EDITORIAL: Supercomputer benefits for TaiwanTaiwan would increase its total computing power threefold to 114.31 petaflops when its fastest supercomputer, Nano 4 (晶創26), launches in the third quarter, the National Center for High-Performance Computing (NCHC) said. The supercomputer would be deployed to create large language models in finance, law, national defense and other sectors. It also has strong research infrastructure through the NCHC and leading engineering programs at National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. The power supply issue might soon improve, as there is cross-party consensus on restarting shuttered nuclear power plants. Most crucially for Taiwan, supercomputing could enhance national defense.

Source: Taipei Times April 02, 2026 01:58 UTC