[Taiwan News]Taiwan aims to keep leading semiconductor position

According to a study conducted by SEMI, world shipment of semiconductor in 2012 declined and orders also appeared weakened. On the contrary, Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturers spent a lot (comparing to 2011, it’s a 50% growth) on investment, and their shipments also ranked on the top of the world list. This made Taiwan the only place where the semiconductor industry grew. As a result, this huge growth stimulated the global semiconductor industry to recover and grow. Looking forward, it is expected that Taiwan will invest about 2% more and the scale will reach billions of USD or even ten billions, keeping Taiwan in the leading position in this field.