Taiwan’s technology news coverage in January 2024 captured developments and issues including: TSMC’s plans for 1 trillion-chip semiconductors; Taiwan’s 2027 quantum computing bid; the approaching H2 2024 launch of Taiwan Space Agency; the country’s plans for a lunar space mission, using a Japanese lander; and more.
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- Taiwan’s TSMC outlined its tech roadmap for 2nm, 1.4nm, and 1nm chip processes, alongside plans to put a trillion chips on a semicon package using multiple 3D-stacked chiplets
- Taiwan X 500 Global Startup Meetup set for January 16th, connecting Taiwan’s top startups with US investors
- Taiwan: Chiayi County Gov’t debuts ‘AI Mayor’ to deliver a speech launching the Chiayi Culture X Technology Innovation Hub, set to host culture-focused tech startups
“During the launch ceremony, the Chiayi County Government debuted its AI Mayor, who appeared on-screen to greet the audience and present a speech. ChoozMo built the AI Mayor for the Chiayi County Government using its leading AIGV technology, which has been used by numerous entities and organizations for different purposes to create customized scenes, presenter models, and videos from text prompts.”
“The AI Mayor used the appearance of Chiayi County Mayor Weng Chang-liang, and mimicked the Mayor’s voice and speaking patterns.”
- Taiwan: National Science & Tech Council announces goal of producing the nation’s first quantum computer by 2027, meeting targets set in 2022’s $258M quantum tech plan
- Taiwan: Founder of ACE Exchange, one of Taiwan’s largest crypto exchanges, arrested with 14 others on suspicion of fraud using false claims for speculative token listings
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- Taiwan: Numbers Protocol rolls out blockchain content verification project aiming to ensure reliable and credible news for upcoming presidential election on January 13
- Taiwan Space Agency to launch incubation center in H2 2024 to attract and develop domestic and international space industry firms, leveraging Taiwan’s manufacturing supply chains
“Distinguished by its commitment to delivering unparalleled satellite integration services, the incubator plays a pivotal role in talent cultivation within the space industry. It not only advocates for cross-disciplinary collaboration and integration within the realm of the space industry but also forges robust partnerships with prominent international space organizations and institutions.”
- An overview of Taiwan’s Neuchips Inc, presenting at CES 2024, introducing Neuchips’ scaleable AI ‘accelerator’ chips, built on TSMC’s 7nm process and capable of 200 trillion operations per second
- Taiwan’s TSMC to mass produce next-generation 2nm chips for Apple in 2025, with prototype already presented
‘Taiwan’s president-elect faces growing challenges with its chip industry – Lai Ching-te and semiconductor makers need to deal with escalating domestic and geopolitical issues’ via TechCrunch
- Taiwan’s ProLogium EV battery maker to mass-produce in France in 2027; and partners Germany’s Mercedes-Benz for joint development of solid-state batteries
- 6th edition of ‘Qualcomm Innovate in Taiwan Challenge’ launches, focusing in this edition on on artificial intelligence-driven PCs and Edge AI
- OpenAI CEO Altman adds Taiwan’s TSMC to list of companies in discussions around building a global network of AI-focused chip manufacturing facilities
- Taiwan: Academia Sinica research institute connected a domestically-developed quantum computer to the internet, country’s first, offering 5 qubits as a test bed for university collaboration projects
- Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute and Finland’s IQM Quantum Computers ink MOU for hardware purchase, knowledge-sharing, technical support and more
KPMG / GSA: 2024 Global Semiconductor Industry Outlook
- Taiwan: Prologium opens giga-scale lithium-ceramic battery factory in Taoyuan, aiming to supply solid-state batteries for up to 26000 electric vehicles; also planning giga-factory in France
- Taiwan announces plans for first lunar mission, with Deep Space Radiation Probe potentially to launch in Q4 aboard Japanese lander
- Japan: Taiwan’s TSMC to formally open its first Japan semiconductor facility in February, set to produce chips at 28nm scale to cater to auto and consumer electronics sectors
“Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 9006C system-on-chip in the Qingyun L540 laptop was made by [Taiwan’s] TSMC using its 5nm-class process technology and assembled around the third quarter of 2020…”
- India: Taiwan’s Foxconn partners HCL Group IT consultancy major for JV to establish a semiconductor assembly and testing facility
- Applications are open for the 2024 Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan, with a curriculum based on Pacific Islands Forum 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent
- Japan’s Bellsystem24 and Taiwan’s Intumit partner for generative AI-backed call center chatbots, looking to launch in Taiwan this year
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Weekly Asia Tech newsletters
In the January 23rd newsletter:
South Korea’s semicon mega-development,
India-Argentina lithium mining,
Singtel adds Starlink for maritime use,
India’s quantum technology moves,
Huawei adds Changan and JD for OS growth,
Google backs Pacific Connect undersea cable…
● January 23rd newsletter on LinkedIn
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