Industries

What the four alliances cover

The Taiwan Industrial Network of Alliances for Investment (TINAI) was initiated by the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association, R.O.C. It groups Taiwanese companies into four alliances by their position in the supply chain: semiconductor localisation, automotive components, digital industries and health. This page is written for overseas buyers, investors and industry partners. It explains which part of the chain each alliance covers, how to read the company directory and where cooperation starts.

As of 4 November 2026, the TINAI directory lists 159 companies. Of these, 141 belong to at least one alliance: 27 in semiconductors, 65 in automotive components, 36 in digital industries and 17 in health. The four figures add up to 145 because four companies appear in two alliances each: Aplex Technology (維田科技股份有限公司), Siward Crystal Technology (希華晶體科技股份有限公司), SENTEC E&E (信通交通器材股份有限公司) and 大吉汽車企業股份有限公司. A further 18 companies appear in the directory without an alliance or tier on the alliance pages.

The directory is organised so that a reader can move in either direction. A buyer who knows the product can start from the directory and find the alliance and tier. A reader who knows the industry can start from an alliance page, see the tiers the alliance publishes and then open the companies in each one. Both routes end at the same company descriptions, which state what each firm makes in plain terms.

Where each alliance sits in the supply chain

The Semiconductor Localization Alliance centres on patent strategy and advanced packaging, with the United States, Japan and Europe as target markets. Its listed members sit in two tiers: process and equipment, and packaging and testing. The alliance page names no companies in the upstream tier of IC design and IP development. The Automotive Components Alliance has four tiers: automotive electronics, machining and materials, parts and assemblies, and distribution channels. It has the most members of the four.

The Digital Industries Alliance is organised into five sub-fields: smart manufacturing, smart cities, smart retail, cybersecurity and sustainability. Its stated aim is to move from exporting single products to exporting system solutions. The Health & Wellness Alliance is built around biotech, pharmaceuticals and smart healthcare, in four tiers: medical technology, smart care, biotech and pharma, and healthy living.

Some needs cross alliance lines. Driver-assist sensing, for example, touches both automotive electronics and semiconductor processes. You do not need to split such a request yourself. The Value-Chain Themes page maps cross-alliance topics to the tiers involved, and TINAI can route your enquiry if you describe the situation.

How buyers and investors can use these pages

A practical order is to confirm the company's tier on the alliance page, read its product description in the directory, and then return to the alliance page to see where that tier sits in the chain. In the directory, 53 companies carry a stock code. For the others the source material gives no code, and the directory makes no judgement about their listing status.

Buyers can narrow a search by product. For wafer carriers, start with Gudeng Precision Industrial (家登精密工業股份有限公司). For vehicle lighting, look at DEPO (帝寶工業股份有限公司). For an AI image and data-training platform for factories, look at 慧穩科技股份有限公司. The three belong to different alliances. Descriptions are rewritten from each company's own page, so confirm specifications with the company.

Investors should note that a directory listing records alliance membership as published by the alliance. The alliance pages carry no financial, ownership or operating data. Carry out your own due diligence and obtain financial and compliance documents directly from the company before any assessment.

Joining and cooperating

After joining, members move through four stages. The first takes stock of members and needs through briefings, surveys and company visits. The second prepares members for entry through practical courses and industry certification. The third links industry and market: large companies pose challenges, smaller firms and start-ups propose solutions, and supplier selection and one-to-one matching lead to proof-of-concept and proof-of-business pilots. The fourth connects members to investors, including the National Development Fund, strategic investors and venture capital.

Roles differ by member type. Large and mid-sized companies state market needs and take part in setting challenges and integrating the supply chain. SMEs and start-ups attend training and certification, go through supplier selection and commit to solution validation. Industry associations and institutes provide courses and technical guidance and help align standards.

A company with a clear cooperation idea can use the cooperation-request form to describe its product, target market and preferred arrangement, and TINAI will route it to the relevant alliance. A company that wants to become a member can complete the membership application or ask about the process through the contact channel.

Limits of the public information

The alliance pages originally carried headline figures for members, representative cases and priority markets without stating how they were counted, so this page does not use them. Company numbers here are counted record by record from the TINAI directory. The cooperation-case sections of all four alliance pages hold no usable content. On solutions, the automotive alliance has one fully described solution, while the digital alliance has a title and participants only.

Alliance data were captured on 25 September 2026. Company descriptions are rewritten from each company page, and personal names and contact details are not included. A listing is not an assessment of the company and does not indicate suitability for investment. Please confirm current facts with the company before relying on this page.

Where an alliance page and the directory differ, this page follows the directory. For example, the source semiconductor page lists a Vietnamese medical-glove production site in its midstream tier. The directory places that site in the Health & Wellness Alliance, so it is counted there. Differences of this kind are why the figures above were counted from the directory and not copied from the alliance pages.