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CEOs of TSMC, Foxconn, and MediaTek appear together at industry event
Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 01:52 AM
The CEOs of TSMC, Foxconn, and MediaTek were photographed together at a high-profile industry event, highlighting the strategic alignment of Taiwan's leading semiconductor and electronics manufacturing leaders.
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The recent "Trillion-Dollar Banquet" in Taipei, hosted by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, brought together the heads of TSMC, Foxconn, and MediaTek to signal a new phase of total vertical integration in the AI supply chain. The gathering marked the full-scale mass production of the Grace Blackwell architecture and the initial production of the next-generation Vera Rubin platform. This unified front of the world’s leading foundry, the primary AI server assembler, and a top-tier chip designer reinforces Taiwan’s "Silicon Shield" and its role as the indispensable backbone for global AI infrastructure in 2026.
Investors should watch for the imminent rollout of 2nm technology, as TSMC prepares for mass production late this year. MediaTek has already successfully taped out its first 2nm flagship SoC, the Dimensity 9600, which promises an 18% performance boost and 36% power reduction. With Foxconn capturing a significant share of the high-end AI server market and NVIDIA declaring 2026 a "gigantic year," this tight collaboration ensures these firms will capture the majority of the projected trillion-dollar spend on AI hardware.
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