Taiwanese companies are striving to explore the new market of AI-related solutions while continuing to solidify their advantages in traditional hardware domains.

While foreign semiconductor companies have grabbed most of the spotlight at Computex 2024, Taiwanese IC design companies, such as MediaTek, Realtek Semiconductor, and Elan Microelectronics, have also made a strong showing at the event, impressing attendees with their latest cutting-edge technologies and innovations.

In March, China Resources announced the stunning news of acquiring SMIC’s shares of JCET Group, a packaging and testing firm invested by China’s National IC Industry Investment Fund (the “Big Fund”). The deal is a delicately calculated move rendering China Resources control over JCET and Sandisk.

PC industry players are eagerly anticipating the arrival of AI PCs to drive a new wave replacement cycle, with Microsoft defining specifications for AI PCs under the Copilot+ PC label that includes the integration of NPUs and chip capabilities reaching 40+ TOPS.