NO VIRUS BLUES: A SEMI Taiwan official said that the virus does not slow down the global semiconductor industry’s investment in manufacturing equipment
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 23, 2020
By: Lisa Wang / Staff reporter
Guests try VR equipment at a news conference held by SEMI in Taipei to promote Semicon Taiwan, a three-day event that starts today at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center.
Photo: CNA
That would help Taiwan safeguard its second spot in the global semiconductor market with a production value of more than NT$3 trillion (US$102.73 billion), SEMI Taiwan president Terry Tsao (曹世綸) told a media briefing in Taipei for the Semicon Taiwan trade show beginning today.
The global semiconductor industry’s production value is expected to increase to US$426 billion this year, SEMI said.
In terms of semiconductor equipment investment, equipment billings from Taiwanese firms rose 10.6 percent to US$8.63 billion during the first seven months of this year, ranking third in the world, SEMI’s tally showed. [FULL STORY]
