A day before the opening, Asia’s largest information technology (IT) fair “Computex 2025” is drawing attention as all the world’s semiconductor and IT industries participate.
In particular, Nvidia CEO Jensen Hwang, who will attend this year’s event following last year, is expected to draw attention. Attention is focusing on how to comment on whether Samsung Electronics approves high-bandwidth memory (HBM) or the impact of its tariff policy from the U.S.
According to the industry on the 19th, “Computex 2025” organized by the Taiwan Association for Trade Development (TAITRA) and the Taipei Computer Association (TCA) will be held at the Taipei Nangangang Exhibition Hall for four days from the 20th to the 23rd.
About 1,400 companies from 29 countries around the world are expected to participate in the event, and about 4,800 booths are expected to be set up.
World-class industry leaders are expected to gather in one place, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Hwang, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, and Intel CEO Rip Bhutan, who will visit the site for the first time this year.
Computex, which began in 1981, was originally an event where parts from Taiwanese computer manufacturing and assembly companies were displayed. However, industry analysts say that the status has changed significantly in recent years, with global semiconductor and IT companies gathering to introduce AI technologies and solutions.
In fact, CEO Jensen Hwang and CEO Amon, as well as AMD CEO Lisa Su, Intel’s former CEO Pat Gelsinger, and Arm CEO Renee Haas attended last year’s event, making headlines.
CEO Jensen Hwang will deliver a keynote speech on the 19th, the day before the opening, and will tour the booth on the opening day and hold a meeting with media around the world on the 21st, the second day of the opening.
At the meeting, the main concern is what kind of answers CEO Jensen Hwang will give to reporters’ questions about whether to disclose new AI chips or technologies, approval of Samsung Electronics’ high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and the impact of the U.S. tariff policy.
At last year’s event, CEO Jensen Huang also unveiled the next-generation graphics processing unit (GPU) “Rubin,” which first adopted the sixth-generation HBM “HBM4.
CEO Jensen Huang is also expected to announce the establishment of an overseas branch headquarters equivalent to the US Silicon Valley headquarters in Taiwan at meetings.
Since arriving in Taipei on the 16th, CEO Jensen Huang has been making headlines everywhere he goes, actively networking with Taiwanese semiconductor industry officials. He met with about 30 entrepreneurs related to Taiwan’s supply chain, including Weijerja, chairman of TSMC, the world’s largest foundry (consignment production of semiconductors), and Jang Jung-mou, founder of TSMC, for dinner.
In Korea, SK Hynix is expected to set up a product exhibition booth this year following last year to display HBM4 in March, while emphasizing cooperation with Nvidia and TSMC.
Samsung Electronics has decided not to participate in Computex this year. Instead, Samsung Display will be the first to appear and introduce display technologies and solutions for IT.
A related industry official said, “CEO Jensen Hwang is good at showmanship unlike any CEO, but he doesn’t talk in vain, but he has no choice but to pay attention to every word he says.” “This year’s Computex will be an opportunity to take a look at Nvidia’s strategy in the second half of the year and look at companies that have strong alliances.”
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