Bangladesh has potential to ship $3 billion semiconductors in five years’

[Bengal71]

Ultra pure water is needed for semicon industry. We don't have that capacity...

Yes but if there is going to be semiconductor industry, they have to build a plant for the ultra pure water.

 

[Tom-tom]

Yes but if there is going to be semiconductor industry, they have to build a plant for the ultra pure water.

There has to be water storage facilities as well, to store water during excess months, moonsoon months as well

 

[Destranator]

Yes but if there is going to be semiconductor industry, they have to build a plant for the ultra pure water.

There has to be water storage facilities as well, to store water during excess months, moonsoon months as well

I think water would be a non-issue.
The real challenge would be in attracting investment in full on semiconductor manufacturing (high value addition) despite the low skill base of the workforce.

 

[Bengal71]

I think water would be a non-issue.
The real challenge would be in attracting investment in full on semiconductor manufacturing (high value addition) despite the low skill base of the workforce.

Is there any concrete news yet or just wishful thinking of the ministers ?

 

[Destranator]

Is there any concrete news yet or just wishful thinking of the ministers ?

So far just wishful thinking.

 

[leonblack08]

Is there any concrete news yet or just wishful thinking of the ministers ?

The 3 billion is wishful thinking. But we do have some companies that currently does chip designing.

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[Destranator]

The 3 billion is wishful thinking. But we do have some companies that currently does chip designing.

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Chip design is not hard - fabrication is where the money is.

 

[Species]

water is one thing they do have

the real issue is the $$$ to support capital intensive nature of the industry

No big deal if there's a political will. There are several vanity projects under-construction worth billions of dollars anyway.

 

[nahtanbob]

No big deal if there's a political will. There are several vanity projects under-construction worth billions of dollars anyway.

If you build a freeway or bridge it will retain value (sans maintenance). A semiconductor fab depreciates in value over a few years. If you do not know how to run one it will be several billion down a black hole

 

[bluesky]

Yes but if there is going to be semiconductor industry, they have to build a plant for the ultra pure water.

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Underground water in Bangladesh is very contaminated and almost unfit for even human consumption.

However, surface water running over the rivers is not. So, the GoB wants to build many water purification plants that will use surface water,