Quantum Computing Arms Race: Post-GPU Era Global Crisis and Taiwan's Positioning
As AI compute demand grows exponentially, the physical limits of traditional silicon-based chips are rapidly becoming apparent. The world is accelerating into a disruptive “post-GPU era,” in which quantum computing is no longer confined to laboratory theory but is emerging as a double-edged force capable of reshaping drug discovery and financial risk management—even triggering a “quantum crisis” by undermining national-level encryption systems.
From NVIDIA’s hybrid-computing strategy to the competing technical roadmaps of IonQ and Rigetti, and from the national-level arms race unfolding across the United States, China, Europe, and Japan, the next decade will be defined by a high-stakes contest for computational supremacy. Against this backdrop, Taiwan’s supply chain faces a defining question: how will it position itself in the era of quantum computing?