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Taiwan economic minister says TSMC's core tech will not leave country | There are concerns the Trump Administration could pressure TSMC to move its most advanced technology to the US


Taiwan is making it clear that it will keep its most advanced semiconductor technologies within its borders despite the global expansion efforts by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co....

Taiwan is determined to remain at the center of the industry and is carefully balancing its desire for global expansion with the protection of its most advanced tech. Taiwanese law stipulates that domestic chipmakers can only produce chips abroad that are at least one generation behind those manufactured at home, a strategy that ensures Taiwan retains its position as a hub for cutting-edge semiconductor production. Kuo's comments, made at a meeting of the legislature's Economics Committee in Taipei, were in response to speculation that TSMC might be pressured to accelerate the production of advanced 2-nanometer chips at its Arizona facilities following the re-election of Donald Trump.

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