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Taiwan industrial output grows on AI demand
Taiwan’s industrial production rose for the 21st consecutive month in November, driven by demand for AI and related technologies, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
The industrial production index climbed 16.4% year-on-year to 119.31, a record for November, while the manufacturing sector subindex increased 17.4% to 120.8.
Electronics and information technology sectors saw strong gains, with the electronic components industry up 17.6% and integrated circuit production rising 18.2% compared to last year.
The computer and optoelectronics industry recorded a 124.5% jump in production, cited to increased shipments of servers and semiconductor inspection equipment.
However, traditional industries experienced declines, with base metal production down 10.8%, chemical materials and fertilizers down 4.3%, auto parts down 14.2%, and machinery down 4.3%.
🔗 Source: Focus Taiwan
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Production surge centers on servers and test gear
- Taiwan’s computer and optoelectronics output rose 124.5% in November on servers and semiconductor inspection gear (tools that test chip quality and yield). MOEA said export orders beat forecasts for Nvidia’s GB300 AI servers (a next-generation Nvidia platform class) and memory chips 1.
- Wiwynn (a Taiwanese server-focused Original Design Manufacturer, or ODM) sees strong AI server demand through 2027 2. Nvidia reportedly booked all capacity at Wistron’s new Zhubei, Taiwan server site through 2026 3. Vendor roadmaps flag a 2026 system upgrade across racks plus power, cooling and networking 4. Traditional sectors fell. Base metals dropped 10.8% and auto parts fell 14.2%. Chemical materials and fertilizers slid 4.3% and machinery slid 4.3%.
ODM expansions open near-term wins for component suppliers
- Compal, Quanta, and Wistron pledged over $530 million for U.S. sites 5. Wiwynn put $300 million toward U.S. projects; Inventec (another Taiwanese server ODM) plans up to $85 million 5. These moves fit higher-power designs that need 48V supplies and liquid cooling as GPUs could hit 3,700W 4.
- GB300-class systems need multilayer boards 4. Prices can double with bandwidth upgrades, lifting margins 4. Foxconn’s (Hon Hai’s) AI server cabinet shipments rose up to 300% quarter-on-quarter in Q3 2025 4.
- For equity investors weighing ODMs, Inventec expects double-digit ASIC server shipment growth 6, and Nvidia is trimming its list of approved ODM assemblers (Nvidia-certified contract builders), which could pressure margins 6. ASIC-heavy ODMs may screen better than GPU-heavy names.
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