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Monday 13 October 2025
Smart meter and cable sales drive Tatung September revenue up 8.6% YoY
Tatung's revenue momentum continued to strengthen in September 2025, sustaining the company's overall growth trajectory. The company benefited from strong performance in its electronics manufacturing business, particularly with new mini-PC products, as well as growing collaboration with international brands and industry peers. Robust ODM order shipments in its electronics manufacturing division, along with active deliveries from its power and renewable energy systems business in alignment with customer timelines, were key drivers supporting steady revenue growth.
Monday 13 October 2025
Lianyou Metals gains from rising rare metal prices and technical edge in recycling
Lianyou Metals has benefited from the continued rise in international tungsten and cobalt prices, boosting its performance in the rare metal recycling and smelting market.
Monday 13 October 2025
Pegatron's iPhone 17 shipments boost September revenue past NT$100 billion
Pegatron saw its September 2025 revenue rebound, driven by strong shipments of Apple's new iPhone 17 series, reaching NT$114.91 billion (US$3.76 billion), a 74.52% sequential and 5.17% year-over-year increase. This marks the first time in five months that the company's revenue has surpassed the NT$100 billion mark.
Monday 13 October 2025
Largan 3Q25 margins pinched by forex; robotics delayed, variable‑aperture yields falter
Optical lens and component manufacturer Largan Precision held an online earnings call on October 9, reporting a third-quarter 2025 revenue of NT$17.68 billion (approx. US$579.5 million), up 51% sequentially but down 7% annually. Net profit after tax rose 6.79% year-over-year to NT$7.08 billion, while gross margin declined to 47.2% due to an increase in outsourced components and foreign exchange impacts.
Monday 13 October 2025
Adata partners with Giga Computing and FADU to launch enterprise SSDs for AI servers
Taiwan's memory module maker Adata Technology has announced a strategic partnership between its enterprise storage brand TRUSTA, Giga Computing, and South Korea's flash controller architecture developer FADU to jointly develop high-end enterprise-grade SSD solutions tailored for next-generation server platforms.
Monday 13 October 2025
Smartphones and robots push Largan towards new optical frontiers
Largan Precision CEO Adam Lin provided a wealth of insights regarding robotics and smartphone lenses at Largan's third-quarter online investor conference.
Monday 13 October 2025
Smart Robot SIG joins 60+ Taiwan companies for application-driven development
The newly founded Smart Robot Application Special Interest Group (SIG) has brought together over 60 Taiwanese companies to focus on application-oriented deployment of intelligent robots, with Asus co-CEO Samson Hu serving as the group's chairman. In his remarks at the founding ceremony, Hu emphasized that practical validation across diverse environments is essential for the industry to develop products that align with market needs.
Thursday 9 October 2025
Nan Pao eyes high growth in semiconductor and optical adhesives, targets record 2025 revenue
Nan Pao Resins Chemical Group reported NT$1.98 billion (US$65 million) in consolidated revenue for September 2025, marking a slight year-over-year increase of 0.2%. However, third-quarter revenue dropped 2.9% year-over-year to NT$5.91 billion (US$194 million), mainly due to a higher baseline last year and the appreciation of the New Taiwan Dollar. Cumulative revenue for the first nine months of 2025 reached NT$17.27 billion (US$566 million), up 2.4% year-over-year and setting a new record for the period.
Thursday 9 October 2025
AI surge drives new era in sealed, corrosion-resistant connector design
The global AI boom is fueling demand for high-performance servers, pushing liquid cooling to the forefront of data center architecture to handle GPU power and density. Research firms project the global liquid-cooled data center market will grow from US$4B in 2023 to US$10B by 2028, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 20%.
Thursday 9 October 2025
GSEO September revenue rises on seasonal demand; 4Q25 hinges on new device sales
Taiwan-based lens manufacturer Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) reported a consolidated revenue of NT$2.66 billion (approx. US$86.98 million) in September 2025, down NT$42.53 million or 1.58% compared to NT$2.7 billion the month prior, but up NT$70.83 million or 2.74% year-over-year from NT$2.59 billion in September 2024.
Thursday 9 October 2025
Lessons Taiwan should learn from China's involution
In recent years, China's traditional industries and those with lower technical barriers have faced intensifying competition, with bad money driving out good. This trend threatens long-term industrial development and competitiveness. Taiwan's industry value chains face similar challenges amid tariffs, exchange rates, and geopolitical risks, compounded by worsening competition among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It is imperative to take action now to tackle the problem.
Thursday 9 October 2025
GLT shutters China plant, eyes Vietnam trial and biomedical expansion
Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has liquidated its Zhongshan factory in Guangdong, China and has plans to start trial production at its new facility in Vietnam facility in the fourth quarter of 2025. GLT chairman Mang-shiang Lee said the company has reduced display segment revenue to below 5% of its overall sales and is expanding into the biomedical sector for stable future growth.
Thursday 9 October 2025
HPE sees rising AI demand in Taiwan and Hong Kong, targets enterprise support with Juniper acquisition
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is intensifying its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in Taiwan and Hong Kong amid increasing demand across multiple sectors, particularly manufacturing, finance, and healthcare in Taiwan. Jon Wang, managing director of Taiwan & Hong Kong at HPE, emphasized that enterprises in these regions are seeking comprehensive AI solutions that integrate computing power with advanced networking capabilities.
Thursday 9 October 2025
NPUs aren't enough: AI devices need heterogeneous computing
Neural Processing Units (NPUs) are everywhere in consumer electronics now, from smartphones to robotic vacuums. But running AI applications effectively requires more than just NPUs—it demands coordination between CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs working together in what the industry calls heterogeneous computing.
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Qualcomm acquires open-source MCU firm Arduino to tap developer community
Qualcomm has announced the acquisition of Italian open-source hardware and software company Arduino, assuring that Arduino's brand mission and community spirit will remain intact. Arduino enables developers to create devices using open-source microcontrollers (MCUs) that sense and interact with their environment, designed for rapid prototyping even by students and makers.
Wednesday 8 October 2025
US rebuilds rare earth supply chain to cut China dependence
The global rare earth market has long been dominated by China, encompassing everything from ore extraction to separation and refining, and even magnet manufacturing. Although the US possesses rare earth resources, high costs, strict environmental regulations, and China's low-price supply led the US to virtually exit the industry after the 1990s, becoming reliant on imports from China.
Wednesday 8 October 2025
With Intel partnership, Nvidia raises stakes in processor war

Recent market developments—such as Nvidia's capital infusion into Intel and AMD's approach to Intel for packaging deals—have yet to rock the current PC processor market. But they're already expanding the contours of what's possible.

Wednesday 8 October 2025
Taiwan's Ample Electronic breaks monthly revenue record as AI boosts component demand

Taiwanese electronic materials supplier Ample Electronic posted record-high revenue in September 2025, marking its 29th consecutive month of year-over-year growth, as strong demand for passive components and a rally in precious metals fueled sales momentum.

Tuesday 7 October 2025
Liquid cooling becomes essential for next-gen AI servers
The new generation of AI servers has significantly upgraded its power consumption and density compared to traditional data centers. As single-cabinet power continues to rise, traditional air cooling is gradually approaching its limits in terms of energy efficiency and heat dissipation capability, making liquid cooling technology a focal point in the market. Supply chain sources point out that AI heavily relies on a stable computing environment, and thermal management is no longer just an additional measure but directly affects server performance and data center return on investment.
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Huawei overtakes Apple, topping global smartwatch market
Huawei smartwatches have recently seen a steady rise in sales in the Japanese market, particularly favored by middle-aged and elderly consumers. Retail channels indicate that since April 2025, when Takuya Kimura became the brand ambassador, the number of customers aged 40 to 70 has noticeably increased. Many have chosen Huawei smartwatches as their first smart wearable device, mainly focusing on health monitoring features that meet their needs.
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Arm CEO Rene Haas recalls Nvidia's bold exit from Intel chip support during his time working with Jensen Huang
As Nvidia dominates headlines in the generative AI era, CEO Jensen Huang has continued to draw attention with each and every move. During the All-In Summit 2025 in September, Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas reflected on his seven years working on computing products at Nvidia and highlighted Huang's decisive leadership that reshaped the company's trajectory.
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Qualcomm shifts GPU strategy, refocuses on real-world AI efficiency
The year 2025 has brought many changes to the mobile industry. Apple launched its self-developed modem chip in the iPhone 16e, followed by Xiaomi's Xuanjie O1, its high-profile self-developed system-on-chip (SoC). Although Qualcomm has repeatedly emphasized it is not competing with customers, warning signs from downstream clients can no longer be ignored.
Tuesday 7 October 2025
China's SiC industry finds high-value exit in Meta's AR supply chain

As the global semiconductor industry eyes the rise of 12-inch silicon carbide (SiC) wafers as potential game-changers in advanced packaging, a surprising development is reshaping the conversation. A Chinese startup has reportedly discovered a high-value application for large-diameter SiC substrates—one that directly aligns with the supply chain of tech giant Meta's AI-powered smart glasses.

Tuesday 7 October 2025
Kolin pivots to small appliances as demographics reshape Taiwan market
Ever since Action Electronics acquired the Kolin brand and its service system in 2012, chairwoman Ting-yu Peng has noted a fundamental change in Taiwan's major appliance market. Kolin is thus now focusing on expanding its small home appliance segment, while emphasizing brand value rather than manufacturing and direct sales.
Sunday 5 October 2025
Apple adds third supplier for folded zoom OIS actuators in iPhone
LG Innotek and Jahwa Electronics have been the sole two suppliers for folded zoom optical image stabilization (OIS) actuators in Apple's iPhone lineup in recent years. However, Luxshare subsidiary ICT has officially joined the supply chain in 2025, marking a shift to a three-player competition, even though LG Innotek still dominates with more than half of total supply.