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Taiwan is ushering in a major shift in industrial upgrades and a local alliance will reinforce supply chain resilience, SEMI president Terry Tsao said

By Lisa Wang /

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SEMI Taiwan launched a semiconductor materials alliance yesterday to fortify industry resilience, capitalizing on surging domestic demand fueled by advanced nodes and next-generation packaging.Taiwan has been the world’s largest semiconductor materials consumer for 16 years in a row, the industry association said.Taiwan purchased about US$21.7 billion of semiconductor materials last year, driven by artificial intelligence (AI)-related demand, SEMI data showed.