Keynote: AI Innovation and Value Creation: Driving Future Manufacturing Excellence

9:15 am - 9:40 am

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, its impact on the manufacturing sector is shifting from basic automation to profound value creation. This presentation, "AI Innovation and Value Creation: Driving Future Manufacturing Excellence," explores the strategic integration of AI within enterprise environments, highlighting the pathway to a collaborative symbiosis between human intelligence and machine capabilities to unlock extraordinary value.

At the heart of this transition is the strategic distinction between Generic AI and Domain-Specific AI. While generic large language models can elevate general productivity, the true competitive advantage lies in building Domain AI that combines deep industry expertise with the power of artificial intelligence. Aligned with this perspective, TSMC’s AI strategy focuses on value creation by deploying best-fit generic and domain-specific AI solutions. This approach enables us to meet immense growth demands, empower our workforce, and drive long-lasting organizational value.

In this talk, we will begin with a discussion on Enterprise AI and Value Creation, sharing practical examples based on TSMC’s experience. We will then introduce the concept of the "Digital Brain"—a continuous-learning AI ecosystem. By combining deep domain knowledge with specialized skills, AI is evolving from a mere tool into an "AI CoWorker" and "AI Team," fundamentally accelerating productivity in the modern era. We envision a future of collaborative symbiosis, where human expertise and autonomous AI systems co-evolve to redefine manufacturing excellence. Finally, we will discuss opportunities for the industry and academic communities to collaborate on the next frontier of smart manufacturing, including green manufacturing AI, AI-ready tools, and managed robotics.

Key Technologies Covered

Agentic AI
AI Co-Workers
Digital Brain
Domain-Specific AI vs. Generic AI Integration
AI Applications in Semiconductor Manufacturing Fabs
AI-Ready Tools & Edge AI Interoperability
Managed Robotics & Collaborative Robots

Featured Speakers

Dr. Chris Lin

Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Corporate Information Technology, TSMC

Dr. Chris Lin is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Corporate Information Technology at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC). His responsibilities span across TSMC information technology, including intelligent manufacturing, high performance computing, digital supply chain, eCommerce, team collaboration, modernized workplace, and infrastructure. Since joining the company as CIO in 2021, Dr. Lin has been leading the IT team to accelerate TSMC's digital transformation, optimizing business processes and fab production by adopting cutting-edge technologies such as AI and ML.

Dr. Lin has 30 years of diverse IT experience across strategy, engineering, operations, security, and transformation. Prior to joining TSMC, Dr. Lin served as Vice President of Information Technology at Mozilla since 2018. Previously, he was Director of Enterprise Platform Infrastructure at Facebook from 2016 to 2018. Dr. Lin received the Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders Award in 2015 and has led his teams to win multiple innovation awards in the IT industry throughout his career.

Dr. Lin received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. both in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from University of California at Berkeley.