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# Thailand approves national semiconductor and advanced-electronics strategy
- URL: https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/thailand-boi-semiconductor-strategy-2026/
- Published: 2026-09-29T08:38:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-20T08:23:21.000Z
- Description: Thailand has approved a national semiconductor and advanced-electronics strategy with a stated long-term investment target.
- Author: Lars Voedisch
- Tags: News

Thailand has approved its first national semiconductor and advanced-electronics strategy, according to the [Thailand Board of Investment](https://www.boi.go.th/?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com) (BOI). The [24 September official announcement](https://osos.boi.go.th/EN/news/2486/Thailand-Unveils-First-National-Semiconductor-Strategy-Targ/?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com) sets out a long-term industrial roadmap, not a completed manufacturing expansion.

The strategy targets about US$80 billion in cumulative investment, about US$150 billion in annual industry revenue and more than 230,000 new jobs by 2050\. Those figures are government targets. They do not describe committed finance, current output or jobs already created.

For suppliers and investors assessing Thailand, the roadmap identifies where the government intends to build capability. By 2030 it aims to reinforce assembly and testing, expand advanced packaging and lay foundations for front-end wafer production. By 2040 it seeks anchor investors in chip design, wafer fabrication and advanced manufacturing. A complete domestic supply chain is the stated 2050 ambition.

The BOI names photonics, power semiconductors and sensors as priority technologies. It connects photonics with AI, data centres and high-speed communications; power devices with electric vehicles, storage and grids; and sensors with connected devices, automation and medical applications. These priorities give companies a clearer basis for checking whether their technologies fit the planned ecosystem.

Implementation mechanisms listed in the announcement include tax incentives, grants and low-interest financing, workforce development, research and design infrastructure, investment-ready sites and regulatory facilitation. The release does not set out an award to an individual applicant or confirm that a particular site has secured power, water or a factory tenant.

A workforce programme approved alongside the strategy aims to develop 86,600 people by 2030, including about 1,700 advanced researchers. The BOI says specialised courses, industry placements, overseas training and educator development will support that goal. The figures describe the programme's intended scale, not its delivered graduate count.

The agency also reports investment-promotion applications for 879 semiconductor and advanced-electronics projects worth about 909 billion baht from 2023 through the first half of 2026\. Applications indicate investor interest; they are distinct from approved, financed or operating projects. The next useful checks for a company making a location decision are the published incentive terms, eligible project categories, workforce delivery and evidence of site-level infrastructure.

*Illustrative image created for SEA Connect; not an actual semiconductor facility.*

**Source:** [Thailand Board of Investment, 24 September 2026 strategy announcement](https://osos.boi.go.th/EN/news/2486/Thailand-Unveils-First-National-Semiconductor-Strategy-Targ/?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com).