According to Taiwan's "Zhongshi News Network", Intel CEO Kissinger arrived in Taiwan by private plane yesterday (13th) evening, ready to meet with TSMC executives. The rumor that Kissinger's big move to Taiwan is to grab TSMC's 3-nanometer production capacity, but some analysts on the island believe that the real purpose behind Kissinger is to "put pressure" on TSMC on behalf of the United States.
According to reports, Kissinger released a video today (14th) explaining the reason for his visit to Taiwan, many of which praised TSMC's speech. In order to solve the chip shortage and consider the future balance of the global supply chain, Intel will establish factories in many parts of the world, including Taiwan and other key locations around the world, and emphasizes the partnership with TSMC, a fab foundry leader.
The reason why Kissinger's visit to Taiwan has attracted much attention is that he only recently publicly stated that Taiwan is not a stable place, there are geopolitical risks, and the US government should give priority to investing in the local semiconductor industry in order to retain the advantages of semiconductor design and IP (intellectual property rights, intellectual property rights). Unexpectedly, less than a week after the speech, he announced his trip to Taiwan and said that he would meet with the senior management of TSMC.
Kissinger's rapid "face-changing" behavior caused heated discussion among netizens on the island. Taiwan's "Zhongshi News Network" reported that some netizens commented, "Dress up as white face, dress up as black face, really American," "Really see people talk about people, see ghosts and talk about ghosts," and said that he praised Taiwan's speech, and it was good to listen to the scene.
"Zhongshi News Network" reported that as for the purpose of Kissinger's big move to Taiwan, it was rumored that it was to grab TSMC's 3-nanometer production capacity, but some semiconductor analysts gave the opposite view, believing that TSMC's 3-nanometer order was full, it was difficult to distribute it to Intel, and Intel did not have a product line that could use 3nm. Analysts pointed out that Kissinger's arrival in Taiwan may be behind the use of the US government to make a position with TSMC, or even to exert pressure to interfere with TSMC's future production capacity planning.
In the comment area of the relevant report of the "Yahoo News Network", some netizens left a message expressing their views, saying that Kissinger was "coming to Taiwan with bad intentions to rob TSMC" and questioning whether this is to force Taiwan to "give technology directly"?
Source: GrandStand Sea