AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoWorkplace Safety: Three contractor workers died and one was injured after a fall at TSMC’s Kaohsiung Fab 22 construction site. Work has stopped while authorities investigate a suspected structural failure. Chip Supply Chain: ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent ordered more than 3 million Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 cards, worth over US$35 billion at list prices, but Nvidia warned it may fill only a fraction of the orders. Micron’s Taoyuan union plans a one-day Oct. 22 strike over bonuses and profit-sharing, adding labor uncertainty as AI memory demand grows. AI-led Expansion: TSMC plans 3nm production at its second Japan plant, while Starlux is adding flights to technology hubs to meet rising chip-industry travel and cargo demand. Energy and Industry: National Tsing Hua University and NuCube will explore a U.S.-made microreactor for research and medical use, subject to regulatory approval. Offshore-wind developer CIP has also criticized Taiwan’s troubled auction rounds, renewing questions about project costs and viability. Trade and Manufacturing: Taiwan is tightening controls on AI chip exports to China and building a domestic supply chain for back-contact TOPCon solar technology.
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