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進入《TAIPEI TIMES》 Science parks’ revenues hit record high
From left, Department of Academia-Industry Collaboration and Science Park Affairs Director-General Lin Der-sheng, Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau Director-General Cheng Hsiu-jung, National Science and Technology Council Deputy Minister Su Chen-kang, council Minister Wu Cheng-wen, Hsinchu Science Park Bureau Director-General Chen Tzong-chyuan and Central Taiwan Science Park Bureau Director-General Hsu Maw-shin pose attend a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo courtesy of the National Science and Technology Council
TSMC EFFECT: Southern Taiwan Science Park’s revenue topped NT$2tn for the first time, spurred by a higher sales contribution by semiconductor firms led by TSMC
By Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporter
The nation’s three major science parks posted record combined revenue of NT$4.76 trillion （US$144.41 billion） for last year, up 20.73 percent year-on-year, the National Science and Technology Council said in a report yesterday.
The council attributed the strong performance to rising demand for emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence （AI） and the end of inventory adjustments throughout the global semiconductor supply chain, the report said.
Combined revenue of firms at Hsinchu Science Park （新竹科學園區） increased 6.66 percent annually to NT$1.51 trillion, Central Taiwan Science Park （中部科學園區） posted revenue growth of 10.22 percent to NT$1.04 trillion and Southern Taiwan Science Park （南部科學園區） grew 39.55 percent to NT$2.21 trillion, the council said.
Southern Taiwan Science Park’s revenue exceeded the NT$2 trillion mark for the first time, spurred by a higher sales contribution by semiconductor firms led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co （TSMC, 台積電）, it said.
Regarding TSMC’s plans to construct 11 new production lines in Taiwan this year, the council is planning the second phase of expansion at Central Taiwan Science Park’s Taichung campus as a possible site for the chipmaker’s new investment at home, National Science and Technology Council Minister Wu Cheng-wen （吳誠文） told a news conference in Taipei.
“The government would continue to assist TSMC’s development in Taiwan” in terms of land, labor and utility, Wu said.
TSMC is expected to start mass production of chips using advanced node technologies at Hsinchu Science Park’s Baoshan （寶山） campus and Southern Taiwan Science Park’s Kaohsiung campus, while it plans to produce next-generation, cutting-edge 1.4-nanometer chips, he said.
Last year, the three science parks exported a combined NT$3.44 trillion of goods, up 29.57 percent from a year earlier, as the AI boom helped drive shipments of advanced chips and emerging-technology products, the report said.
At the same time, the combined imports of the three parks rose 35.33 percent to NT$2.4 trillion as a result of companies continuing to build factories and expand production, which boosted purchases of precision machinery and equipment from abroad, it said.
Overall, the three parks saw two-way trade increase 31.88 percent year-on-year to NT$5.84 trillion last year, also a new high, it added.
Of the parks’ six major industries, the IC industry was top in terms of revenue, rising 25.4 percent year-on-year to NT$3.81 trillion, followed by the optoelectronics industry with an increase of 6.89 percent to NT$439.04 billion, the report said.
Revenue of the computer and peripherals industry grew 8.02 percent to NT$224.35 billion, precision machinery industry sales rose 15.03 percent to NT$144.97 billion and the biotechnology industry reported sales were up 9.64 percent to NT$46.5 billion, it said.
However, revenue of the communications industry decreased 25.11 percent to NT$74.71 billion, as geopolitical tensions pushed firms to adjust their supply chain deployment, the report said.
The council said it anticipates a steady increase in the parks’ revenue this year on the back of the continued development of advanced process technologies and AI applications, despite uncertainties created by tariffs policies and other protectionist trade measures of US President Donald Trump’s administration, as well as the persistent shadow of geopolitical risks.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
