Deputy economy minister Kung Ming-hsin led delegation to 3 US cities, securing billions in new investment
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/08/06
By: Scott Morgan, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A Taiwanese investment-seeking delegation secured NT$6
Kung Ming-hsin, left, signing investment agreement with Lin Ching-Yung, CEO of Graphen (Image courtesy of Graphen)
billion (US$0.2 billion) in new investment from the U.S. during a trip to three major U.S. cities from July 29 to August 5, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs said in a statement on August 5.
The delegation was headed by Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs, Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) and visited New York, Chicago and San Francisco, forging ties and sharing information with businesses relating to semiconductors and Taiwan’s 5+2 Industrial Innovation Plan.
During the visit, three U.S. companies signed letters of intent (LOI) with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, pledging to invest a total of NT$6 billion. The LOIs were signed with artificial intelligence (AI) company Graphen, semiconductor company Lam Research, and the world’s largest electronic design automation company, Synopsys.
On July 31, Graphen committed to expanding its Taiwan office by establishing a new research and development center, with the view to hire dozens of Taiwanese AI specialists. The move comes after tech giants Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and Yahoo recently announced plans to invest in AI innovation centers in Taiwan. [FULL STORY]
