Overview
ASE broke ground on a new testing and advanced-packaging plant in the Renwu Industrial Park, Kaohsiung on 10 April 2026, investing more than NT$108.3 billion (about US$3.41 billion) in a roughly 50,000-square-meter facility to add IC testing and packaging capacity for AI and high-performance-computing chips. The plant is designed for AI-driven production, including visual cloud inspection systems and fully automated unmanned handling equipment, with Phase 1 production targeted for April 2027 and Phase 2 for October 2027. Key facility details include: The facility is situated at Renwu Industrial Park, Renwu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It focuses on Advanced Packaging, Assembly & Packaging. This site represents an estimated investment of $3.41B. Production at this facility is expected to begin in 2027.
Technology
About ASE Group
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (ASE Group) is the world's largest outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) provider, headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Founded in 1984, ASE controls approximately 30% of the global OSAT market and operates facilities in Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, the US, Mexico, Poland, and other countries. Its subsidiary Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) was merged in 2018. ASE reported 2025 net revenues of NT$645B (~US$21.5B) with ~106,000 employees.