Welsh government disappointed over minister's downplaying of chipmaking potential

Paul Scully said the semiconductor industry cannot 'recreate Taiwan in South Wales'

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Welsh Government disappointed over minister's downplaying of chipmaking potential
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Welsh Government disappointed over minister's downplaying of chipmaking potential

The Welsh economy minister Vaughan Gething has criticised comments made by UK technology minister Paul Scully about the country's semiconductor industry after he claimed that the chip sector in the UK cannot 'recreate Taiwan in South Wales.'

In an interview with the Financial Times, Scully emphasised that the UK's semiconductor industry will not be participating in the global competition to establish advanced chip-building facilities, ...

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