KYEC and Nvidia agree on US AI-chip testing capacity

DIGITIMES reported that KYEC and Nvidia signed a prepayment agreement intended to support KYEC’s wholly owned US subsidiary, AeternZ, as it builds local testing capacity.[1] CNA reported that KYEC’s board had decided to sign a customer prepayment agreement with Nvidia.[2] DIGITIMES said the arrangement gives Nvidia early access to AI-chip testing capacity in the United States.[1] KYEC described the agreement as a way to deepen its long-term cooperation with Nvidia, expand US testing capacity and support medium- to long-term business growth.[2]

Fort Worth, Texas, was emerging as the likely location for KYEC’s US operations, according to DIGITIMES.[1] The Fort Worth Business Journal reported that AeternZ Semiconductor Testing Corp., described as a Texas subsidiary of KYEC, was considering a $1.3 billion plant in south Fort Worth.[5] Taiwan News separately described the US expansion as a NT$45 billion project.[4] These reports describe a likely location and a project under consideration, rather than confirming that a plant is operating.[1][5]

KYEC’s regulatory announcement identifies Nvidia International, Inc. as the agreement’s counterparty and lists October 13, 2026, as the date of the underlying event.[3] DIGITIMES published its report on October 14, 2026.[1] The regulatory notice says the agreement runs from signing until the prepayment has been fully offset.[3] Taiwan News reported that Nvidia’s prepayment would reserve KYEC’s US testing capacity.[4] KYEC said the agreement would expand its US testing capacity and support medium- to long-term business growth.[2]

Taiwan’s government and the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association would work together to promote the effort, CNA reported.[6] The government described the planned investment model as industry-funded with government assistance and estimated investment of US$2 billion to US$4 billion for each industrial park.[6] Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs said it would explain at an appropriate time whether Taiwan had secured land for an industrial park in Texas.[6] Bloomberg reported that Taiwan planned to raise billions of dollars to develop US industrial parks as a base for Nvidia and other AI-hardware makers’ supply chains.[7]