It is rumored that Samsung plans to go to Japan to build a sealing and testing factory.

(AFP)

[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] While South Korean President Yin Xiyue is actively repairing relations with Japan, people familiar with the matter revealed that South Korea’s Samsung (Samsung) plans to build a $75 million (approximately NT$2.2 billion) chip package in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Test factory.

According to a Reuters report, Samsung currently has an R&D center in Japan, and this time it intends to further cooperate. In addition to considering the relatively low labor costs in Japan, the local area also has key production equipment and materials required by semiconductor manufacturers, which makes Samsung intend to establish a closer relationship with Japanese companies. partnership.

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However, people familiar with the matter said that the plan is still in the research stage, and Samsung has not yet made any decisions, and Samsung has not yet confirmed the news.

At the same time, the Japanese government announced earlier today that it will restrict the export of 23 items of semiconductor equipment. The export restrictions are expected to affect 10 Japanese companies including Nikon and Tokyo Electron. countries, but it is not difficult to see that this move is in line with the measures taken by the United States to restrict the development of China's semiconductor industry.

The report pointed out that the United States has been actively promoting relations between Japan and South Korea, hoping to reach a consensus to counter China in restricting the development of the semiconductor industry.

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