Nvidia expands validation and testing, silicon photonics could be GTC 2026 focus

Taipei, Nvidia to sign HQ contract before Lunar New Year: Mayor Chiang

Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) The Taipei City government and Nvidia Corp. will sign a contract before the Lunar New Year allowing the AI chip designer to build its Taiwan headquarters in the Beitou Shilin Technology Park, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) said Wednesday.

Nvidia expands validation and testing, silicon photonics could be GTC 2026 focus

Taiwan's supply chain has reaped the benefits of Nvidia's AI leadership. In Taiwan, it received NT$6.7 billion (US$211.9 million) in subsidies in 2023 under the Taiwan AI Innovation R&D Center Program. In May 2025, the Nvidia Constellation was announced in Taipei's Beitou-Shilin Science Park. It has now been revealed that Nvidia's silicon photonics validation and testing laboratory at the Tai Yuen Hi-Tech Industrial Park in Zhubei City is contin…