In August last year, Taiwan announced its plan to launch a semiconductor project. Through open solicitation, 20 forward-looking research projects were selected from 45 application teams, focusing on forward-looking sensing, memory and security, AI chips, and emerging semiconductors. , And through expert consultation meetings and industry guidance recommendations, to improve the key technologies or products proposed by the planning team must meet or exceed international standards.
The relevant authorities in Taiwan said that the letter of intent for cooperation with manufacturers is an important item for selection. That is to say, the 20 forward-looking plans are all industry themes. The industry has participated in the research since the beginning. Including TSMC, MediaTek, Taiwan Yingcai, Xinsi Technology, and The world is advanced, Wanghong, Qualcomm, Winbond, Youjia, Shangyin, CITIC Shipbuilding, etc. are all involved.
The most concerned about the outside world is the cooperation between TSMC and the National R&D Center of National Taiwan University. The key technology of the material, process, component and circuit thermal simulation of the next generation technology node is the key technology of TSMC's 3nm process, hope to cooperate with the academic community. A breakthrough in research and development, TSMC, the main equipment supplier of TSMC, will also participate in the plan.
MediaTek also participated in many projects, including anthropomorphic two-handed manipulators, artificial neuroimaging vision system chips, and a smart three-dimensional sensing imaging system. In addition, for the development of AI applications, the Taiwanese technology industry is also interested in medical applications. For example, TSMC has Interested in participating in Parkinson's disease intelligence platform; HTC Electronics and VIA Electronics focused on artificial intelligence in assisted surgery.
Taiwan’s Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liangji said that Taiwan’s IC design has a leading position in the world. He hopes to strengthen the core technology competitiveness of the semiconductor industry at the artificial intelligence terminal (AI Edge) through the promotion of the semiconductor projection project and link the production of intelligent terminals. , Learn, research and forward-looking technical energy, lead Taiwan to meet the advent of AI application explosion, and catch up with the global technological development at a leap-like speed.
He pointed out that 2022 is the era of mass production of TSMC's 3nm production. It is foreseeable that there will be various kinds of AI in human daily life. Therefore, in the wave of AI, Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology provides enough bullets for Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, including talents. With technology, the key technology to develop and apply in various intelligent terminal devices.