Pre-events for this year's Semicon are underway in Taipei, with industry leaders laying out themes that include Taiwan’s role in AI, advanced packaging and memory — even as geopolitics takes center stage. Organizers say more than 1,200 companies will attend and they expect roughly 100,000 visitors at this year’s show.
00:00The show floor may not open until Wednesday, but here in Taipei, pre-events for one of the world's largest chip shows, Semi-Con, are already kicking off.
00:09Before the opening, CEOs and board members of industry group Semi are mapping out the main themes of this year's event,
00:15including Taiwan's key role in AI, advanced packaging and memory.
00:19But geopolitics is also front and center.
00:30It's a weaponized, it's a weaponized, it's a weaponized, it's a weaponized, it's a weaponized, it's a weaponized.
00:35The complexity of the cooperation between the cooperation and the complexity of the cooperation is unthinkable.
00:43We won't expect that when a President comes down to the table after this, it will not be found.
00:48This is the new norm.
00:52Speaker's are also weighing in on the pending US Section 232 Semiconductor Tariffs, which have not yet been announced.
00:59This year marks the 30th anniversary of SemiCon, and it's slated to be its largest
01:29ever.
01:30Organizers say more than 1,200 companies will be represented, and they expect around 100,000
01:35visitors.
01:36Trade tensions aside, the chip industry is hot, and this week in Taipei, the sector aims
01:41to show why partnering with Taiwan's ecosystem remains mission critical.
01:45Patrick Chun and Chris Gorin in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
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