AI drives February exports as war muddies futureBy Lisa Wang / Staff ReporterTaiwan’s exports expanded 20.6 percent annually last month, the strongest-ever February performance as continuously strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing and cloud-based devices offset holiday effects, Ministry of Finance statistics showed yesterday. Last month was the 28th consecutive month of expansion, benefiting from the AI boom, the ministry said in a report. Increases in manufacturing capacity for advanced chips and packaging technologies would drive exports growth, it said. Computing products including servers almost doubled from the year ago to US$18.21 billion, it said. In this category, semiconductor exports jumped 43.6 percent to US$38.09 billion, with DRAM exports skyrocketing 185.5 percent, the ministry’s data showed.

Source: Taipei Times March 09, 2026 16:06 UTC