-4 No. of employees in the Taiwan machinery industry, 2006~2012 
Figure 2-8-1 Taiwan automobile supply chain 
Figure 2-8-2 Taiwan auto parts supply chain
Figure 2-8-3 Taiwan motorcycle supply chain 
Figure 2-8-4 Status of Taiwan’s automobile industry clusters
(including auto parts)
Figure 2-8-5 Projected annual sales results of Taiwan-made automobiles,
2010~2014
Figure 2-8-6 Production forecast and sales results of Taiwan motorcycles,2010~2014
Figure 2-9-1 Scope of the steel industry
Figure 2-9-2 Taiwan’s crude steel production and apparent consumption,
1979~2013
Figure 2-10-1 Scope of the copper industry in Taiwan
Figure 2-10-2 Taiwan’s semi-finished copper production output, output value and cathode copper apparent consumption, 2008~2013 
Figure 2-10-3 Scope of the magnesium industry in Taiwan 
Figure 2-10-4 Scope of the titanium industry
Figure 2-11-1 Cyclic prosperity of the petrochemical industry
Figure 2-11-2 Structure of the petrochemical industry
Figure 2-11-3 Total output of the Taiwan petrochemical industry, 2008~2013
Figure 2-11-4 Supply and demand of Taiwanese ethylene, 2010~2014
Figure 2-11-5 Supply and demand of Taiwanese propylene, 2010~2014 
Figure 2-11-6 Supply and demand of Taiwanese butadiene, 2010~2014
Figure 2-11-7 Supply and demand of Taiwanese benzene, 2010~2014 
Figure 2-11-8 Supply and demand of Taiwanese toluene, 2010~2014
Figure 2-11-9 Supply and demand of Taiwanese dimethylbenzene, 2010~2014 
Figure 2-11-10 The chemical system of syngas 
Figure 2-11-11 The outlook for Taiwan’s petrochemical industry in 2013 
Figure 2-11-12 Factors that may affect the outlook of Taiwan’s petrochemical industry in 2013
Figure 2-12-1 The scope of the specialty chemicals industry 
Figure 2-12-2 Trend of the production value of the specialty chemicals industry in Taiwan, 2009~2013 
Figure 2-13-1 The structure and scope of the textile industry
Figure 2-14-1 Estimates of Taiwan’s biotech industry output value, 2008~2013 
Figure 2-14-2 Distribution of Taiwan’s biotech industry output values
Figure 2-15-1 Structure of Taiwan’s pharmaceutical industry 
Figure 2-16-1 The structure of the medical device industry
Figure 2-16-2 The categories of the Taiwan medical device industry
Figure 2-16-3 The change of the main countries and areas of the global medical device market 
Figure 2-17-1 Taiwan food industry structure
Figure 3-1-1 Global LED lighting industrial chain 
Figure 3-1-2 Global LED lighting market analysis, 2008~2013
Figure 3-1-3 Global LED lighting market analysis – by region
Figure 3-1-4 Analysis of LED lighting industrial chain in Taiwan 
Figure 3-1-5 Gross industrial output of LED lighting industry in Taiwan 
Figure 3-1-6 Population employed in the LED lighting industry in Taiwan 
Figure 3-1-7 Cree’s operating revenue and profit margin 
Figure 3-2-1 Scope of the PV industry
Figure 3-2-2 Output value of the global PV industry, 2009~2013 
Figure 3-2-3 Global market share of different PV cell types, 1999~2011
Figure 3-2-4 Market share of key players in the global polysilicon market, 2012
Figure 3-2-5 Market share of key wafer suppliers, 2012
Figure 3-2-6 Market share of key PV cell suppliers, 2012
Figure 3-2-7 Market share of key silicon PV module suppliers, 2012 
Figure 3-2-8 Market share of key thin film PV module suppliers, 2012
Figure 3-2-9 Frequent trade disputes led the global industry environment into a vicious circle
Figure 3-2-10 More flexible strategies are required by domestic suppliers to counter potential trade wars 
Figure 3-2-11 Latest competition status of global CIGS suppliers 
Figure 3-2-12 Distribution of PV demands, 2008~2016 
Figure 3-2-13 Roles played by countries in trade wars 
Figure 3-3-1 Taiwan wind power generation newly installed capacity by year 
Figure 3-3-2 Taiwan wind power industrial supply chain 
Figure 3-3-3 Global wind power generation and distribution by regional market,2012~2013
Figure 3-4-1 Classification of electric vehicles 
Figure 3-4-2 Key components of an electric vehicle system
Figure 3-4-3 Percentage of various powered vehicles in the global car market
Figure 3-4-4 Electric vehicle industrial chain and major domestic suppliers
Figure 3-4-5 Paris electric vehicle rental program: Bluecar
Figure 3-4-6 Battery capacity of major electric vehicles-categorized by brand
Figure 3-4-7 Roadmap of electric vehicle development (in the aspect of
technology and energy efficiency
Figure 3-4-8 Evaluation of various power mode electric vehicles 
Figure 3-5-1 Scope of the green building industry
Figure 3-5-2 Global overview of green building certification development 
Figure 3-5-3 Global market value of green buildings, 2008~2013 
Figure 3-5-4 Green building certification, 2000~Nov. 2012 
Figure 3-5-5 Floor area granted green building certification annually,
2000~Nov. 2012 
Figure 3-5-6 Green building candidate certificates issued, 2000~Nov. 2012
Figure 3-5-7 Floor area in green building candidate certificate applications,2000~Nov. 2012 
Figure 3-5-8 Relevant operators in the Taiwan green building industry 
Figure 3-5-9 Taiwan’s green building output value, 2008~2013
Figure 3-6-1 Relationship chart for the Taiwan cloud industry