Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger once again raised the issue of the concentration of high-end chips in Taiwan.

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[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos that over the past 30 years, 80% of the semiconductor production capacity in the United States and Europe has been moved to Asia. High-end chip production capacity is concentrated in Taiwan. We are dealing with this problem now, but it may take decades to solve it.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said the pandemic has wreaked havoc on the semiconductor supply chain, leading to a severe shortage of chips globally, Nikkei Asia reported.

However, just as everyone in the semiconductor industry was struggling to meet demand, the economy suddenly shifted and the semiconductor industry weakened in the supply-demand cycle.

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Gessinger admits that the semiconductor industry has to be revised down in the short term to deal with weak demand, but we must continue to invest in the long term. Now that Intel has spent billions of dollars building new fabs in the United States, it is like hitting the brakes at the same time. and throttle.

With regard to the United States, Europe and Japan seeking independence in the chip supply chain, Kissinger reiterated that in the past 30 years, 80% of the semiconductor production in the United States and Europe has moved 80% of their production capacity to Asia.

Among them, most of the world's high-end chip production capacity is concentrated in Taiwan. Now we are dealing with this problem, but it may take decades to solve it.

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