Ground broken on chip R&D base

The Ministry of Economic Affairs yesterday broke ground on the Industrial Technology Research Institute’s advanced semiconductor research and development (R&D) base in Hsinchu County’s Jhudong Township (竹東).

The NT$3.772 billion (US$119.56 million) base is a joint project with the National Development Council and the National Science and Technology Council as part of the government’s Chip-based Industrial Innovation Program, the ministry said.