The industry calls on the United States to relax restrictions on exports to China

America - Taiwan region (U.S.-Taiwan Business Council) Business Committee said that the US government should relax the restrictions on technology exports to Asian companies, especially those with chip factory and Chinese, businesses in the Taiwan area.

Although acknowledged the existence of Asian and American chip plant construction growth declines, but the organization said that this should not let the automatic Washington economic or security has been at risk conclusion.

"American policymakers do not take into account the characteristics of the global semiconductor industry, which is owned and operated due to the high cost of fab, Taiwan and China, the foundry industry is growing." Hammond-Chambers, chairman of the U.S. - Taiwan Business Council, said Rupert. The United States benefited from a lot of business models in the factory, is currently in the global chip design and chip manufacturing equipment in the leading position. In order to maintain global competitiveness, U.S. companies can not turn a blind eye to the following factors: favorable investment conditions, as well as the value of the chip factory built in the vicinity of electronic manufacturing and cost savings. Many electronic manufacturing operations are currently in Taiwan and mainland china." He said.

The investigation market research company iSuppli released earlier showed that the United States continues to occupy the leading position in the field of electronic system design. It is expected that in 2005 the U.S. electronic system design will account for 33.5% of the global semiconductor procurement, the Mainland / Hongkong region accounted for 5.4%, behind Japan, Taiwan and Germany, but higher than South korea.

"The United States should pay attention to measures to encourage domestic chip production through investment incentives, and its allies making overseas investment flexibility, balance of national security factors and global economic necessity."