[DigitalToday reporter Jinju Hong (홍진주)] The certification mark for the semiconductor cybersecurity standard SEMI E187 has been unveiled, moving a certification system that had remained at the standard-setting stage into actual verification.

On Sept. 7 (all times local), Taiwan media outlet iThome reported that Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs and SEMI unveiled the SEMI E187 certification mark at a semiconductor security forum at Semicon Taiwan 2026 on Sept. 4.

The key is to make certification bodies and certified products visible. Taiwan expects the Taipei Computer Association (TCA) to become the first verification body accredited by the Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF) as early as October. It was also suggested that the first product to obtain the certification mark could emerge before year-end. The industry is watching the latest move after a SEMI E187 testing laboratory was unveiled last month.

SEMI E187 is a semiconductor cybersecurity standard driven by Taiwan. The announcement means confirmation procedures are beginning for actual equipment and products, rather than stopping at producing a standard document. The Ministry of Digital Affairs and SEMI said the standard has moved from standard-setting to on-site verification through the unveiling.

Some outlines have also emerged for initial certification candidates. Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry previously said that equipment related to Jisung Industrial, Mengli Automation and Delta Electronics had been submitted to its laboratory for equipment checks. Those devices could be among the first product groups to receive the certification mark.

The move coincides with rising demands for equipment security across the semiconductor supply chain. Semiconductor manufacturing sites have tightly linked production facilities, automation equipment and control software, increasing demand to standardise equipment security levels. If designation of certification bodies and introduction of a certification mark proceed at the same time, both equipment makers and customer companies will be able to apply verification standards more clearly.

It was also confirmed that testing and review infrastructure must be in place for the certification system to work in practice. Taiwan unveiled a SEMI E187 inspection laboratory last month, and has now presented the certification mark and a timeline for certification bodies. Attention is narrowing to whether TCA receives formal accreditation and which company's product will be the first to receive the certification mark before year-end.

In the semiconductor industry, security requirements are also shifting from company-by-company responses to a focus on standards and certification. The announcement shows SEMI E187 has moved beyond declaratory guidelines into product verification and supply-chain application. If the first case emerges this year, the pace of on-site adoption of the Taiwan-led semiconductor security standard is expected to accelerate.