AI key to future Taiwan semiconductor success, says Etron chairman
Siu Han, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES
Developing and strengthening know-how related to synthetic intelligence (AI) will probably be vital for Taiwan-based chipmakers of their pursuit of the subsequent development engine, and will be the key to enhancing the long run competitiveness of Taiwan’s semiconductor trade in opposition to counterparts in China and South Korea, based on Nicky Lin, chairman for Etron Technology.
Governments in China, South Korea and the US have stepped up their assist for his or her home chipmakers, with plans to inject appreciable quantities into the native semiconductor industries. Taiwan’s semiconductor sector will probably be dealing with rising competitors within the world market 5 years from now, stated Lin.
The COVID-19 pandemic has unexpectedly put Taiwan’s chipmaking sector better off, Lin famous, including that 2021 will nonetheless be a affluent 12 months for a lot of Taiwan-based chipmakers.
Lin urged Taiwan’s chipmakers to be extra aggressive within the submit COVID-19 period, as AI know-how will probably be more and more adopted in a variety of purposes. Developing built-in AI chips (AI-on-chip with built-in reminiscence, logic ICs and different gadgets) will probably be a problem however the important thing to the competitiveness of Taiwan’s semiconductor trade.
Lin famous that Etron will probably be enhancing its AI chip options over the subsequent 5 years, with its give attention to a variety of purposes together with schooling, healthcare and others.
Etron is a Taiwan-based fabless chipmaker specializing in PC peripherals in addition to communication and shopper electronics gadgets.
Etron Technology chairman Nicky Lu
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