Facing talent shortage, Taiwanese chip test firm ASE boosts automation

TAIPEI – Taiwan’s ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd, one of the world’s largest semiconductor testing and packaging firms, said on Wednesday that it would build a more advanced smart factory, as the industry continues to grapple with a labor shortage.

The new factory in Kaohsiung, powered by U.S. chip designer Qualcomm Inc’s Snapdragon system, will be the first in the world to deploy a “5G mmWave new radio-dual connectivity standalone” network to improve speed, stability and equipment efficiency, the company said, marking the latest advance in ASE’s automation push.

Apple Inc supplier ASE, which began investing in automated factories in 2015, told Reuters it planned to build 10 smart f…

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