SEMICON Taiwan 2025 International Semiconductor Exhibition debuted today (10th) at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall. At this time, Japan's Tokyo Electron(TEL) President and Executive Director Kawa Hirishu came to Taiwan. The latest news pointed out that he chose to meet in private with TSMC Chairman and President Wei Zhejia in Hsinchu to express his apology and propose a follow-up aftermath for the former employee's 2-nanometer technology leak case.
According to Taiwanese media reports, Taiwan is an important market for TEL, and TSMC is its key customer. Kawalishu will come to Taiwan in person almost every September, not only participate in the semiconductor exhibition, but also attend public activities such as SEMI forum and technology dinner.
The report mentioned that an insider of TSMC revealed that he had actually made an agreement with Wei Zhejia and continued his usual visit for many years, but the focus of this year's meeting was on the apology and response to the leaked incident. As for the specific aftermath measures, it was not disclosed to the public because it was a closed-door talk.
This year's International Semiconductor Exhibition will be held from today to the 12th, with the theme of "Leading with Collaboration. Innovating with the World. Innovation Starts", focusing on the global semiconductor industry trends. Although TEL participated in the exhibition normally, due to the incident, the previous media product and technical briefings were cancelled in a low-key manner. As for whether Kawasaki will appear at the exhibition hall like in previous years, it is still the focus of high attention from the outside world.
