Taiwan companies showcase technologies in Shanghai AI expo

Shanghai, July 27 (CNA) An artificial intelligence (AI) show opened in Shanghai on Saturday that featured for the first time a cross-Taiwan Strait exhibition zone where Taiwanese companies such as Inventec Corp. and MediaTek Inc. showcased their technologies.

The 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), themed "Global Solidarity in the AI Era," has been held annually since 2018 and this year will host over 800 exhibitors, including several Taiwanese companies in the newly established cross-strait zone.

Other Taiwanese companies exhibiting there are ASE Assembly & Test (Shanghai) Ltd., Digiwin Software, Techman Robot (Shanghai), AUO Digitech (Suzhou) Co. and Digital Domain Holdings.

Among those companies, Inventec, appearing at the WAIC for the first time, not only has a booth in the cross-strait zone but also an independent exhibition area.

In addition to gaining visibility, Inventec is hoping to diversify beyond its traditional image as an OEM manufacturer, and its display features three main segments under the brand Vrstate: servers, smart health care and metaverse technologies.

Chaucer Chiu (邱全成), the president of Inventec (Beijing) Eletronics Technology Co., told reporters that several Taiwanese companies have brought their AI applications to the Shanghai expo to promote Taiwan's latest technologies and products.

Chiu said Taiwan holds world-class capabilities in hardware, which could be integrated with AI software applications in China to foster collaboration to enter larger global markets.

He said AI must eventually be monetized and believed that the two sides of the strait should engage in more exchanges, particularly in the marketing of AI applications, to achieve the goal.

Digital Domain, headquartered in Hong Kong and specializing in virtual technologies, applies its innovations in films, TV shows, commercials, game visuals and immersive experiences.

In the cross-strait zone, the company is presenting a virtual performance of Taiwan's iconic pop singer Teresa Teng (鄧麗君), singing the classic song "The Moon Represents My Heart."

The company's executive director, Sun Ta-chien (孫大千), said the AI-generated visual elements, including rippling water, leaping frogs and Teng's performance, all demonstrate the power of AI.

The choice of Teng, he said, was due to her being a beloved cultural icon on both sides of the strait, representing shared emotional ties.