ASE Technology Holding Commits NT$17.8 Billion to Kaohsiung Expansion as Dual Groundbreakings Signal AI-Era Capacity Push
SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 14, 2026 - ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (ASEH) has executed two groundbreaking events in Taiwan's Kaohsiung region within five weeks, marking a rapid escalation in physical infrastructure investment. On March 11, 2026, the company broke ground on a new high-tech facility in Kaohsiung with a stated capital commitment of NT$17.8 billion, directed explicitly at meeting rising AI chip demand. A second groundbreaking on April 10, 2026 launched a new plant in Renwu to anchor a hi-tech testing cluster, adding a distinct service layer alongside the packaging buildout. Taken together, the two investments extend ASEH's end-to-end semiconductor services footprint at a moment when AI-driven chip complexity is fundamentally reshaping demand across packaging and testing supply chains.