To strengthen Taiwan’s position as the world’s largest IC startup hub and attract top global technology talent and venture capital, the National Science and Technology Council is organizing the IC Taiwan Grand Challenge. This competition selects outstanding teams to establish a presence in Taiwan, connect with international and private funding, and drive the expansion of chip startup applications. With the world’s most comprehensive semiconductor ecosystem, Taiwan provides rapid support for innovative ideas.
The winning teams of the second batch have been announced. In addition to receiving awards at the 2025 AI Innovative Application Forum & Awards Ceremony, they will also showcase their technologies at InnoVEX, the international startup exhibition held alongside COMPUTEX Taipei. This will further drive Taiwan’s innovation across industries such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, semiconductor manufacturing, and biochips.
- The five award-winning technologies from the second batch are listed in the attachment.
- The 2025 AI Innovative Application Forum & Awards Ceremony will take place on May 15, 2025. The InnoVEX exhibition, held alongside COMPUTEX Taipei, will be a physical event from May 20 to 23, 2025 (https://innovex.computex.biz/show/default.aspx). Award-winning technologies will be showcased to encourage and promote promising global teams. We welcome everyone to visit and support the winners.
- For more information on the IC Taiwan Grand Challenge global call for proposals, please visit: http://ictaiwanchallenge.org/.
