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Msscorps said the issue of semiconductor materials analyses would become more important as firms move toward more advanced technologies

Staff writer, with CNA

Taiwanese companies across the artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain yesterday said they expect robust growth ahead as AI investment accelerates, but warned that bottlenecks are emerging in areas ranging from memory chips and advanced packaging to semiconductor material analyses.At a Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) news conference held alongside Computex Taipei, executives from chip designer Alchip Technologies Ltd (世芯電子), memory maker Nanya Technology Corp (南亞科技), semiconductor analysis provider Msscorps Co (汎銓科技) and substrate supplier Unimicron Technology Corp (欣興電子) outlined the challenges facing the industry’s next stage of expansion.One emerging issue is the analysis of semiconductor materials, which Msscorps said would become increasingly important as chipmakers move toward more advanced process technologies.

From left, Unimicron Technology Corp financial division director Victor Hsu, Nanya Technology Corp senior vice president Joseph Wu, Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) chairman Sherman Lin, TWSE senior vice president Brenda Hu, MSS USA Corp chief executive officer Gene Liu and Alchip Technologies Ltd chief financial officer Daniel Wang hold placards at a news conference at the Computex Taipei expo yesterday.