# Google’s Taipei Expansion: Why Shilin Is Central to custom TPU and Infrastructure Cycles > Source: > Published: 2026-09-02 09:00:00+00:00 Google’s Taipei Expansion: Why Shilin Is Central to custom TPU and Infrastructure Cycles Amin Vahdat, Google's Senior VP for AI & Infrastructure, spoke at SEMICON Taiwan 2026, outlining Google's integrated AI infrastructure from custom chips to data centers. AsiaAI Publisher · September 2, 2026 · 2 min read · Source: 科技新報 TechNews AI & Machine Learning Amin Vahdat, Google’s Senior VP for AI & Infrastructure, spoke at SEMICON Taiwan 2026, outlining Google’s integrated AI infrastructure from custom chips to data centers. He announced a 60% expansion of Google’s AI infrastructure R&D center in Shilin, Taipei, which opened in late 2025, to enhance local collaboration and shorten project cycles. Taiwan is a critical partner for Google’s AI infrastructure, from TSMC’s chip fabrication to advanced 3D packaging, server motherboards, and liquid cooling systems. Google’s ‘data center is the computer’ philosophy emphasizes end-to-end control over the entire stack, from physical infrastructure to custom TPU chips like the 8i and 8t.