TSMC's only South Korean VCA partner ASICLAND eyes AI chip growth via Taiwan R&D

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South Korean ASIC design solutions provider ASICLAND showcased its proprietary AxHub AI chip design and verification platform at SEDEX 2026 and stated that it seeks to accelerate custom chip development and strengthen its advanced process and packaging capabilities through its Taiwan R&D center. The company also disclosed that memory controller projects remain its primary revenue source, supporting its planned expansion into AI chip mass production and overseas markets. These expansion and mass-production plans remain intentions/plans and are not achieved results; the source does not state any cause beyond these stated aims.

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Source: DigiTimes Asia · 10/18/2026 · View original source