Semiconductor industry and market

Which region is known for an especially heavy concentration of contract (foundry) manufacturing of advanced logic semiconductors?

  1. ATaiwan
  2. BNorthern Europe
  3. CSouth America
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Answer: A. Taiwan

Contract manufacturing of advanced logic semiconductors is heavily concentrated in Taiwanese companies. This concentration is seen as a supply risk from disasters such as earthquakes and from geopolitical tension, and it is behind efforts to attract fabs to the US, Japan, Europe and elsewhere.

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