Taiwan’s circuit board exhibition scale hits record high amid AI boom

China News Service, Taipei, October 20 (Reporter Lu Mei) The 2026 Taiwan Circuit Board Industry International Exhibition opened in Taipei on the 20th. Driven by the skyrocketing demand for hardware from artificial intelligence (AI), the scale of this exhibition reached a record high, with 1,840 booths and more than 680 cross-strait and international brands participating.

Taiwan's PCB (Printed Circuit Board) manufacturing output value has hit new highs this year. Zhang Yuanming, chairman of the Taiwan Circuit Board Association, said at the opening ceremony of the exhibition that Taiwan's PCB domestic and overseas output value in the first half of this year reached 524.7 billion yuan (NT$, the same below), an annual increase of 23.9%; it is estimated to reach 1,136.5 billion yuan for the full year, an annual increase of 24.2%. Facing opportunities, the industry will continue to expand investment.

According to a survey conducted by the Taiwan Circuit Board Association and the International Institute of Obstetrics and Commerce of the Industrial Research Institute, Taiwanese PCB output this year is still based on the mainland as the main production base, accounting for more than 60%, Taiwan production accounts for more than 30%, and Southeast Asian production bases account for less than 10%.

The booth of the global PCB leader Taiwan Zhending Technology Group uses a large signboard to display the company's industrial layout from 2006 to the present. The company has achieved mass production in 28 factories, 26 of which are located in mainland cities such as Shenzhen, Huai'an, and Qinhuangdao. According to reports, in order to seize business opportunities such as AI servers and high-speed optical communications, the company plans to expand the total number of global factories to 57 to 59 by 2030, of which nearly 50 are located in mainland China.

Reporters observed at the scene that there were nearly a hundred mainland manufacturers participating in the exhibition, mainly including upstream and downstream supply chain companies such as high-precision cutting tools and drill bits, high-end consumables, and automation equipment.

Kunshan Dongwei Technology Co., Ltd., a mainland private enterprise, mainly provides high-end precision electroplating equipment for PCB manufacturing companies. Li Zhaochen, the company's business manager, told a reporter from China News Service, "Including Zhending, many major Taiwanese PCB manufacturers are our customers. Due to their expansion of production, our production capacity has also been pushed to saturation, and the fastest delivery time is 7 to 8 months."

Zhang Xiaoqiang, deputy general manager of the East China Sales Department of Hefei Jiuchuan Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., said that the company was established just five years ago and has maintained good cooperative relations with Taiwanese customers. This exhibition is not only to strengthen communication with partners, but also to find more business opportunities.

The exhibition will last for three days and will hold multiple forums and technical solution presentations. The organizers expect to attract 70,000 people to visit and negotiate.