Helmut gassel, chief marketing officer and board member of Infineon, said that the chip industry needs diversified production to ensure the flexibility and long-term growth of the supply chain. According to the Nikkei Asia review, gassel pointed out that the chip industry has grown on a large scale. From the perspective of elasticity, it is wise to manufacture in multiple places. "Although diversification may not be easy at first, the government's move to promote more chips to be produced locally is right." Gassel said.
According to the statistics of world semiconductor trade, the global semiconductor industry increased by 26.2% to $556 billion in 2021. Many industry executives believe that it may become a trillion dollar industry by 2030.
In addition, gassel said that from the current market situation, the demand in the fields related to personal computers, TVs and smartphones is weakening, and the overall environment is more challenging than last year. However, the demand for automobiles, industries, renewable energy and intelligent devices is still very strong. In particular, the strong growth of electric vehicles and the promotion of renewable energy will create new demand for semiconductors.
