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Tuesday 5 August 2025
Taiwan's industrial concentration surges under strong global demand for ICT products
Taiwan's exports of information and communication technology (ICT) and audiovisual products surpassed US$100 billion in the first half of 2025, overtaking electronic components as...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Onsemi remains cautious on tariffs, sees recovery in auto and AI segments
Onsemi flagged weak industrial and automotive demand in the second quarter of 2025 but expects modest growth ahead, with AI-related sales providing a boost. CEO Hassane El-Khoury...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Xiaomi open-sources voice AI model to enter automotive and smart home markets
Xiaomi has launched a 7-billion-parameter version of its open-source voice model, MiDashengLM, which incorporates Alibaba's open-source Qwen 2.5 series. This model focuses on in-car...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Softstar's acquisition of Ali aims to end losses and boost AI chip growth by 2026
At a July 31, 2025, press conference, ALi, a Taiwanese IC design company, outlined its future business strategy following its acquisition by Softstar Entertainment. Softstar's chairman,...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Win Semiconductors sees 45% capacity utilization as Wi-Fi 7 drives growth and stronger US orders
GaAs wafer foundry provider Win Semiconductors announced at a July 31, 2025, investor conference that its capacity utilization reached 45% in the second quarter of 2025, a 10 percentage...
Monday 4 August 2025
ASE raises 2025 capex to US$5.5B as AI strains advanced packaging lines
ASE Holdings, the world's second-largest IC packaging and testing company after Amkor Technology, struck a cautious note in its second-quarter earnings call despite booming AI-driven...
Monday 4 August 2025
Doosan Robotics pursues AI transformation and overseas expansion despite declining performance
Facing dual pressures from international instability and slowing growth in its main markets, South Korea's collaborative robot giant Doosan Robotics is actively undergoing a strategic...
Monday 4 August 2025
ACSI maintains 42% gross margin, optimistic about 2H25 cybersecurity market
Acer Cyber Security Inc. (ACSI), a subsidiary of Acer, announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2025 on July 30, 2025. The company reported revenue of NT$597 million...
Monday 4 August 2025
IPC maker Posiflex elects new board, eyes double-digit growth for 2026
Industrial PC (IPC) firm Posiflex held an extraordinary shareholders' meeting on July 30 to conduct a full board re-election. Under this new leadership team, the company expects to...
Monday 4 August 2025
Major mobile AP providers ride early demand surge ahead of tariffs, eye high-end market for growth
Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek exceeded expectations in recent financial results, driven by final Chinese government subsidies and anticipation of tariff hikes later in the year. This...
Monday 4 August 2025
India's AI boom hides dependency risks under Trump deregulation
India may benefit in the short term from a renewed US push to ease restrictions on artificial intelligence exports, but the shift could deepen its long-term reliance on American chipmakers...
Monday 4 August 2025
TSMC worries less about tariffs, more about who's still buying
Taiwan had aimed to match Japan and South Korea with a 15% reciprocal tariff rate. However, as of August 1, 2025, the US imposed a 20% tariff instead, with the initial impact falling...
Monday 4 August 2025
Foxconn data foreshadow Apple's 3Q25 beat, but pull-in gains may fizzle
Apple exceeded expectations in its fiscal third quarter 2025, driven by strong iPhone 16 sales and early demand in China. Foxconn's revenue surge aligned with this momentum, reflecting...
Monday 4 August 2025
MSSCorps shrugs off tariff concerns as new US facility boosts semiconductor support
The US has implemented a 20% tariff on imports from Taiwan, but Chi-Lun Liu, chairman of MSScorps, claims it won't affect operational costs. MSScorps has opened a new facility in...
Monday 4 August 2025
South Korea's IC design competitiveness at risk; KITA urges acceleration in nurturing startups
As the global AI industry continues to expand, competition in semiconductor technology is intensifying. South Korea's industrial sector has begun voicing concerns that to maintain...