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How can the Dominican Republic help the semiconductor industry?

As such, the Dominican Republic is poised to both play an important role in helping diversity and make more sustainable and resilient global supply chains in the semiconductor sector. Acknowledgments The author would like to thank Robert Atkinson, Marielle DeVos, and Ian Tufts of ITIF for their assistance on this report.

What makes the Dominican Republic a good country for electronics manufacturing?

The 25 leading electronics manufacturers operating in the Dominican Republic’s FZs provide a well-developed advanced electronics manufacturing base to serve as a springboard for the country getting into semiconductor ATP and PCB manufacturing.

Can the Dominican Republic capture semiconductor-sector investment?

As the Dominican Republic seeks to migrate up the advanced manufacturing value chain in electronics to potentially capture semiconductor-sector investment, the country recognizes it needs to foster a regulatory environment that provides stability, certainty, predictability, and transparency to investors.

Should the Dominican Republic set up a 'one-stop-shop'?

The Dominican Republic should set up a “one-stop-shop” to facilitate the regulatory clearance of all permits and approvals, such as environmental review permits, that would be required to launch a semiconductor ATP or PCB facility in the country.

Does the Dominican Republic have a PCB industry?

The country does have an incipient, though small, PCB manufacturing and export industry (which exported $55,200 worth of PCBs in 2021), which could serve as a base for future expansion in this sector. The capabilities, skills, and knowhow to support PCB manufacturing activities are certainly present in the Dominican Republic.

Where are electronics manufacturers located in the Dominican Republic?

Most of the electronics manufacturers in the Dominican Republic are concentrated on the country’s southeastern coast around the provinces of San Cristóbal, Santo Domingo, and San Pedro de Macoris, although there is another important cluster in the northeastern part of the country centered around the Santiago province. (See figure 4.)