Touch panel manufacturer GIS is now in the phase of operational transformation, with three new product lines each expected active growth in 2024.

Taiwan’s significant wafer foundries, such as TSMC and UMC, and compound semiconductor firms such as Win Semiconductors, play a pivotal role in the industry. The Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) in Belgium has long been entrusted by Taiwan’s Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) to produce academic and educational chips. TSMC’s 7nm process will soon be available for academic and research use.

China’s Huawei claims to have successfully achieved domestic substitution of using its self-developed 7nm and 5nm chips in its smartphones and has boosted market standings of HiSilicon and SMIC.

Micron, which has a DRAM factory in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, is reportedly planning to construct a new plant adjacent to the existing Hiroshima factory as early as 2026.