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IC backend houses are being encouraged to increase production capacity in Southeast Asia, especially for BGA packaging, according to industry sources.

The Taiwan governments so-called "Chips Act" will benefit TSMC and a few other major chipmakers, as it does not cover the entire semiconductor ecosystem, according to sources at IC design houses.

"When I did my research at Stanford University, the cleanroom was mainly staffed by those from East Asia and India," recalled Dr. Chih-Huang Lai, Vice Dean of the College of Semiconductor Research under Taiwans National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) - long a hub of Taiwans IC talent cultivation. "In the foreseeable future, we might no longer see Taiwanese in Taiwans own cleanrooms as well," Lai lamented.

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Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are forecast to increase 300mm fab capacity to an all-time high of 9.6 million wafers per month in 2026, according to SEMI.

The range of processors to succeed Ryzen 7000 chips might turn up later in 2023, and if so, Intel could have its work cut out to compete.

“Ukraine's war has taught us that we must transition from just-in-time stockpiles of weapons and munitions to just-in-case stockpiles,” Sen. Collins said.

The US has unveiled tight restrictions on chipmakers capacity expansions in China, increasing the risks for companies that already have sizable operations in the Asian country.

As Nvidia founder Jensen Huang observed the "iPhone moment for AI", AMD has also strengthened its role in artificial intelligence (AI). The GPU/CPU provider has reportedly set up a business unit dedicated to AI, reflecting AMD CEO Lisa Sus remark that AI will be "the most important thing of the next 10 years."

The world's leading chip manufacturer has invested around ¥1 trillion in the construction of the sprawling industrial complex, which is expected to employ some 1,700 workers.