AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAI Chip Race: Meta plans to start manufacturing its in-house “Iris” AI chip in September, with Broadcom as design partner and TSMC handling fabrication—aimed at cutting compute costs and reducing reliance on Nvidia/AMD. Taiwan Exports: Taiwan’s June exports jumped 40.3% to US$74.83B, led by AI-driven demand for advanced chips, servers, and electronic components. Semiconductor Supply Chain: SEMI and TechSearch International released an expanded 2026 assembly & test facility database, mapping where advanced packaging and compound-semiconductor capacity is growing. Food Safety Recall: Taiwan widened a tainted-oil recall tied to carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene, now covering 400+ products and sparking political pressure for resignations. Finance Watch: Taiwan’s central bank chief urged investors to avoid excessive leverage as the Taiex rally rides the AI hardware boom. Logistics: DHL Global Forwarding added a Bangkok–Cincinnati freighter route to strengthen transpacific capacity and schedule reliability. Disaster Risk: Super Typhoon Bavi is battering the region, with Taiwan and China bracing for heavy winds and flooding.
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