BANGKOK: Thailand has taken a major step to advance its semiconductor ambitions, pushing the first draft of a “National Semiconductor Roadmap 2050” as a 25-year strategy aimed at transforming the country from a contract assembler into a technology owner under the concept of “Made-in-Thailand Chips”.
At a meeting of the National Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Industry Policy Committee (the “Semiconductor Board”) on Jan 7, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas, the panel reviewed the Draft National Strategy for the Development of the Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Industry, which has been developed since April 2025.
