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Hon Hai Research Institute joins hands with SEMI to continue to create new advantages in Taiwan's semiconductor industry The COVID-19 pandemic that began in early 2020 has shaken the world and brought to the fore the importance of the semiconductor supply chain, making Taiwan the focus of global industry attention. Of course, the most concerned is TSMC, which has a 55% market share in the global wafer foundry market and more than 80% of its profits; but while leading the way, Samsung and Intel are catching up, and almost all developed countries in the world regard semiconductors as semiconductors. It will be a battleground for military strategists in the next five years. What's next for the semiconductor industry? How can TSMC and related supply chains in Taiwan maintain their advantages and avoid being overtaken by corners? The fourth "NExT Forum" held by Hon Hai Research Institute this year will be held jointly with the International Semiconductor Industry Association (SEMI) and Yangming Jiaotong University. The theme is "Compound Semiconductor in E-Vehicle", and it will be broadcast simultaneously on September 9th. Amano Hiroshi, winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, was specially invited to share the latest research progress in the field of compound semiconductors with the title "Change the world with GaN". At the same time, heavyweight guests such as Infineon, STMicroelectronics, TSMC, and Wenmao Semiconductor were invited to discuss the innovative application and technological development of compounds and automotive semiconductors. Dr. Zhang Maozhong, an advisory member of the Hon Hai Research Institute, an academician of the Academia Sinica, and former president of Yangming Jiaotong University, pointed out that Taiwan has made extraordinary achievements in the development of silicon-based semiconductors and has maintained a leading position until now. However, silicon has almost disappeared in high-power and high-frequency devices. When the theoretical performance limit is reached, compound semiconductors are the next most promising, and there will be breakthroughs. At the same time, there is no doubt that electric vehicles are also an important force to promote technological innovation of wide-gap semiconductor power devices such as gallium nitride and silicon carbide. This forum will be a starting point, serving as a platform for industry-government-academia exchanges, allowing Taiwan's semiconductor industry to continue to make remarkable achievements in the next generation. At the same time as the forum was held, Yangming Jiaotong University and Hon Hai Research Institute have confirmed that they will continue to cooperate in GaN HEMT and Lidar. On the one hand, they will develop cutting-edge technologies and expand international cooperation. They will also jointly cultivate talents in the semiconductor industry through Taiwan’s first industry-university innovation research institute. . SEMI's Global Marketing Director and President of Taiwan, Cao Shilun, said that maintaining Taiwan's advantages in compound semiconductors is a very important issue. He looks forward to using the power of the association to integrate major domestic and foreign manufacturers and government-academia research circles to jointly create a cross-border and cross-field collaboration and integration platform, and to help Taiwan expand into a larger global semiconductor ecosystem by building a complete compound semiconductor supply chain.
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