IP violations remain a serious problem in Taiwan’s ultra-competitive chip-making market. In recent years, trade-secret theft has become increasingly common in Taiwan’s highly competitive semiconductor industry, one of the world’s largest by output value and a bedrock of the island’s economy. The perpetrators have usually been Chinese companies seeking to close the technology gap with…
Artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cryptocurrency all offer avenues for growth as global demand eases for mobile devices. Taiwan’s semiconductor manufacturer are looking for new growth drivers as the global market for mobile devices cools. Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and virtual currencies appear to be offering abundant opportunities. “We’re seeing a rapid diversification…
While Taiwan’s semiconductor industry continues to grow, China poses a formidable long-term challenge. For years, industry analysts have cautioned that Chinese competitors in the semiconductor sector would steadily erode the technology advantages of Taiwanese chipmakers, ultimately wooing away many of their customers with lower prices. Despite China’s rapid progress in the semiconductor sector in recent…
A look back at the founding and early days of AIT. In the lead-up to President Jimmy Carter’s announcement on December 15, 1978 that the United States would switch diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing, only cursory discussion had taken place within the U.S. government about the nature of the future American relationship with Taiwan….
The organization will soon move into impressive new quarters in Taipei’s Neihu district. When the Taipei office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) opened for business on April 15, 1979 to replace the U.S. embassy following “derecognition,” many observers wondered how well the United States would be able to maintain its broad range of…
Kin Moy will be succeeded as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) by a former Deputy Director, Brent Christensen, who is expected to take up the post later this summer. A member of the U.S. Foreign Service for nearly 30 years, Christensen holds the personal rank of Minister-Counselor. As AIT Deputy Director from…
Kin W. Moy this summer completed his three-year tour of duty as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), where he was the first person of Chinese descent to hold the position. A former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Moy is a career foreign service officer. At a…
Taiwan Business TOPICS profiles five of Taiwan’s ascendant tech startups in industries ranging from healthcare and tourism to transportation and media. Health2Sync Diabetes runs in Ed Deng’s family. Relatives of the Taipei-based entrepreneur have passed away from complications of the disease, which is the third-leading cause of death among Taiwanese women. Researchers believe that East…
The startup ecosystem has blossomed over the past three years. To accelerate its growth, additional regulatory overhaul is needed. The Taiwanese government has vowed to create a homegrown private company worth US$1 billion or more in the next two years. Known as “unicorns” in tech lingo, these firms are the most celebrated startups in their…
Southeast Asia and Japan edge out ultra-competitive China as the markets of choice. Alex Chen is ebullient about Indonesia. Southeast Asia’s largest nation is integral to the global expansion of EZTable, the online restaurant booking platform Chen established a decade ago in Taipei. It has since become the largest platform of its kind in Asia….
