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[Industrial][DRAM] Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Financial Support for R&D Centers in Taiwan Program Succeds; Elpida Will Spend Three Billion NT Dollars Establishing R&D Center in Taiwan

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[Industrial][DRAM] Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Financial Support for R&D Centers in Taiwan Program Succeds; Elpida Will Spend Three Billion NT Dollars Establishing R&D Center in Taiwan (Chinese Version)

Commercial Times (2010/09/27) The investment environment in Taiwan becomes recognized gradually. According to certain sources, Elpida in Japan has submitted the application for the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ financial support from the Multinational R&D Centers in Taiwan Program. Eplida plans to spend three billion NT dollars on the center and will cooperate with Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. (PSC). Besides, Hitachi will also establish a green product R&D center in Taiwan with a budget of over one hundred million NT dollars. Taiwan government says, the trend of the foreign investment may continue since the second half of the year to next year.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs just finished the Investment in Taiwan Conference on September 21, at the event of which the investment intention letters with 27 companies from various countries, which made a total investment capital of 108.25 billion NT dollars, were showed. The 27 companies were from the U.S., Japan, Europe and Taiwan. The total investment from the U.S., 72.2 billion NT dollars, occupied the largest ratio. According to certain sources, more foreign companies will join in the program or reinforce the investment.

Elpida will spend three billion NT dollars on an R&D center in Taiwan and will invest in R&D with its Taiwan partner PSC. According to the government, the application for the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ support has been submitted and going through the reviewing. Besides, Hitachi has also submitted an application for a green product R&D center. According to the government, the investment scale of Hitachi also reaches more than one hundred million NT dollars. It is understood that the center Hitachi tries to establish in Taiwan aims at clouding data management and the technology transference of Japan’s advanced compressor technology, which is estimated to release more than one hundred job opportunities.

International companies including Intel and IBM also find optimistic in cloud computing market and get prepared. Intel now shows the interest in cooperation in Taiwan’s local companies to cut in the market together.


Reference:
Commercial Times 2010/09/27

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