Google’s Taipei Expansion: Why Shilin Is Central to custom TPU and Infrastructure Cycles

Amin Vahdat, Google's Senior VP for AI & Infrastructure, announced at SEMICON Taiwan 2026 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. Vahdat emphasized Taiwan's critical role in Google's AI infrastructure, from TSMC's chip fabrication to advanced 3D packaging, server motherboards, and liquid cooling systems, aligning with Google's 'data center is the computer' philosophy and its custom TPU chips like the 8i and 8t.

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.