Nexperia, the world's largest provider of chip packaging and test services, has announced plans to open a second test facility in Fremont, California, next month. This important move not only demonstrates ASE Investment Holdings' leading position in the global semiconductor packaging and testing field, but also reflects its firm determination to continue to expand its overseas business layout and meet the needs of global customers.
According to Wu Tianyu, CEO of ASE Investment Holdings, in a media interview after the shareholders' meeting, the company's plan for a new test plant in Fremont, California, USA has been finalized, and the project and investment scale will be officially announced on July 12. The new facility will be used primarily to expand test capacity, primarily testing high-end chips, to meet the growing demand for advanced technologies such as AI in North America.
ASE Investment Holdings' choice to build a new test plant in Fremont, California, USA is based on a number of considerations. First of all, the geographical location and convenient transportation of the region are conducive to efficient business dealings with customers around the world. Secondly, as a high-tech industry gathering place in the United States, California has abundant human resources and an innovative atmosphere, which provides strong support for the development of the new factory. In addition, the new facility has been successfully applied for as a free zone, which will allow customers around the world to avoid cumbersome tax systems and processes, and more easily send high-end chips to the site for testing.
Figure: Wu Tian, Chief Operating Officer of ASE Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. (Source: CNA)
In addition to opening a new test plant in the United States, ASE is actively seeking business expansion opportunities in Japan, Mexico, Malaysia and other countries. These regions are all important nodes of the global semiconductor industry and have huge market potential. ASE Investment Holding plans to add factories or expand production capacity in these regions to better meet the needs of global customers.
In addition, ASE Investment Holding also continues to pay attention to the development trend of new technologies and applications, especially in the fields of power management chips and silicon photonics. These technologies will play an important role in the future semiconductor market, and ASE Investment Holdings will actively invest in R&D and innovation to maintain its leading position in the global semiconductor packaging and testing field.
In short, the opening of a test plant in Fremont, California, next month is an important step in its global business layout. By continuously expanding its overseas business layout and investing in new technology research and development, ASE Investment Holding will continue to maintain its leading position in the global semiconductor packaging and testing field and provide better services and solutions to global customers.
