The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) held the 2021 TSIA annual meeting today (27). Chairman Liu Deyin said that the continuing trade conflict between the United States and China poses severe challenges to the semiconductor industry, and the Chinese government is vigorously supporting local industry players in all aspects. Both sides of the Taiwan Strait will be competing and cooperating in the semiconductor industry at the same time, calling on Taiwan to adopt more active measures in the protection of intellectual property rights and other related industrial policies.
In his speech, Liu Deyin said that since the end of 2019, the epidemic has spread around the world for almost two years, and the global semiconductor supply chain has been greatly impacted. Taiwan’s semiconductor industry still achieved good results in manufacturing, packaging and testing, and IC design; Last year, the total output value of Taiwan’s semiconductor industry exceeded RMB 3 trillion, and this year is expected to exceed RMB 4 trillion, with a growth rate of 24.7%.
Liu Deyin also said that it is hoped that young people and elites can enter Taiwan’s semiconductor industry and work together for the future of semiconductors. In addition, TSIA members are also actively formulating comprehensive ESG strategies for climate change, energy conservation and carbon reduction, circular economy, corporate governance and society. We have made concrete actions on issues such as Gonghao and continued to exert influence.
Liu Deyin also hopes that the government can formulate specific long-term water, electricity, land, and environmental policies, formulate feasible environmental regulations, and achieve the goal of sustainable industrial development.
Regarding the industrial environment, Liu Deyin pointed out that the continued existence of trade conflicts between the United States and China has brought severe challenges to all industries, including the semiconductor industry.
Liu Deyin believes that although Taiwan’s semiconductor industry still has advantages, the Chinese government strongly supports local players in the areas of talent, taxation, capital, and domestic demand. In the future, the competition and growth of the global semiconductor industry between the two sides of the strait will occur simultaneously.
Therefore, Liu Deyin called on Taiwan’s industry, government and academia to propose more active measures in terms of industrial education, retention, intellectual property protection and other related industrial policies to safeguard the development of Taiwan’s most critical semiconductor industry.
