Saxony Pushes Chip Cooperation in First Taiwan Visit by German State Leader

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The head of the German state of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, has urged closer chip cooperation with Taiwan at a sustainability conference in Taipei. He is the first leader of a German state to visit the country. Also at the conference was the head of ESMC, the joint venture with TSMC building a chip fab in Saxony's capital, Dresden.

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00:00The leader of Saxony in Germany is urging deeper chip cooperation with Taiwan as he

00:05becomes the first head of a German state to visit the country.

00:13We all want to work together to face the great challenges of our time.

00:18Protecting the climate, combating major diseases, and digitalization.

00:23And doing this requires the collaboration of bright minds.

00:28Kretschmer was speaking at a Taipei conference on sustainability in the semiconductor industry.

00:34Also present was the president of ESMC, that's the joint venture in Saxony's capital Dresden

00:40between Taiwan's chip giant TSMC and German firms Bosch, Infineon, and NXP.

00:47The venture broke ground on a nearly 12 billion US dollar fab last year.

00:51It's expected to begin operation in late 2027 producing mature nodes at 12 nanometers and

00:57above.

00:58Taiwan and Saxony also agreed to expand talent exchange programs in the tech sector.

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