Japan chip industry suppliers hunt for clients in Taiwan

TSMC expansion prompts Kyushu companies to home in on critical market

Taiwan Semicon, an industry expo that opened in Taipei on Sept. 4, drew many exhibitors from the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu. (Photo by Yoshinaru Sakabe)

YOSHINARU SAKABE, Nikkei staff writer

September 17, 2024 05:01 JST

FUKUOKA, Japan -- Nearly three years after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. announced that it would build a plant in Kyushu, suppliers based on the Japanese island are ramping up efforts to court clients in the world-leading Taiwanese chip sector.