Tuesday, May 21st 2024
AMD Said to be Planning Taiwan R&D Center
According to the Taiwan Central News Agency AMD is considering opening up an R&D center in Taiwan. AMD is said to have applied with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) as part of Taiwan's "A+ global R&D and innovation partnership program" to set up a new R&D facility. The government partnership program covers three types of fields, namely AI, new-generation semiconductors including high-power and high-frequency ICs, and new 5G network structures and it's aiming for both local and international businesses to set up new R&D centers. AMD has yet to announce any plans about the potential R&D center and the MOEA has declined to share any details with local media in Taiwan.
However, an unnamed source with inside knowledge in the matter has revealed that AMD is looking at investing around NT$5 billion (~US$155 million), based on the application. The same source also mentioned that the MOEA has stipulated conditions that AMD has to meet, which among other things involves working with local IC design companies to help further develop Taiwan's IC design industry, working with local companies to produce servers with AI chips and working with local universities to cultivate talent. Furthermore, the MOEA is said to have asked AMD to recruit at least 20 percent of its R&D centre workforce from outside of Taiwan, to avoid competing with local companies for staff. AMD could be making an announcement about the R&D center at Computex, but it's worth keeping in mind that these things take time. Back in 2021, NVIDIA announced that it would set up an R&D center in Taiwan, but with a much bigger budget of NT$24.3 billion plus a government subsidy of a further NT$6.7 billion. NVIDIA has as yet to announce the opening of its Taiwan R&D center.
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Focus Taiwan / CNA
However, an unnamed source with inside knowledge in the matter has revealed that AMD is looking at investing around NT$5 billion (~US$155 million), based on the application. The same source also mentioned that the MOEA has stipulated conditions that AMD has to meet, which among other things involves working with local IC design companies to help further develop Taiwan's IC design industry, working with local companies to produce servers with AI chips and working with local universities to cultivate talent. Furthermore, the MOEA is said to have asked AMD to recruit at least 20 percent of its R&D centre workforce from outside of Taiwan, to avoid competing with local companies for staff. AMD could be making an announcement about the R&D center at Computex, but it's worth keeping in mind that these things take time. Back in 2021, NVIDIA announced that it would set up an R&D center in Taiwan, but with a much bigger budget of NT$24.3 billion plus a government subsidy of a further NT$6.7 billion. NVIDIA has as yet to announce the opening of its Taiwan R&D center.
12 Comments on AMD Said to be Planning Taiwan R&D Center
You can find some company details below and as you'll see, the chairman is from Asus, as well as two directors.
www.companys.com.tw/80688184Uhm, why?
They already sold their mobile SoC and graphics division to Qualcomm. Hence why we have Adreno GPUs in Qualcomm chips, as it's an anagram of Radeon.
Additionally, I would revoke Apple's license to use Imagination's IP in its GPUs. Find better terms.:rolleyes:
Yes, there's at least one, maybe two xinese GPU makers that have licensed Imagination's tech, but the performance is meh at best.
I don't think that's possible, since the tech is already in their products. I mean, they could say no to new products, but not already existing ones.
However, I really think it would make sense for AMD to acquire ASMedia. It probably wouldn't be all that easy, but I'm sure it could be done.
Also, not taking "talent" from your market, means taking/stealing from other markets, which can be as bad, or even worse.
This is quite stupid. Taiwan's unemployment is around 4%, which means at least 900,000 people.
Why do they even need to have these types of artificial limitations as to who they prefer to work with? This is also a discrimination in its purest form.