# Thailand Charts Comprehensive Semiconductor Strategy Targeting Full Value Chain Integration

- Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/investment/280610-thailand-charts-comprehensive-semiconductor-strategy-targeting-full-value-chain-integration
- Published: 2026-01-23T07:45:00+07:00
- Author: Li Zhong

Thailand has launched a comprehensive national strategy to develop and expand its
semiconductor industry, aiming to build a complete value chain by focusing on specific
high-potential segments.

This long-term plan, outlined at a National Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics
Policy Committee meeting on January 7, 2026, and presided over by Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister of Finance Mr. Ekniti Nitithanprapas, sets phased development targets
for 2030, 2040, and 2050. The strategy, drafted by the Thailand Board of Investment(
BOI), leverages the country’s existing strengths in electronics manufacturing and
supply chains.

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The strategy prioritizes several key semiconductor segments where Thailand possesses
strong infrastructure and supply chain depth:

 * Power semiconductors
 * Sensors
 * Photonics
 * Discrete devices
 * Analog chips

These segments are strategically chosen due to their close ties to Thailand’s established
electronics manufacturing base, serving critical sectors such as automotive, energy,
data centers, and industrial applications. The demand for these chips is significantly
driven by emerging technologies like electric vehicles, renewable energy systems,
artificial intelligence infrastructure, and smart manufacturing, areas where major
global manufacturers already operate in Thailand.

The long-term vision of this strategy aims for substantial growth and development
by 2050, including:

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 * Attracting over 2.5 trillion baht ($79 billion) in investment.
 * Developing more than 230,000 skilled workers.
 * Establishing a fully integrated semiconductor ecosystem capable of producing “
   Made-in-Thailand” chips, thereby strengthening the country’s regional position.
   In the near term, the focus will be on expanding existing competitive advantages
   in semiconductor assembly and testing, integrated circuit design, and advanced
   electronics manufacturing, while also encouraging upstream investments like wafer
   fabrication and fostering local industry champions.

A broad package of incentives and policy measures supports the strategy, covering
several critical areas:

 * **Investment:** Financial support for capital expenditure and research and development.
 * **Talent:** Expanded workforce development programs through international university
   partnerships and enhanced visa schemes.
 * **Technology:** Upgrading national research infrastructure (including front-end
   research facilities), strengthening intellectual property protection, and promoting
   joint research initiatives between universities, startups, and industry.
 * **Infrastructure:** Development of dedicated industrial clusters, improved water
   and flood management systems, enhanced power grid reliability, and increased 
   use of clean energy.

Thailand’s electronics and electrical products constitute approximately one-quarter
of its total exports. In 2024, electronics exports reached 1.86 trillion baht ($
58.9 billion), with semiconductor exports alone totaling 436 billion baht ($13.8
billion). Between 2018 and November 2025, the electrical and electronics industry
attracted 1.17 trillion baht ($37.0 billion) in investment across 1,748 projects,
making it the largest sector by value with 19% of total promoted investment.

This growth has been primarily fueled by investments in printed circuit boards (
PCB), semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT), hard disk drives and components,
and electronic parts for the automotive, medical, telecommunications, and smart 
electronics sectors. Several global semiconductor companies, including Germany’s
Infineon, U.S.-based Analog Devices, Lumentum, and Microchip Technology, as well
as Foxsemicon Integrated Technology from Taiwan, have expanded their operations 
in Thailand.

Source : [○ BOI : The Board of Investment of Thailand](https://www.boi.go.th/index.php?page=press_releases_detail&topic_id=138400&_module=news&from_page=press_releases2)