Taiwan, South Korea will remain key chip hubs, says MKS chief

Chip tool supplier chief expects U.S. and Europe to become bigger players in time

20230130 MKS CEO John T.C. Lee

MKS CEO John T.C. Lee said the chip downturn is only cyclical and the industry will return to healthy growth in the mid to long term. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)

CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei Asia chief tech correspondent

HSINCHU, Taiwan -- South Korea and Taiwan will still be key semiconductor hubs in years to come, even as pressure to diversify supply chains leads to new competition from places like the U.S. and Germany, according to the CEO of U.S. chipmaking equipment supplier MKS Instruments.

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