ASE, WUS Announce Strategic Collaboration to Build Advanced AI Packaging Hub in Kaohsiung

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Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE) and WUS Printed Circuit Co., Ltd. (WUS) announced today a strategic collaboration for the construction of a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the Nanzih Technology Industrial Park, Kaohsiung.  The two companies plan to jointly deploy resources to expand advanced manufacturing capacity that will reinforce Taiwan’s critical position in the global semiconductor value chain.

Announcement Highlights

• A total investment of approximately NT$35 billion.
• Estimating an annual output value of approximately NT$16 billion per hectare.
• Generating over 2000 employment opportunities.
• Scheduled for completion by September 2029.
• Featuring a modern factory building with a total floor area of over 113,000 square meters.
• Driving the AI and HPC Revolution

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is accelerating the growth of high-performance computing (HPC), cloud services, and data centers and driving increasing demands for semiconductor chips such as memory and logic chips, and advanced packaging technologies in chip stacking, chiplet integration, CoWoS (Chip on Wafer on Substrate) and FOCoS (Fan-Out Chip on Substrate). These developments from chip design, to fabs, packaging and test, and board/system manufacturing have resulted in greater synergy across the ecosystem.

The new facility will focus on advanced packaging processes, including FOCoS and FC BGA (Flip Chip Ball Grid Array) technologies to serve the emerging AI, cloud computing, and autonomous driving applications. The facility will also integrate automation and smart manufacturing processes to maximize productivity and efficiency. In parallel, to ensure continuous and stable power supply for the production lines, a 161kV substation will be built within the park.

"This landmark agreement is a strategic collaboration between ASE and WUS to improve land use efficiency and allow ASE to expand our manufacturing capacities to meet market demands," said Mike Hung, Executive Vice President of ASE. "We are also excited to establish a new benchmark for future collaborative industrial development," he added.

Commitment to Sustainability

The proposed facility will be designed according to EEWH green building gold standards, integrating energy-saving, carbon reduction, and environmentally friendly practices. Both ASE and WUS are strongly committed to sustainability and net-zero, and this collaboration will help create a sustainable workplace that balances energy efficiency with health.