AmCham: Time is now to recognize an indispensable partnership through a US-Taiwan Bilateral Trade Agreement

After US House of Representative speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit, Taiwan has been under intense military threats from China. Its critical role in the global semiconductor supply chain amid its vulnerability in the geopolitical crisis has been regarded as a risk by some. With the US and Europe using CHIPS Act incentives to attract investments to set up their domestic chip supply chain, will Taiwan maintain its shine in the long run? DIGITIMES has an exclusive interview with AmCham Taiwan president Andrew Wylegala to discuss how Taiwan can make itself indispensable.

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Japanese semiconductor packaging material leader to expand production in China

Sumitomo Bakelite, a leading Japanese manufacturer of synthetic plastics used in IC packaging, has announced a plan to build a new factory in China, investing JPY6.6 billion (US$45 million) in total. The new factory is scheduled to complete in 2023, and begin production in 2024, raising the capacity of packaging materials in China by 30%, according to the Japanese company.

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