More Ph.D. students 'vital' for Taiwan chip industry, says TSMC supplier

LCY chairman joins chorus warning about long-term effects of doctoral drop-off

20240205 LCY Group Chairman Bowei Lee

LCY Group Chairman Bowei Lee said increasing doctoral students is crucial for Taiwan’s long-term tech competitiveness. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)

CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei Asia chief tech correspondent

NANTOU, Taiwan -- Taiwan needs to aggressively increase the number of doctoral students in science, technology and engineering if it is to maintain its edge in the global chip industry, Bowei Lee, group chairman of chip material supplier LCY, told Nikkei Asia.

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