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Silicon shielding : how the Taiwanese semiconductor industry co-evolved with Taiwan
Tsang, I. (2023) Silicon shielding : how the Taiwanese semiconductor industry co-evolved with Taiwan.
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| Abstract: | This thesis offers a historical analysis of how the Taiwanese semiconductor industry was adopted by and co-evolved with Taiwan’s politics. It contributes to the field of history of technology by studying how technology, upon its adoption by society, shapes, impacts and co-evolves with society and vice versa. I argue that this embedded approach is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of any history of technology, because technology is always embedded in society: there is always a societal context that enables and motivates decisions, and in which the technology develops and molds itself with society. This research analyzes this process for the case of the Taiwanese semiconductor industry and in what ways it intentionally and unintentionally impacted Taiwan’s politics. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 15 history, 70 social sciences in general |
| Programme: | Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society MSc (60024) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/94187 |
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