By Yo Nakanishi
Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Fukuoka Financial Group Inc. plans to advance efforts to attract semiconductor research and development personnel to the Kyushu region in western Japan, and foster the clustering of related companies, President Hisashi Goto said in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun.
"In the semiconductor field, there remains significant funding demand for corporate capital investment," Goto said.
During his visit to Taiwan last year, he met with executives from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), which has a factory in Kumamoto Prefecture in the region. A second Kumamoto factory is also under construction. He said TSMC executives effectively told him that they want a semiconductor ecosystem in Kyushu and that if companies cluster there, they will continue investing.
On the other hand, Goto said, "If a cluster (of companies) does not appear, it's unclear whether the third and fourth (TSMC) factories will be built."
"The business community feels it is necessary to attract semiconductor research and development personnel to Kyushu. We intend to fulfill our role by collaborating with organizations like the Kyushu Economic Federation to provide support," Goto emphasized. "We will also steadily advance semiconductor industry support through a framework in which 13 regional banks (covering the Kyushu region as well as Yamaguchi and Okinawa prefectures) participate."
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