Goodway Group
Cutting-edge, to Be Precise
Originally saddled with a mountain of debt and housed in a corrugated metal shed, the Goodway Group has become the world's fourth largest precision machine tool maker, with a market value of NT$7 billion.
ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd.
From Sugar Cane Field to Biotech Star
ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd. is Taiwan's biggest player in active pharmaceutical ingredients. By taking on the toughest challenges, it has turned itself into an indispensable force in the international pharmaceutical supply chain.
Smartphone Chipmaker Qualcomm
A Love-Hate Dance with Taiwanese Tech
It's tucked away inside the smartphone in the palm of your hand. Striking while the iron is hot, Qualcomm is looking not only to gobble up the smartphone chip market, but now is also taking aim at the entire digital household.
Delta Electronics
Mining Gold in the Clouds
IT powerhouse Delta Electronics is chalking up gross profit margins in excess of 20 percent – a level many Taiwanese tech companies can scarcely dream of – and they're doing it by moving toward higher-value "green power systems integration" services.
TeamChem
The Glue that Makes Gadgets Ultrathin
TeamChem is the first Taiwanese company that managed to break into the Japanese monopoly on the cutting-edge adhesive film that is replacing thicker connectors in electronic gadgets. Without it the new iPad would not be as slim and sleek as it is.
Keeping 'Made In Taiwan' in Taiwan
Manufacturing Scrambles for a Future
Manufacturing is in transition, as people can no longer accept the loud, polluting factories of the past. CommonWealth Magazine takes a look at where the sector is headed in Taiwan.