00:00Are we ready? Are we ready? Are we ready?
00:06Surrounded by cheering Republican lawmakers,
00:09U.S. President Donald Trump has signed his One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law.
00:14This is part of his carrot-and-stick approach to give a 35% tax credit
00:19on chip vet projects started in the U.S. before 2026,
00:23while threatening to impose tariffs on chip imports very soon.
00:27How worried should Taiwan's chip makers be about this?
00:31Tech analysts say the impact may be limited,
00:34especially when it comes to cutting-edge chips.
00:57Aside from dual political tensions and national interests,
01:03are there more stories to tell about Taiwan's chip dominance?
01:06A Chip Odyssey is the first feature lens documentary
01:09about the history of Taiwan's semiconductor industry.
01:13It aims to bring people back to the 1970s
01:16and spotlight the on-sound heroes who built the country's most critical industry.
01:21Taiwan has been on the headlines for years,
01:26but mostly just numbers and talking about the factory,
01:29and talking about the factory,
01:30there are people's stories behind it.
01:34so every technology success,
01:35there are some people's very deeply human stories.
01:38and behind this human story, there's a conviction, conviction.
01:43Hopefully, you can humanize Taiwan as a key word,
01:45not just a human story,
01:46not just a human story.
01:48Taiwan has been on the headlines for years,
01:51but mostly just numbers and talking about the factory.
01:55There are people's stories behind it,
01:58so every technology success,
02:01there are some people very deeply human stories,
02:04and behind this human story, there's eviction, conviction.
02:09Hopefully, you can humanize Taiwan as a key word,
02:12not just become just a buzzword.
02:16Since its release in mid-June,
02:18A Chip Odyssey has not only accumulated over $630,000
02:23at the box office,
02:25it has also struck a chord with Taiwanese audiences.
02:28Although some say they felt pride,
02:51others were moved to reflect on the past and the road ahead.
02:55the road ahead.
03:25A Trip Odyssey will begin to screen in overseas theatres starting this fall. By doing so, it aims to show a global audience that Taiwan's semiconductor journey is far more than a tech story.
03:50Instead, it's a result of sacrifice, belief, and relentless effort from a generation of engineers that built the nation's silicon shield.
03:59Alex Chen and Isabel Wang for Taiwan Plus.
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