Apart from its TSMC-led silicon-based semiconductor ecosystem, Taiwan also plays a crucial role in the development of compound semiconductors, including the second-generation semiconductors GaAs and InP and third-generation SiC and GaN. As a leading Taiwanese GaAs foundry, Win Semiconductors has built a solid presence in the handset-use power amplifiers (PA), 3D sensors, optical components, LiDAR, and even satellite RF chips. In an interview for the "Silicon Island Chronicles" documentary conducted as part of DIGITIMES s 25th anniversary, Win S.
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