GlobalWafers to build $5bn U.S. plant after Siltronic bid fails

Washington scores major win for forging chip supply chain onshore

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Taiwanese company GlobalWafers aims to open a plant for 300-mm chip wafers in the U.S. state of Texas as soon as 2025.  © Reuters

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei Asia tech correspondents

TAIPEI -- GlobalWafers, the world's third-largest producer of silicon wafers for chipmaking, on Monday announced plans to build a $5 billion plant in the U.S. state of Texas, a boost for Washington's ambition to bring more of the semiconductor supply chain onshore.

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