Taiwan’s government has limited budgets to build the AI computing infrastructure the country needs, and infrastructure that a government runs itself cannot easily turn a profit. To get around that constraint, the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) introduced the AI computing center BOO (build-operate-own) public-private partnership project in April 2026, aiming to let private companies build and operate the infrastructure while tax incentives make the investment attractive to them.

Chinese GaN power semiconductor maker Innoscience gained direct access to capital markets after listing in Hong Kong at the end of 2024, giving it fresh funding to expand GaN capacity and technology development.

South Korea’s revised Criminal Act took effect September 13, extending the scope of espionage offenses from acts benefiting North Korea to those benefiting any foreign country or equivalent organization, as South Korea strengthens protection of semiconductors and other strategic technologies.