To promote digital innovation and technological upgrades among semiconductor companies in southern Taiwan, and to assist businesses in developing more diverse and industry-competitive system application technologies, the National Center for High-performance Computing (NCHC), under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), recently held a briefing in Tainan for the Nano 5 in Semiconductor Industrial Innovation and Upgrade program. The event attracted numerous semiconductor companies and startup teams.

Several South Korean media outlets have reported that South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI has rejected Meta’s US$800 million acquisition proposal.

AI infrastructure startup CoreWeave is seeking a valuation of up to US$32 billion in its upcoming IPO on the NASDAQ, with plans to raise as much as US$2.7 billion. The listing marks a major test of investor confidence in a new generation of AI-focused cloud providers as uncertainty clouds the future of data center demand.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now the primary growth driver for the global semiconductor industry. With AI-related demand expected to surge further in 2025, semiconductor equipment spending is on track for another major expansion. Against the backdrop of escalating US sanctions, China is positioning itself to leverage the AI boom as a possible rebound strategy, drawing intense global attention to its next move.