Czech Minister for Science and Research Marek Zenisek is visiting Taiwan to launch the Czech Pavilion at the Semicon Taiwan trade show, which will be held from tomorrow to Friday in Taipei.
Zenisek will open the pavilion at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, the Czech Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei said in a statement yesterday.
This year’s Czech Pavilion will feature representatives from business and academia in the semiconductor sector, the office said.
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Exhibitors include ADVACAM, Brno University of Technology, Charles University, the Czech National Semiconductor Cluster, DCT Czech, HiLASE Centre, Meopta, SVCS Process Innovation, UNITES Systems, Vakuum Servis, and CzechInvest, it added.
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) yesterday confirmed that Zenisek had arrived and met with NSTC Minister Wu Cheng-wen (吳誠文) on Friday.
The two discussed ongoing cooperation in advanced chips, including the Advanced Chip Design and Research Center in Brno, the council said in a separate statement.
Zenisek and his delegation are also scheduled to visit Hsinchu Science Park (新竹科學園區) to learn from Taiwan’s experience in developing high-tech industry clusters.
Other stops include the Industrial Technology Research Institute, the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, the National Center for Instrumentation Research, and the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute, all located in Hsinchu, the council said.
Czech media reported that this marks the first visit to Taiwan by a minister-level official from a Central European country, despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations.
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