The Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP; ) is an
industrial park
An industrial park, also known as industrial estate or trading estate, is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development. An industrial park can be thought of as a more heavyweight version of a business park or office par ...
in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
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The Central Taiwan Science Park opened in 2003.
Around 53,000 people work in the park in 2022,
which spans an area of 1,486 hectares.
In 2021,
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) accounted for 42.27% of the park's overall revenue.
History
The preparation proposal to establish CTSP was approved by the
Executive Yuan
The Executive Yuan () is the executive (government), executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, amended constitution, the head of the Execut ...
on 23 September 2002. The CTSP was then founded in 2003, with the groundbreaking ceremony taking place on 28 July 2003 in conjunction with the construction of
AU Optronics.
The Central Taiwan Science Park opened in 2003
in
Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...
. Of the technology parks in Taiwan, CTSP is known for a focus on precision machinery and
optoelectronic
Optoelectronics (or optronics) is the study and application of electronic devices and systems that find, detect and control light, usually considered a sub-field of photonics. In this context, ''light'' often includes invisible forms of radia ...
s. The campuses Huwei, Houli, Erli and Chung Hsing New Village were added after 2003.
Following ongoing disputes between environmental groups and the park, a Taiwan court ordered a temporary stop to expansion in 2011. The Taiwan
Environmental Protection Administration stated health studies had not eliminated worries about polluted runoff into nearby farmland. The park then was 1,400 hectares, with 92 companies in the central campuses.
In 2012, a group of artists and writers petitioned the government to reconsider a water diversion that would take irrigation water for use in the park.
Central Taiwan Science Park Bureau debuted a new disaster warning system in 2019.
In 2019, CTSP had six primary sectors: optoelectronics, semiconductors, biotechnology, precision machinery, computers and peripherals, and green energy.
In August 2020, the ''Tapei Times'' reported that while environmental campaigners were calling on the park's administration in Taichung to increase the park's usage of renewable energy.
In 2021, sales generated by CTSP for the first ten months of the year were US$30.28 billion.
The park said it would recruit 1,898 employees in June 2022 through a recruitment event, in response to growing orders overseas. 53,027 people already worked in the park.
Architecture
The industrial park spans over an area of 1,486 hectares.
It consists of Chung Hsing Park, Erlin Park, Houli Park, Huwei Park and Taichung Park.
Residents
The park has sectors in "semiconductors, precision machinery, biotech, optoelectronics and renewable energy," among others.
In 2018, 145 firms operated out of the park, responsible for 45,000 employment positions.
With a 12-inch wafer fab in the park,
in 2021,
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) accounted for 42.27% of the park's overall revenue.
Among other companies with production lines in the park are
Epistar.
See also
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Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan)
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC; ) is a statutory agency of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for the promotion and funding of academic research, development of science and technology and science parks. NSTC is ...
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Science and technology in Taiwan
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Business cluster
A business cluster is a geographic concentration of interconnected businesses, suppliers, and associated institutions in a particular field. Clusters are considered to increase the productivity with which companies can compete, nationally and gl ...
References
External links
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{{National Science and Technology Council (Taiwan)
2003 establishments in Taiwan
Infrastructure completed in 2003
Science parks in Taiwan