Taiwan Dangles Incentives to Strengthen Global Chipmaking Lead
- Government to attract foreign firms as China rivalry deepens
- The island is keen to shore up its leading global position
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Taiwan will push investment from foreign chip gear suppliers while offering incentives to attract overseas talent, part of a campaign to shore up its lead in making the semiconductors vital to future technologies.
The government is considering ways to attract engineers and the suppliers of materials and equipment needed to make chips, Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua told reporters Tuesday. It will also encourage domestic companies to develop technologies in those areas, Wang said in Taipei.