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Tuesday 5 August 2025
Google releases gold-level model variant with Deep Think, showcasing 'parallel thinking'
After the Google Gemini model achieved gold medal standards at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), the company announced the release of Gemini 2.5 Deep Think to its premium...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Boris Johnson says UK once considered competing with Taiwan in chips, but abandoned plan over tech gap
During a keynote address at the Ketagalan Forum in Taipei on August 5, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that he had contemplated enabling the UK to compete with Taiwan...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
OCP APAC Summit 2025: Google sees Taiwan as key hub in global AI strategy
Taiwan plays a uniquely strategic role in Google's global operations and its expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to Chris Verne, a longtime Google executive...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
AI servers reorder EMS power rankings as Apple reliance falters
In the first half of 2025, the global top 20 EMS/ODM rankings showed a decisive shift, with companies linked to AI server assembly climbing the ranks, while those reliant on consumer...
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
Taiwan pushes for trade market diversification, yet export structure remains vulnerable
The US-China trade war, launched during US President Donald Trump's first term, continues to disrupt global supply chains and reshape Taiwan's export landscape. Concerns about overdependence...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Taiwan Mobile vows to be at forefront of upcoming AI glasses battle
Meta Platforms Inc. recently released its financial report for the second quarter of 2025, highlighting the impressive sales performance of its AI glasses, while Meta's partner, eyewear...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Nvidia launches 800V HVDC architecture with 18 key industry partners
Nvidia recently unveiled plans for its 800V high-voltage direct current (HVDC) data center power infrastructure, sparking market interest following the release of a partial list of...
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
Foxconn skips server wars, targets AI data centers with Teco
As product iteration cycles come increasingly under client control and the manufacturing technology gap narrows, competition among electronics manufacturers, including Foxconn, has...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Nvidia partner Hon Hai to expand AI server assembly in the US
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. has agreed to sell an EV plant in Ohio for US$375 million, under an arrangement in which the Taiwanese company aims to shift toward assembling AI servers...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Exclusive: IC distribution shaken by CSP giant's single distributor move
The IC distribution market has faced a significant shift as one of the top four global CSPs appointed a sole distributor for its AI data center components consignment sales, transitioning...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Interview: Astera Labs: AI infrastructure enters 2.0 with open AI interconnect options
AI data center chipmaker Astera Labs will showcase its next-gen interconnect technologies at this week's Open Compute Project (OCP) APAC event. In an exclusive interview with DIGITIMES,...
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
Solid-state batteries address three major energy challenges in humanoid robots
The AI-driven humanoid robot market is rapidly heating up, becoming a popular application area for global tech giants and startups alike. Whether in smart manufacturing, logistics...