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  "id": 11289525,
  "title": "Infineon opens US$1.4 billion Thailand plant as semiconductor investment moves up the value chain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/infineon-opens-us-1-4-billion-thailand-plant-as-semiconductor",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-01T20:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Thailand Business News",
    "slug": "thailand-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.thailand-business-news.com/investment/332189-infineon-opens-us1-4-billion-thailand-plant-as-semiconductor-investment-moves-up-the-value-chain"
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  "summary": "German semiconductor maker Infineon Technologies has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Samut Prakan, marking one of the most significant recent additions to Thailand’s semiconductor ecosystem. The project, valued at about US$1.4 billion by Thailand’s Board of Investment, is designed as a backend manufacturing site covering power modules, discrete devices, wafer testing and research and…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post Business",
        "title": "Infineon opens Thailand plant as country ramps up chip push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/infineon-opens-thailand-plant-as-country-ramps-up-chip-push",
        "published": "2026-10-01T05:15:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Infineon opens US$1.4bil Thailand plant as country ramps up semiconductor pushs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/infineon-opens-us-1-4bil-thailand-plant-as-country-ramps-up",
        "published": "2026-10-01T06:23:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Infineon opens plant near Bangkok as Thailand boosts chip ambitions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/infineon-opens-plant-near-bangkok-as-thailand-boosts-chip-ambitions",
        "published": "2026-10-01T06:58:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Infineon opens $114m semiconductor facility in Thailand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/infineon-opens-114m-semiconductor-facility-in-thailand",
        "published": "2026-10-01T09:54:42.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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