Germany and Saxony are vying for closer cooperation with the island state and its high-tech sector at Taiwan's Semicon trade fair. The trade fair is the "perfect stage" to present Saxony as Europe's leading semiconductor location, said Saxony's Minister of Economic Affairs Dirk Panter, who came to Taipei with a delegation. "It's all about cooperation. We want to attract companies to Germany and support German companies here," he told the German Press Agency.
In the German pavilion at Semicon, 18 companies are showcasing products from the fields of manufacturing, packaging, sustainability and precision sensor technology. The Free State of Bavaria in particular has been expanding its cooperation with Taiwan's high-tech industry for several years.
The so-called Silicon Saxony is Europe's largest microelectronics location, according to Sachsen Wirtschaftsförderung. In 2023, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Bosch, Infineon and NXP founded the joint venture ESMC to build a semiconductor factory. Chips for the automotive industry are to be manufactured there in 2027.
