TPC and AICT Investment Initiative
Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) TPC is the abbreviation for “ TranSmart Power Chip ” (TPC), also known as the “ super-wealth generator .” Fig 1: TPC and its related investments Achievements to Social Responsibility Investment (SRI) In 1984, we revived “ Barbie Dolls .” Mattel Inc. took the manufacturing advantage we had given them and, in 1986, shut down its Taiwan plant (MLT) and rushed to Malaysia , leaving 5,000 unemployed people — those who could not find work turned to taxi driving, only to be robbed. Therefore, we carried out “ social responsibility investment ” (SRI) and promoted the “ Rich Taiwan Plan .” We invented the “ TranSmart Power Chip ” (TPC). The concrete products shown at the upper right of Fig 1 are the “ C-Phone ” (contactless TranSmart card) and the “ TRD ” (TranSmart Transaction Reading Device). They upgraded the oldest shops on Earth into “ electronic stores ” (eStores). Many electronic stores together formed “ The eStore System ” (TES). Through effo...
