Taiwan Europe Chip Innovation Forum takes place in Prague with top 3 global EDA players

Taiwan Europe Chip Innovation Forum (TECIF), funded by Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council and executed by the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI), commenced on October 29 for a three-day run in Prague, the Czech capital. Scholars from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Taiwan, and more were in attendance, along with the world’s top three electronic design automation (EDA) providers.

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Taiwan corporate R&D spending hits record NT$800 billion in 2023 despite slowdown

Taiwan’s enterprises saw their combined annual R&D expenditures surpass NT$800 billion (approx. US$24.6 billion) for the first time in 2023, reaching NT$801.5 billion. This marked a 3.7% increase from the previous year and accounted for 85.1% of the nation’s total R&D expenses, according to a survey released by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) on October 31.

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