Taiwan’s First ‘AI Supercomputer’! Amid All The Global Chaos, Nvidia Unveils Latest Advancement In AI

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Nvidia boss Jensen Huang announced plans for Taiwan’s “first AI supercomputer” as he showcased the company’s latest advances in artificial intelligence on Monday.

Global semiconductor chip giants have gathered in Taiwan for the island’s top tech expo, Computex, as the sector grapples with the impact of US tariffs and disrupted supply chains.

Huang said Nvidia would work with Taiwanese tech giants Foxconn and TSMC and the government to build Taiwan’s “first AI supercomputer… for the AI infrastructure and AI ecosystem.”

“Having a world-class AI infrastructure in Taiwan is really important,” Huang said in a keynote address on the eve of Computex.

The four-day event will draw computer and chip companies from around the world to Taiwan, whose semiconductor industry is critical to the production of everything from iPhones to the servers that run ChatGPT.

Taiwan produces the bulk of the world’s most advanced chips, including those needed for the most powerful AI applications and research.

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.”

TAIWAN STRAIT

– ‘Taiwan to continue to thrive’ –

While US tariffs were the biggest issue facing the sector, most companies at Computex “will shy away from addressing tariffs directly as the situation is too uncertain,” said Eric Smith of specialist platform TechInsights.

Last month, Washington announced a national security probe into imports of semiconductor technology, which could put the industry in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s trade bazooka and inflict potentially devastating levies.

Since taking office in January, Trump has threatened hefty tariffs against many of America’s biggest trade partners with the aim of forcing companies to move production to US soil.

Export-dependent Taiwan has pledged to increase investment in the United States as it seeks to avoid a 32 percent US tariff on its shipments.

But there are concerns the island could lose its dominance of the chip sector — the so-called “silicon shield” protecting it from an invasion or blockade by China and an incentive for the United States to defend it.

TSMC, the Taiwanese contract chipmaking giant, has unveiled plans to inject an additional $100 billion into the United States, on top of the $65 billion already pledged.

TSMC-supplier GlobalWafers also announced plans last week to increase its US investment by $4 billion as the Taiwanese company opened a wafer facility in the US state Texas.

But Huang was optimistic on Friday when asked about the impact of tariffs on Taiwan, saying the island would “remain at the centre of the technology ecosystem”.

“There are so many smart companies here, there are so many innovative and spirited companies,” Huang told reporters.

“I fully expect Taiwan to continue to thrive… before, after, throughout.”

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