Deadline: 9 June 2024
Apply for the Taiwan Chip-based Industrial Innovation Program (Taiwan CBI), a collaborative effort among Taiwanese ministries, merges semiconductor expertise with generative AI and other innovations.
It aims to attract global startups, drive industry-wide innovation, and position Taiwan as a hub for cutting-edge chip technologies through the IC Taiwan Grand Challenge, offering local incentives and public-private venture capital funds.
The 8th edition will take place on May 22-25, 2024, in Paris, at Expo Porte de Versailles.
IC Taiwan Grand Challenge
- In 2024, the IC Taiwan Grand Challenge will debut, aiming to discover promising teams early and connect them with Taiwan.
- The IC Taiwan Grand Challenge will spotlight global startups and academic groups focusing on IC design innovations and Chip-based innovative applications. Top selections will be invited to establish bases in Taiwan, linking them with funding to advance chip innovations, leveraging the world’s most comprehensive semiconductor industry ecosystem to support creative endeavors.
- Category 1 – IC design innovations: Academic research or startup with proprietary IC design technology and core IP, planning and developing innovative chips.
- Category 2 – Chip-based innovative applications: Academic research or startup with domain knowledge in various industries and planning to combine existing chip technologies for implementation, such as the following topics:
- Smart Data & Security (cyber-security, quantum computing, digital economy)
- Smart Mobility (electric vehicles, autonomous driving, smart cities)
- Smart Manufacturing (intelligent manufacturing, IC process, robots)
- Smart Medtech (biometrics, smart monitoring)
- Sustainability (sustainable manufacturing, energy-saving innovation)
- Expected Solutions
- The Taiwan government hopes to integrate local IC design, manufacturing, packaging, testing, and product processes through this award. It seeks to attract global talent to Taiwan, driving business opportunities and fostering industry development.
Rewards
- Pitch and Meet at VivaTech
- Completing the application before May 10th will provide the opportunity to:
- Win 2 passes for VivaTech and a visit to the Taiwan Pavilion.
- Pitch your solution in front of a jury composed of TTA.
- Completing the application before May 10th will provide the opportunity to:
- “FAST PASS” to join the Taiwan CBI Program
- As a finalist of the IC Taiwan Grand Challenge, obtain a “fast pass” to join the Taiwan CBI Program in Taiwan:
- Taiwan Business Landing Link
- IC Innovation Acceleration Platform Industry Links and Guidance of Chip Development in Taiwan
- Industry expert mentoring
- Other landing resources
- As a finalist of the IC Taiwan Grand Challenge, obtain a “fast pass” to join the Taiwan CBI Program in Taiwan:
Selection Criteria
- Organization: You must be either an enterprise established after January 1, 2016, or startups, legal entities, academic research institutions, and persons.
- Ownership: The enterprise/academic research team must own the intellectual property rights of the product, technology or solution or have obtained legal licensing access.
- Innovation: The team must submit a concept paper and present innovative ideas, including the business model to be developed, market expansion plans and future solutions that will benefit Taiwan, within the given timeframe, etc.
For more information, visit Viva Technology.
