Taiwan welcomes increased cooperation with the US in semiconductor manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI), Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said yesterday.
Lin made the comment on Facebook a day after the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership Forum at Computex in Taipei, with the forum attended by 700 representatives of industry and the diplomatic missions of Japan, the US, the UK and the Netherlands.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the National Development Council and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) jointly planned the forum, which revolved around the theme of innovation, security, resilience and shared prosperity, Lin said.
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President William Lai (賴清德) told the event that AI technology would become deeply ingrained in every aspect of human life and Taiwan aims to take a pivotal role in its development, Lin said.
Taiwan’s chip manufacturing depends on global collaboration and the government needs to work with businesses to pave the way for the rise of the AI sector, Lin quoted Lai as saying.
The success of Computex — which drew 50,000 participants from Tuesday to Friday — is a testament to Taiwan’s strategic value to the world’s chipmaking industry, Lin said.
US semiconductor design, Japanese manufacturing of key materials and Dutch lithography technology each play an indispensable role in the global collaborative chipmaking enterprise, he said.
Nvidia Corp’s planned Global Taiwan Headquarters, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co and the NSTC are to cooperate to make supercomputers for AI research, he said.
The group is to work with Wistron Corp and Siliconware Precision Industries Co to build supercomputers in the US, he said.
Taiwan welcomes US investments and the deepening of bilateral cooperation in AI-related technology and global economic links, he said, adding that Taiwan would continue to promote partnerships with all nations in the AI industry to contribute to global growth.
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