Global semiconductor chip giants will come together this week at Taiwan’s premier tech expo to present “the next frontier” in an artificial intelligence-dominated sector.
On Monday, the eve of Computex, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will deliver a keynote address as the tech industry struggles with the effects of US tariffs and supply chain disruptions.
Taiwan, whose semiconductor sector is essential to the manufacturing of everything from iPhones to the servers that power ChatGPT, will attract computer and chip businesses from all around the world for the four-day event.
Taiwan manufactures the majority of the most sophisticated chips in the world, including those required for the most potent AI research and applications.
“I have many amazing announcements to make,” Huang told reporters in Taipei on Friday.
“We are at the heart of the technology ecosystem and so there are many partners of ours here and we’re looking forward to announcing many collaborations, many new projects, many new technologies and initiatives together.”
Top executives from Qualcomm, MediaTek and Foxconn will also speak at Computex, where advances in moving AI from data centres into laptops, robots and cars will be in the spotlight.
“From Agentic AI driving smarter personal devices to Physical AI reshaping autonomy, the show maps out the next frontier,” specialist research firm Counterpoint said in a note.
Tech expert Paul Yu told AFP the industry was at a “critical juncture” for AI hardware development.
“Over the past two and a half years, significant investment has driven rapid advances in AI technology,” said Yu, of Witology Markettrend Research Institute.
“2025 to 2026 will be the crucial period for transitioning AI model training into profitable applications.”
