TSIA annual meeting to be held at the end of the month, AI and 5G topics will be the two highlights

The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) annual meeting will be held on October 31. This year's meeting will be hosted by Chairman and TSMC Chairman Liu Deyin, and Microsoft Executive Vice President Harry Shum (Artificial Intelligence and Research Team) will be invited to be the keynote speaker and deliver a special speech on "The Future of AI and Technology" at the meeting.

In recent years, we have seen the application and demand of various new technologies, as well as the innovation brought by semiconductors, especially the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G, which are expected to open up a new blue ocean for the semiconductor industry. Therefore, the Keynote AI special speech and the 5G forum will also be the main theme and the biggest highlight of this annual meeting.

TSIA pointed out that Microsoft Executive Vice President Harry Shum has more than 20 years of experience at Microsoft. He helped establish Microsoft Research China, served as the dean of Microsoft Research Asia and Microsoft's global vice president, specialized in the development of Microsoft's Bing search engine, and currently leads Microsoft's artificial intelligence and research team.

In addition, the finale was hosted by MediaTek CEO Cai Lixing, "5G Forum - Opportunities and Challenges of Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry in the 5G Era", and invited Quanta Chairman Lin Baili, Shen Heyang, Japan's NTT DoCoMo Senior Vice President Takehiro Nakamura, Chunghwa Telecom Executive Vice President Lin Guofeng, and TSMC Vice President Zhang Xiaoqiang as panelists.

TSIA explained that MediaTek is the world's leading 5G communication chip designer. Cai Lixing will lead the forum discussion and outline the 5G vision. Lam will also propose a vision for a super-connected world based on the combination of 5G and AI.

In addition, Shum will share his views on AI applications under the 5G trend. Japan's NTT DoCoMo has actively adopted 5G and has provided 5G pre-commercial services in Japan in September this year. It is expected that valuable experience sharing will be brought to the forum. As for Chunghwa Telecom, the leading telecommunications operator in Taiwan, Lin Guofeng will share valuable opinions on Taiwan's 5G construction and application. TSMC's Zhang Xiaoqiang will gain insights into the development of the 5G industry from the perspective of the semiconductor industry.

At the same time, the 2019 TSIA Semiconductor Award will be presented at the meeting to encourage outstanding young students to enter the forward-looking semiconductor field. The 2019 TSIA Semiconductor Award (Newcomers with Doctoral Degrees) was won by Assistant Professor Li Junyi of the Department of Information Engineering at National Tsing Hua University and Assistant Professor Guan Yancheng of the International Semiconductor Industry College at National Chiao Tung University. The TSIA Semiconductor Award (PhD Students) was won by 10 doctoral students from five universities including National Taiwan University, National Chiao Tung University, National Tsing Hua University, Chenggong University, and National Sun Yat-sen University.