# ASE Semiconductor to invest $3.8B in AI packaging expansion in southern Taiwan

ASE Semiconductor will invest NT$123.7 billion ($3.8 billion) to expand AI packaging and testing capacity at three sites in Kaohsiung and Tainan, Taiwan, creating 3,553 jobs. The expansion was approved by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs on November 5, 2026.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-11-05
- Where: Kaohsiung and Tainan, southern Taiwan, TWN
- Value: $3.80B
- Jobs: 3,553
- Status: announced
- Products: AI packaging and testing
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [ASE Semiconductor](https://endata.com/companies/16160.md)

## Sources

- [chipdispatch.com](https://chipdispatch.com/articles/ase-puts-nt-123-7-billion-behind-ai-packaging-push-in-southern-taiwan), 2026-11-05: "ASE Semiconductor, the world's largest packaging and testing house, will spend NT$123.7 billion — roughly $3.8 billion — to add smart production lines at three southern Taiwan sites."

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