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Note: Please arrive at least 30 minutes early. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Paid parking is available in (Lot 2 and Lot 8 for visitor parking recommendation) and visitors can purchase permits at the pay station.
About the Film
A Chip Odyssey is Taiwan’s first feature-length documentary chronicling the history of its semiconductor industry—how a resource-scarce island became a global powerhouse through vision, grit, and decades of world-class engineering. The film interweaves interviews with more than eighty leaders from industry, government, and academia to tell the story of a high-stakes national "gamble of the century" that reshaped geopolitics and innovation worldwide.
This UCLA screening brings together communities across engineering, cinema, and international studies to reflect on Taiwan’s lessons for the era of AI—highlighting opportunities for U.S.–Taiwan collaboration in science, technology, and workforce development.
Program
- Opening Remarks from TECO-LA Director General Amino Chi, Prof. Ah‑Hyung “Alissa” Park (Dean, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering), Ningning Yu (Chair, Global Monte Jade Association), Prof. Yang Yang (Chair, UCLA Materials Science and Engineering)
- Film Screening — A Chip Odyssey (≈106 minutes)
- Conversation & Q&A with Producer 蔣顯斌 and Director 蕭菊貞, moderated by Prof. Michael Berry (UCLA)
- Audience Q&A
Guests & Hosts
- Special Guests: Producer 蔣顯斌 · Director 蕭菊貞
- Moderator: Prof. Michael Berry (UCLA)
This event is organized and presented by UCLA Samueli School of Engineering with support from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles, Southern California Monte Jade Association, UCLA Asia Pacific Center,, and UCLA Anderson Center for Global Management.