Entegris, a leading American supplier of materials and process solutions to the semiconductor and other high-tech industries, has announced plans to invest approximately US$500 million in a new manufacturing facility in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, over the next three years. According to a press release: The Kaohsiung facility – the company’s largest global manufacturing site – will be supported by the expanded Taiwan Technology Center for Research and Development in Hsinchu, Entegris’ largest and most active R&D center.