A silicon wafer undergoes acoustic inspection using equipment by US company Nordson during SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei on September 2, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

A dancer wearing a cleanroom suit performs during the opening ceremony of SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei on September 2, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

Visitors gather at the Tokyo Electron (TEL) booth during SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei on September 2, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

Electronic components are seen on a printed circuit board on display during SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei on September 2, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

Google's senior vice president and chief technologist for AI and infrastructure Amin Vahdat delivers a speech during SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei on September 2, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

An inspection system examines an electronic component during SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei on September 2, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

A co-packaged optics demonstration is displayed at the booth of Taiwan's Topco Scientific Co. (TSC) during SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei on September 2, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)

Visitors walk past the Lam Research booth during SEMICON Taiwan in Taipei on September 2, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)