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Saxony Minister Courts Chip Investment in Taipei as Semicon Taiwan Opens

He spotlights TSMC’s Dresden build to entice Taiwanese suppliers.

Overview

  • Dirk Panter is in Taiwan for investor meetings with semiconductor industry representatives, including a visit to Foxconn in Taipei.
  • He will open the German Pavilion at Semicon Taiwan and join a networking dinner with Taiwanese companies to discuss opportunities in Saxony.
  • Panter cites TSMC’s Dresden site as a catalyst for new talks, describing the project as Germany’s largest construction site.
  • Organizers report the 30th Semicon Taiwan hosts roughly 1,200 companies from 56 countries with a focus on high-performance AI chips and processors.
  • Companies from Saxony are exhibiting at the fair as the state positions itself as a leading European semiconductor location.