Kaohsiung, Arizona, Kumamoto sign MOU on chipsStaff writer, with CNAKaohsiung on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Arizona and Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture, paving the way for a three-front partnership in semiconductor development, the Kaohsiung City Government said yesterday. Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁), who is leading a Taiwan-Kumamoto joint delegation to the US, inked the MOU with Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura, the city government said in a statement, adding that Kimura was not part of the delegation and signed the agreement online. Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai, second right, is pictured with Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, center, and Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura, on screen, on Thursday in Arizona. Photo courtesy of the Kaohsiung City Government via CNATaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) has set up production footholds in Kaohsiung, Arizona and Kumamoto, improving economic and technological development in three locations, the statement cited Chen as saying. Chen said TSMC’s investments have built a friendship among the three places, and the MOU would ensure a trilateral semiconductor partnership across the Indo-Pacific region, it said.

Source: Taipei Times March 14, 2026 17:13 UTC