Film Screening and Conversation: "A CHIP ODYSSEY"

Taiwan in the World Program

A Chip Odyssey (造山者｜世紀的賭注) is Taiwan's first feature-length documentary chronicling the history of its semiconductor industry, interweaving 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.

Thursday, November 6, 2025
1:45 PM - 4:30 PM (Pacific Time)

Mong Learning Center (Engineering VI 180)
404 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, 90095

Watch the trailer:

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Note: Please arrive at least 30 minutes early. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Paid visitor parking is available in Lot 2 and Lot 8 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

1. Opening Remarks from Amino Chi (Hon. Director General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles), Ningning Yu (Chair, Global Monte Jade Association), and Prof. Yang Yang (Chair and Professor, UCLA Materials Science and Engineering Department)
2. Film Screening — A Chip Odyssey (≈106 minutes)
3. Conversation & Q&A with Producer Ben Tsiang (蔣顯斌), Producer Ben Chen (陳添順) and Director Hsiao Chu-chen (蕭菊貞), moderated by Prof. Michael Berry (UCLA)

Guests & Hosts

• Special Guests: Director Hsiao Chu-chen 蕭菊貞 · Producer Ben Tsiang 蔣顯斌 · Producer Ben Chen (陳添順)
• Moderator: Prof. Michael Berry (UCLA)
  

This event is presented by UCLA Samueli School of Engineering with support from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles, Southern California Monte Jade Science and Technology Association (SCMJ), UCLA Asia Pacific Center,, and UCLA Anderson Center for Global Management.

Sponsor(s): Asia Pacific Center, Taiwan Studies Program, APC, Samueli School of Engineering, UCLA Center for Global Management, Southern California Monte Jade Science and Technology Association (SCMJ), Taipei Economic and Cultural Office-Los Angeles (TECO-LA)