The Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan confirmed that the US -Japan -Taiwan Korean chip Alliance (CHIP 4) held a meeting last Thursday (February 16).
The South Korean United News Agency quoted officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea that the official meeting of the Semiconductor supply chain working group of the chip Si -Party Alliance was held on the 16th and was hosted by the United States Association in the Taiwan Association.The chief representative of the Korean side is a member of the South Korean representative office in Taiwan. The South Korean side also has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, and the bureau -level officials.impression.
According to the Taiwan Liberty Times, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan confirmed on Saturday (25th) that representatives from the United States, Japan and Taiwan have participated in the video conference.The meeting was mainly promoted by the United States, but it was only the nature of the working group meeting. The discussion topic was the "early warning" mechanism to enhance the stability of the chip supply chain.
Officials from the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan said that the members of the CHIP 4 are the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.Manufacturing; previous working group meetings exchanged the toughness of the supply chain, and the meeting focused on the early warning mechanism.
For example, the above officials have given the risk of interruption chain breaks due to the lack of segant ports and vehicle chips.The United States therefore specifically proposed that designing the "early warning mechanism" is very important and helps the overall supply chain stability.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan also mentioned that the early warning mechanism is not limited to the manufacturing stage, but also the front -end materials and back -end requirements need to be included, which will help improve the stability of the semiconductor supply chain.
The above -mentioned officials also said that the next meeting will adopt similar models to focus on a theme discussion. At present, the Quartet has not discussed when to hold a formal meeting.
