TAIPEI – July 12, 2022 – SEMI Taiwan today launched the SEMI Auto IC Master, a comprehensive guide to automotive semiconductor and component providers in Taiwan. Designed to enable closer collaboration among carmakers, automobile Tier 1 suppliers and Taiwan’s semiconductor IDM and fabless companies, the guide promises to help automakers better adapt production capacity to semiconductor supply chain disruptions and drive innovation. The guide is available through an online account or in hard copy and can be purchased by contacting the SEMI Taiwan representatives listed on the SEMI Auto IC Master webpage.
“The ongoing chip shortage underscores the need for SEMI member companies and the automotive supply chain to collaborate more closely to help maintain adequate chip supplies for automakers during supply chain disruptions,” said Terry Tsao, Global Chief Marketing Officer at SEMI and president of SEMI Taiwan. “The SEMI Auto IC Master helps lay the groundwork for automotive innovations in the coming decade and beyond.”
Executives from the following organizations attended the SEMI Auto IC Master Press Conference today: (Front row, left to right) Ali Tech, ARTC, Holtek, ITE Tech, SUNPLUS TECHNOLOGY, SEMI Taiwan, UMC, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C., Ministry of Transportation and Communication, R.O.C., Hon Hai (Foxconn) Technology Group, Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA, ELAN MICROELECTRONICS, PIXART IMAGING, ICATCH TECHNOLOGY, AVISONIC TECHNOLOGY; (Back row, left to right) Realtek Semiconductor, PIXART IMAGING, SUNPLUS TECHNOLOGY, Etron Technology, Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics Technology, Novatek, CUBTEK, CAD Engineer, ICATCH TECHNOLOGY, ELAN MICROELECTRONICS, Macronix International, Holtek, ITE TECH, and GENERALPLUS TECHNOLOGY
Automotive semiconductors are expected to record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.5% through 2026, while electronic components spending for electric vehicles, self-driving cars, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and other in-vehicle products is expected to increase 50% by 2030, according to market research firm Gartner.
“Taiwan’s chip manufacturing efficiency holds the key to enabling greater efficiencies between automakers and the semiconductor supply chain,” said John Hsuan, Honorary Vice Chairman of United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC). “Electric vehicle market growth is a key driver of semiconductor demand in the automotive sector, with the number of chips in an EV expected to exceed 3,000 in the future. I encourage additional Taiwanese semiconductor companies to work more closely with the automotive sector to help drive the expansion of this important market.”
“The publication of the SEMI Auto IC Master is merely the beginning and will evolve to continue to meet the needs of the automotive industry,” said Young Liu, Chairman of Hon Hai Technology Group. “The guide offers key details about Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem to help fuel the rapid growth of the new-energy vehicle market, positioning Taiwan as a key player in the global automotive chip market.”
(Left to right) Gene Liu, Vice President of the SoC Design Center at Hon Hai Technology Group; John Hsuan, Honorary Vice Chairman of United Microelectronics Corp; and Terry Tsao, Global Chief Marketing Officer at SEMI and president of SEMI Taiwan. The three executives collaborated with Taiwanese automotive semiconductor chip manufacturers and suppliers upstream to downstream to launch the SEMI Auto IC Master.
SEMI Auto IC Master Sponsors and Partners
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Ali |
Automotive Research and Testing Center |
Avisonic |
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Chivalry |
Clientron |
CubTEK |
ELAN |
ESMT |
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Etron |
Foxconn |
Foxtron |
Generalplus |
Holtek |
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iCatch |
ITE |
Macronix |
Novatek |
PixArt |
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Realtek |
Sunplus |
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The following Taiwan government officials and industry leaders showed their support for the growth of Taiwan’s automotive semiconductor community by attending the SEMI Auto IC Master press conference in Taipei on June 29.
- Mei-Hua Wang, Minister of Economic Affairs
- Wen-Jong Chi, Administrative Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications
- John Hsuan, Honorary Vice Chairman of United Microelectronics Corp.
- Gene Liu, Vice President of the SoC Design Center at Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn)
- Terry Tsao, Global Chief Marketing Officer at SEMI and president of SEMI Taiwan
The following executives attended the SEMI Auto IC Master launch event today, vowing to help usher in a new era for Taiwan’s automotive semiconductor industry. (Left to right) Terry Tsao, Global Chief Marketing Officer at SEMI and president of SEMI Taiwan; Gene Liu, Vice President of the SoC Design Center at Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn); Wen-Jong Chi, Administrative Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications; Mei-Hua Wang, Minister of Economic Affairs; and John Hsuan, Honorary Vice Chairman of United Microelectronics Corp.
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