TAIPEI: Nvidia boss Jensen Huang announced plans for Taiwan’s “first AI supercomputer”, as he showcased on Monday (May 19) the company’s latest advances in artificial intelligence.
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 as well as 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 addresss 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.”
