Thailand’s Draft National Semiconductor Roadmap

Thailand’s Draft National Semiconductor Roadmap 

Five pillars designed to make investment work in practice 

Context 

Thailand is moving beyond high-level ambition and putting real delivery structure behind its semiconductor push. In its latest government communication (following the National Semiconductor Board meeting on 7 January 2026), the “National Semiconductor Roadmap” is presented as a set of execution-focused mechanisms—signalling to foreign investors that Thailand is not only setting growth targets, but also building the practical conditions needed to deliver complex, capital-intensive projects.

The Semiconductor Board Committee, in cooperation with the BOI, aims to focus on five product groups in which Thailand has high potential: power, sensors, photonics, analog, and discrete chips. These chips are widely used across Thailand’s major industries, including automotive, electronics, telecommunications, data centers, AI technology, automation, and medical applications.

Therefore, the draft strategy sets the direction for the development of the semiconductor and advanced electronics industry. It aims to build on Thailand’s existing strengths along with strengthening new capabilities. Connecting the production chain from upstream to downstream, driving the creation of “Made-in-Thailand Chips”.

They will focus on expanding Thailand’s product portfolio such as Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT), IC Design, and Advanced Electronics Products, as well as promoting investment in wafer fabrication in Thailand, along with starting to build potential Thai entrepreneurs to grow into local champions in the semiconductor industry in the future.

Policy pillars 

Incentives and long-term financing support

The strategy emphasises investment support tools, including financial support and long-tenor, low-interest financing to attract targeted projects.

High-skill talent development (the workforce engine)

The roadmap highlights building talent through curriculum development and industry–academia collaboration, both domestically and internationally. It also stresses specialised professional training to upgrade workforce capability for semiconductor engineering and advanced research.

Technology capability and R&D collaboration

Thailand signals a focus on strengthening technology capability by upgrading national technology platforms and building semiconductor research capacity in universities—paired with collaboration among government, private sector, and academia for R&D.

Infrastructure readiness through cluster development

Infrastructure is addressed explicitly, including a cluster approach and the development of critical utilities (notably water and power), with emphasis on clean energy, plus more robust disaster-prevention and management systems.

Business environment and facilitation

The policy agenda aims to improve the business environment via faster approvals and licensing, international engagement on semiconductor-related trade issues, and mechanisms that support ecosystem participation.

Why the five pillars matter

Taken together, these pillars form a practical investment enablement package: finance and incentives to make projects viable; talent to make projects scalable; technology and R&D to make projects upgradeable; infrastructure to make projects reliable; and business facilitation to make projects faster and smoother to execute.

How PKF can support

• Market entry and corporate structuring: align the operating model with regulatory and licensing requirements.

• Incentive readiness: translate roadmap direction into an executable investment plan and evidence pack.

• Tax and customs structuring: design efficient import/export flows and documentation processes to support operations.

• Ongoing compliance and reporting: establish governance and controls to support scale-up and stakeholder expectations.

• BOI support: assess eligibility, prepare and submit the BOI application package, and coordinate with authorities through approval.

• Post-BOI compliance: convert BOI conditions into milestones/reporting and maintain audit-ready evidence and documentation.

Source: Royal Thai Government / BOI communication on Thailand’s draft National Semiconductor Roadmap (January 2026).