National Science and Technology Council (國科會, NSTC) Minister Wu Cheng-Wen (吳誠文) led a delegation to Texas, with a stop at photonics maker AAOI to discuss expanding cooperation in semiconductors, silicon photonics, and space technology, according to a report by Cnyes (news.cnyes.com) [E1].
CNA (cna.com.tw) reported that Wu framed the trip around complementary strengths: he said Taiwan has a "globally leading semiconductor manufacturing and ICT ecosystem," while Texas is known for its standing in advanced packaging, the space industry, and strong research capacity, adding that deeper cooperation between the two sides "will inject strong momentum into global technology innovation" [E2].
Per CNA, the delegation held talks with Texas officials and academic-research leaders at the Texas state legislature on August 11 (U.S. Central Time) [E3]. The reception carried state-level protocol: Adriana Cruz, Executive Director of the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office, represented the Texas governor in receiving the delegation, and Texas Secretary of State Robert Howden also attended to extend greetings, CNA reported [E3].
CNA reported that the American attendees at the August 11 meeting spanned government, industry association, and academic representatives: senior officials from the Texas Space Commission, David Daniel, chairman of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium, and multiple scholars from Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Texas Tech University [E4].
According to CNA, the delegation visited two University of Texas at Austin-linked research facilities on August 12 (U.S. Central Time): the Microelectronics Research Center (MRC) and the Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE), the latter funded by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) [E5]. CNA reported that the two institutions have distinct strengths — MRC has a strong base in nanoelectronics and cleanroom facilities, while TIE focuses on advancing packaging and heterogeneous integration technology and has established an R&D pilot production line [E6].
Wu also visited the headquarters of photonics maker Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (祥茂光電, AOI), CNA reported [E7]. CNA's report frames rising demand tied to AI servers and large data centers as the reason high-speed optical transceiver modules and silicon photonics have become key technologies for easing computing bottlenecks [E7]. Per CNA, the two sides held in-depth discussions on combining Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem with AOI's production footprint in both the United States and Taiwan, exploring how to jointly strengthen the supply chain resilience and security of next-generation optical communication equipment [E7].
Across the two-day itinerary reported by CNA and Cnyes, the delegation's engagement moved through three distinct tiers: state-level political protocol on August 11, featuring the Texas Secretary of State and a gubernatorial representative alongside the Texas Space Commission and Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium [E3][E4]; research-institution visits on August 12 to DARPA-funded TIE and the cleanroom-equipped MRC [E5][E6]; and a company-level conversation with AOI on production footprint and supply chain resilience [E7]. Notably, the same photonics company appears under two names across the two source reports — AAOI in Cnyes's account of the trip's framing and 祥茂光電 (AOI) in CNA's account of the headquarters visit [E1][E7] — consistent with a single stop covered from different angles by the two outlets.
According to CNA, Adriana Cruz, Executive Director of the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office, represented the Texas governor in receiving the delegation on August 11, and Texas Secretary of State Robert Howden also attended.
CNA reported the delegation toured the University of Texas at Austin's Microelectronics Research Center (MRC), strong in nanoelectronics and cleanroom facilities, and the DARPA-funded Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE), which focuses on advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration and has an R&D pilot production line.
Per CNA, Wu said Taiwan has a globally leading semiconductor manufacturing and ICT ecosystem, while Texas is known for advanced packaging, the space industry, and strong research capacity, and that deepening cooperation would inject momentum into global technology innovation.
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