Taiwan marked the start of electronica 2026 in Munich today with the official opening of the Taiwan Flagship Showcase, a joint exhibition and business platform for its electronics industry. The initiative gives European manufacturers a way to identify suppliers for AI infrastructure, industrial electronics and connected devices. Located in Hall A3, Booth 151, it combines displays from 24 Taiwanese companies with technical presentations and runs through November 13 at Messe München.
The showcase is organized by the International Trade Administration (TITA) of Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). Emilia Shih, Executive Director of TAITRA’s Industry Marketing Department, and Dr. Klement Ruey-sheng Gu, Representative of Taiwan in the Federal Republic of Germany, opened it with an on-screen launch in front of guests, buyers and media.
Taiwan produces more than 90 percent of the world’s most advanced chips, yet its presence at electronica reaches well beyond semiconductors. Its 265 exhibitors, the third-largest national contingent at this year’s fair, also cover electronic components, power systems, sensing technologies and smart manufacturing.
“What sets Taiwan apart is its ability to bring AI, semiconductors and ICT together and turn them into practical solutions for real-world challenges, from smart manufacturing to mobility and logistics,” said Emilia Shih, Executive Director of TAITRA’s Industry Marketing Department at the opening. “Our role goes far beyond supplying products. Taiwanese companies want to co-create prototypes, co-develop customized solutions and open up new business together with their customers in Europe. That is quality partners can rely on and innovation they can build on.”
Dr. Gu emphasized the German-Taiwanese partnership. “German companies bring world-class expertise in industrial engineering, automation and precision manufacturing, and Taiwan brings a highly integrated electronics ecosystem. These strengths complement each other ideally,” he said. “As AI transforms entire industries, no single company and no single economy can manage this alone. This is exactly where Taiwan and Germany can make a real difference together, from smart manufacturing and automotive electronics to industrial AI.”
A guided tour after the ceremony presented Taiwan as an “AI Island” and mapped its industry across five layers of the AI supply chain, from key components and hardware systems through AI infrastructure and computing to AI platforms, models and applications. For European buyers, the message is that Taiwanese suppliers can be sourced at every layer of an AI system, not only at the chip level.
Among the wider range of technologies presented at the fair are Channel Well Technology’s CTH power supplies (Hall A5, Booth 245), delivering 2,000 to 3,200 W for multi-GPU AI workstations; Unictron’s 15 × 15 mm Castle antennas (Hall A6, Booth 143) for satellite positioning in space-constrained drone designs; and Macronix’s ArmorFlash memory (Hall C5, Booth 279), which combines storage with authentication and encryption on a single chip. Macronix positions it as a fast route for device makers to meet the security requirements of the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), whose main obligations apply from December 2027.
Company Presentations and Industry Exchange Continue
Leading Taiwanese companies present their technologies in short pitch sessions at the Taiwan Flagship Showcase from November 10 to 12, daily from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., followed by a networking hour with the speakers until 4:00 p.m. Topics range from AI computing, smart sensing and displays to wireless communication and connectivity, energy management systems, smart manufacturing and automotive cybersecurity. Speakers include Macronix on functional safety and cybersecurity in flash memory, Aethertek on circuit-board testing and Unictron on antennas for unmanned systems.
On November 12 from 10 to 11 a.m., the “Trends to Watch” session at the Taiwan Flagship Showcase focuses on business cooperation between Germany and Taiwan. In a keynote followed by audience questions, Fabian Ewald, Executive President of Mittelstand in Bayern e.V., an association representing small and medium-sized companies in Bavaria, discusses potential partnerships between German and Taiwanese companies.
Visitors can also discover a different side of the country at Taiwan Cinema at the showcase. Four short films by renowned Taiwanese directors tell the story of Taiwan through its landscapes and culture. One is dedicated to the late aerial photographer and director Chi Po-lin, whose footage of Taiwan from high above reshaped how many Taiwanese see their homeland.
The opening day concludes with Taiwan Night, an invitation-only networking event for business partners, industry representatives and the Taiwanese delegation. The full program is available at https://taiwanflagship.taitra.org.tw/en/exhibitions/electronica.
