IC Taiwan Grand Challenge

IC Taiwan Grand Challenge ICTGC is an initiative started by the NSTC for participants from around the world who aim to cooperate with Taiwan's semiconductor industry.

๐Ÿ† ICTGC Batch 4 Winner | Can AI models be trained directly on edge devices? โ€‹Vellex Computing, a U.S.-based startup and...
19/08/2026

๐Ÿ† ICTGC Batch 4 Winner |
Can AI models be trained directly on edge devices?
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Vellex Computing, a U.S.-based startup and ICTGC Batch 4 winner in the AI Core Technologies and Chips category, is developing Programmable Analog Computing technology that uses the natural behavior of electrical circuits to perform AI's most compute-intensive optimization tasks, enabling high-speed AI training directly on edge devices.
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Operating within a milliwatt power budget, Vellex Computing's technology delivers up to 17,000ร— faster AI training, bringing AI from the cloud to the edge for faster, more accessible, and energy-efficient intelligence.
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๐Ÿ”— Learn more about Vellex Computingโ€™s innovative technology:
https://innovex.computex.biz/show/newsReleaseDetails.aspx?newsId=830
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๐Ÿค Interested in collaborating with Vellex Computing?
Contact the team directly, or reach out to ITRI for technology matchmaking in Taiwan.
๐Ÿ“ฉ Vellex Computing๏ผš[email protected]
๐Ÿ“ฉ ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) : [email protected]

17/08/2026

๐ŸŽฅ Meet ICTGC Batch 4 Winner โ€“
Does AI training really have to rely on the cloud and GPUs?
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Hear from the Vellex Computing team as they share their technology, what impressed them most about Taiwan's unique tech work culture, and why they chose to collaborate with Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem through ICTGC. โ€‹
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๐Ÿค Interested in collaborating with Vellex Computing?
Contact the team directly, or reach out to ITRI for technology matchmaking in Taiwan.
๐Ÿ“ฉ Vellex Computing๏ผš[email protected]
๐Ÿ“ฉ ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) : [email protected]

๐Ÿ† ICTGC Batch 4 Winner | Can AI help engineers design chips?โ€‹Leafy Lab, a U.S.-based startup and ICTGC Batch 4 winner i...
14/08/2026

๐Ÿ† ICTGC Batch 4 Winner |
Can AI help engineers design chips?
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Leafy Lab, a U.S.-based startup and ICTGC Batch 4 winner in the AI Core Technologies and Chips category, has developed an agentic AI platform that combines AI with silicon physics models to help engineers accelerate analog chip design and optimization, cutting time-to-market by up to 50%.
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As AI chips and advanced process technologies become increasingly complex, analog chip design still relies heavily on manual tuning, slowing development. Leafy Lab's platform automatically optimizes power, performance, and chip area, streamlining the design process and helping foundries and IC design companies bring next-generation chips to production faster.
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๐Ÿ”— Learn more about Leafy Labโ€™s innovative technology:
https://innovex.computex.biz/show/newsReleaseDetails.aspx?newsId=829
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๐Ÿค Interested in collaborating with Leafy Lab?
Contact the team directly, or reach out to ITRI for technology matchmaking in Taiwan.
๐Ÿ“ฉ Leafy Lab๏ผš[email protected]
๐Ÿ“ฉ ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) : [email protected]

12/08/2026

๐ŸŽฅ Meet ICTGC Batch 4 Winner โ€“
Why should semiconductor AI startups start in Taiwan?
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Hear from the Leafy Lab team as they share why they chose ICTGC to build strategic partnerships, and what they see as the strengths of Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem.
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๐Ÿค Interested in collaborating with Leafy Lab?
Contact the team directly, or reach out to ITRI for technology matchmaking in Taiwan.
๐Ÿ“ฉ Leafy Lab๏ผš[email protected]
๐Ÿ“ฉ ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) : [email protected]

๐Ÿ† ICTGC Batch 4 Winner | IndustriesAs vessels become autonomous, how can AI make real-time decisions at sea? โ€‹STR8 Ind...
10/08/2026

๐Ÿ† ICTGC Batch 4 Winner | Industries
As vessels become autonomous, how can AI make real-time decisions at sea?
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STR8 Industries, a U.S.-Taiwan startup and ICTGC Batch 4 winner in the AI Core Technologies and Chips category, is developing a distributed Edge AI architecture for autonomous maritime systems. By moving AI processing closer to the sensor edge, it enables faster, more resilient autonomous navigation.
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As maritime autonomy advances, STR8 Industries' technology reduces latency, eliminates single points of failure, and lays the foundation for the next generation of reliable autonomous maritime systems.
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๐Ÿ”— Learn more about STR8 Industriesโ€™ innovative technology:
https://innovex.computex.biz/show/newsReleaseDetails.aspx?newsId=825
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๐Ÿค Interested in collaborating with STR8 Industries?
Contact the team directly, or reach out to ITRI for technology matchmaking in Taiwan.
๐Ÿ“ฉ STR8 Industries๏ผšhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/str8-initiative
๐Ÿ“ฉ ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) : [email protected]

07/08/2026

๐ŸŽฅ Meet ICTGC Batch 4 Winner โ€“ Industries
What's the first thing overseas startups should do when entering Taiwan?
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Hear from the STR8 Industries team on why they chose Taiwan to build their technology and partner ecosystem, along with practical advice for startups looking to grow here.
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๐Ÿค Interested in collaborating with STR8 Industries?
Contact the team directly, or reach out to ITRI for technology matchmaking in Taiwan.
๐Ÿ“ฉ STR8 Industries๏ผšhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/str8-initiative
๐Ÿ“ฉ ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) : [email protected]

๐Ÿ† ICTGC Batch 4 Winner | A single verification error can cost millions of dollars. โ€‹France-based Aniah, a winner of the...
05/08/2026

๐Ÿ† ICTGC Batch 4 Winner |
A single verification error can cost millions of dollars.
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France-based Aniah, a winner of the ICTGC Batch 4 AI Core Technologies and Chips category, is transforming chip verification with its transistor-level verification technology. By combining a high-speed ERC verification engine with AI-powered design intelligence, Aniah enables engineers to detect design errors faster, improve review efficiency, and accelerate the chip sign-off process.
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As AI chips, chiplets, and multi-power-domain designs become increasingly complex, chip verification has become one of the most time-consuming stages of semiconductor development. Aniah's technology increases analog design review productivity by 400%, reduces review time by 80%, and significantly lowers the risk of costly silicon re-spins caused by design errors, helping next-generation SoCs reach verification and production faster and with greater confidence.
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๐Ÿ”— Learn more about Aniahโ€™s innovative technology: https://innovex.computex.biz/show/newsReleaseDetails.aspx?newsId=824
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๐Ÿค Interested in collaborating with Aniah?
Contact the team directly, or reach out to ITRI for technology matchmaking in Taiwan.
๐Ÿ“ฉ Aniah: [email protected]
๐Ÿ“ฉ ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) : [email protected]

03/08/2026

๐ŸŽฅ Meet ICTGC Batch 4 Winner โ€“
How can we identify errors faster and accelerate the sign-off process as chip designs become increasingly complex?
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Hear from the Aniah team about how their transistor-level verification technology improves chip design review efficiency, and why they chose to collaborate with Taiwan through ICTGC.
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๐Ÿค Interested in collaborating with Aniah?
Contact the team directly, or reach out to ITRI for technology matchmaking in Taiwan.
๐Ÿ“ฉ Aniah: [email protected]
๐Ÿ“ฉ ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) : [email protected]

๐Ÿ† ICTGC Batch 4 Winner | As AI models continue to grow larger and more power-hungry, how can we build AI infrastructure...
31/07/2026

๐Ÿ† ICTGC Batch 4 Winner |
As AI models continue to grow larger and more power-hungry, how can we build AI infrastructure that's both more powerful and more energy-efficient?
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Germany-based Linque, one of the winners of ICTGC Batch 4 in the AI Core Technologies and Chips category, has developed Linque RISE, an all-optical switching technology that replaces conventional data center network switches with programmable silicon photonics, significantly reducing network power consumption, latency, and hardware footprint.
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As AI training scales rapidly, improving network efficiency has become a critical challenge for next-generation AI infrastructure. Linque's all-optical switching technology dramatically reduces power consumption and latency while delivering up to 20ร— greater AI deployment efficiency, paving the way for faster, more sustainable AI data centers.
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๐Ÿ”— Learn more about Linqueโ€™s innovative technology: https://innovex.computex.biz/show/newsReleaseDetails.aspx?newsId=823
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๐Ÿค Interested in collaborating with Linque?
Contact the team directly, or reach out to ITRI for technology matchmaking in Taiwan.
๐Ÿ“ฉ Linque: [email protected]
๐Ÿ“ฉ ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) : [email protected]

29/07/2026

๐ŸŽฅ Meet ICTGC Batch 4 Winner โ€“
How can AI data centers reduce network power consumption while scaling AI computing?
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Hear from the Linque team as they explain how programmable silicon photonics is shaping next-generation data centers, and why Taiwan is key to bringing their technology to market.
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๐Ÿค Interested in collaborating with Linque?
Contact the team directly, or reach out to ITRI for technology matchmaking in Taiwan.
๐Ÿ“ฉ Linque: [email protected]
๐Ÿ“ฉ ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) : [email protected]

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