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Monday 14 July 2025
As Nvidia soars, Taiwan's AI OEMs outpace TSMC in growth
Nvidia's landmark surge to a US$4 trillion market capitalization on July 10 has reverberated across the global tech landscape—but nowhere more profoundly than in Taiwan. As...
Monday 14 July 2025
Taiwan chip firm Macronix seeks tech edge as US-China rivalry intensifies
Memory chipmaker Macronix is betting on advanced technologies to escape a bruising price war as US-China tensions reshape the global semiconductor landscape.
Monday 14 July 2025
Hyundai sets 2028 goal for AI-integrated software-defined vehicles

Hyundai Motor, South Korea's largest automaker, has announced plans to release its first production vehicle equipped with end-to-end...

Sunday 13 July 2025
Despite exchange rates hurting June revenue, Laster Tech's 1H25 still posts record high
Despite foreign exchange fluctuations and seasonal factors decreasing June revenue, LED automotive lighting module manufacturer Laster Tech still achieved a record-high consolidated...
Sunday 13 July 2025
Top Bright's 1+3 strategy drives growth as HVLP5+ copper foil set for 4Q25 mass production
The stability of the weighing scale market and increasing investment in its new materials business have allowed Top Bright to yield positive results. During the company's earnings...
Saturday 12 July 2025
Southeast Asia tariff uncertainties dampen PCB investment momentum
Southeast Asia's reciprocal tariff framework has prompted major IC substrate manufacturers to pause southbound investment evaluations. Meanwhile, Taiwanese and Chinese PCB producers...
Saturday 12 July 2025
Chipmakers bet on premium smartphones to weather 2H25 headwinds
Despite a generally negative outlook for the second half of the year, Largan, a key market indicator, stressed during its earnings call that the demand momentum for new flagship smartphones...
Friday 11 July 2025
AI boom offsets EV slump as Disco raises quarterly forecast
Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Disco has revised its financial forecast for the second quarter of 2025, now expecting a consolidated profit of JPY23.7 billion (US$161 million),...
Friday 11 July 2025
AI-powered NPU race spurs growth for test interface companies
As the global smartphone application processor market undergoes a major shift toward AI-driven performance, chip giants like MediaTek and Qualcomm are ramping up efforts to dominate...
Friday 11 July 2025
Samsung bets big on 2nm chips as foundry unit faces make-or-break moment

Samsung Electronics is placing a high-stakes bet on its 2nm chip manufacturing technology, as its foundry division works to reverse mounting...

Friday 11 July 2025
Acter group hits new highs as global chip demand spurs growth
Acter Group, a leading Taiwanese provider of integrated electromechanical systems for cleanrooms, reported consolidated revenue of NT$3.82 billion (US$130 million) for June 2025,...
Friday 11 July 2025
Auto giants squeezed as Trump’s trade brinkmanship stirs EU, Japan standoff
The US has unveiled its latest round of reciprocal tariffs, set to take effect on August 1, 2025. Countries that have yet to reach an agreement with President Donald Trump's administration...
Friday 11 July 2025
AI-fueled fab expansion propels Trusval Technology's record 1H25 revenue
Trusval Technology reported consolidated revenue of NT$670 million (approx. US$22.9 million) in June 2025, a 39% monthly and 136% annual increase. Benefitting from strong customer...
Friday 11 July 2025
China lifts rare earth concentrate prices by 14% for 3Q25, escalating supply chain tensions
China Northern Rare Earth and Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union — two of China's top rare earth producers — announced a price hike for third-quarter 2025 rare earth concentrates...
Friday 11 July 2025
Tricorntech expands 2nm business to hit record 1H revenue
Tricorntech, a major supplier of advanced airborne molecular contamination (AMC) monitoring systems for semiconductor fabrication, reported June revenue of NT$35.43 million (approx...