Chairman of TSMC: The mainland will not choose or abandon the attack on Taiwan due to

(Comprehensive News in New York) Liu Deyin, chairman of TSMC, refuted the "Silicon Shield" that the world's largest semiconductor manufacturing company can protect Taiwan from invading.Essence

The New York Times published an exclusive interview with Liu Deyin on Friday (August 4).In an interview with Liu Deyin at the Hsinchu Office of TSMC at the end of June, he said that mainland China would not attack Taiwan because of semiconductors, nor would he abandon Taiwan because of semiconductors."This depends on the United States and China: how they want to maintain the status quo that both sides want."

The New York Times pointed out that the United States is inseparable from TSMC, and TSMC in a geopolitical and political tension in Taiwan makes Washington deeply disturbing, so it has allocated tens of billions of dollars to strengthen the US semiconductor industry and help TSMC goes to the United States to carry out business business.EssenceHowever, Liu Deyin said that the achievements of the culinary accumulation of TSMC in other parts of the world are extremely difficult. Although TSMC is moving around the world, it still needs to leave Taiwan.He said that the most advanced chip production of TSMC requires up to 3,000 R & D personnel to work together.Except for Taiwan, "we can't put it anywhere."

TSMC currently has two factories in the United States and Japan, and will also build factories in Germany. This is part of the United States to reduce dependence on Taiwan chip production strategies.However, the report pointed out that TSMC's U.S. factories are progressing slowly, and they are facing challenges in management such as high production costs and tight workers' relationships.Liu Deyin said that he had suggested to the US government that in addition to subsidies in the chip bill, the United States also needs to provide incentive measures to purchase chips made in the United States.

In response to TSMC's 2020 cooperation with US sanctions, it cut off the order from Huawei, the second largest customer of TSMC at that time. Liu Deyin said that because TSMC relies on US technology, there is no choice.