00:00This is a quantum computer, or at least part of one.
00:03It's made by the Finnish company IQM, but it's here at a research center in northern
00:08Taiwan's Shenzhou city, where, at an event today, the country laid out its strategy to
00:13become a major player in this emerging industry.
00:16This event at the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute is bringing together a mix of global
00:22suppliers, government-backed labs, and university teams, and they're here showing off models
00:27of quantum computers, along with the chips, modules, and control systems behind them.
00:31As part of the government's push for its ten major AI infrastructure projects, President
00:36Lai Qingde said the country's quantum plan is now moving into a new phase.
00:40We can not only be able to manage, but also be able to manage the digital computing machines.
00:48We also have the ability to build digital computing machines.
00:52Quantum computers use special units called qubits to perform calculations.
00:56In certain cases, many times faster than traditional computers.
01:00It has potential uses in healthcare, finance, encryption, and even AI, though the technology
01:05remains experimental.
01:07Taiwan has been trying to leverage its global status in chipmaking to boost its quantum industry.
01:12And those from companies like U.S.-based Seek say this may be a goal Taiwan can achieve.
01:18I think they can, because if you really break it down, right, the quantum computer, if you
01:23really, like, piece by piece, right, I mean, a lot of things can be learned, can be used,
01:29utilized, really coming from the chip industry.
01:32Maybe the material is different, the design architecture is different, but if you're talking
01:36about, like, core technology, really, there's so many, so much overlap.
01:41Companies across the world are pouring billions into quantum computing, a market expected to
01:47surpass 20 billion U.S. dollars globally by 2030.
01:51Taiwan isn't trying to dominate every part of quantum science, but it is trying to become
01:56indispensable in the supply chains that power it.
01:59Kline Wong and Chris Gorin in XinJu for Taiwan Plus.
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