ASE to buy Innolux Tainan plant to boost semiconductor packaging capacity

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — ASE will spend NT$14.85 billion (US$460 million) to acquire Innolux Corp.’s fab and related facilities at Southern Taiwan Science Park as part of efforts to expand its advanced semiconductor packaging capacity. The fab spans 56,000 ping (about 185,000 square meters). The facility will be used to meet packaging demand for generative AI and high-performance computing chips, per CNA.