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Wednesday 9 July 2025
Top-3 Chinese suppliers of Apple all head to Hong Kong for IPO
Luxshare Precision, Lens Technology, and Goertek, China-based top-tier suppliers of Apple, are racing toward IPOs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) as they seek capital to fuel...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Apple COO shake-up comes amid trade tensions and AI competition
Apple has announced that Jeff Williams will step down as chief operating officer (COO) later this month, with Sabih Khan, the company's senior vice president of Operations, set to...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Kinko Optical avoids price war, achieves 25% revenue surge in 1H25 with premium lens strategy
Taiwan-based Kinko Optical has strategically avoided low-price competition by expanding its mid- to high-end lens and next-generation product offerings, resulting in nearly 25% revenue...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Trump delays tariff implementation to August, shipping rates plummet
US President Donald Trump notified 14 trading partners on July 7, 2025, of updated reciprocal tariff rates while postponing the original July 9 implementation date to August 1. The...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Meta invests US$3.5 billion in world's largest eyewear maker in AI glasses push
Meta Platforms Inc. bought a minority stake in the world's largest eyewear maker, EssilorLuxottica SA, a deal that increases the US tech giant's financial commitment to the fast-growing...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Is a 25% US tariff on Japan high? Combined impact of auto and steel tariffs significant
US President Donald Trump notified trade partners on July 7, 2025, Eastern Time, of new tariff rates set to take effect on August 1. He first informed Japan and South Korea that a...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
GlobalFoundries goes full-stack on AI chips with MIPS buy
GlobalFoundries has announced an agreement to acquire MIPS, a supplier of AI and processor intellectual property (IP). The acquisition aims to broaden GlobalFoundries' customizable...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Server component makers optimistic for 2H25 with rising GB200 shipments
With volume production of server chassis for Nvidia's GB200 turning stable, the operation of suppliers for related components such as cooling modules, sliding rails, and battery backup...
Wednesday 9 July 2025
IBM sees potential in Taiwan & Japan as quantum strategies advance
Hans Dekkers, General Manager of IBM Asia Pacific, recently returned to Taiwan for his fifth visit in less than a year since taking office. He believes Taiwan and Japan will play...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Groq sets up shop in Finland as sovereign AI demands surge

Groq, the US-based AI chipmaker, has launched its first European data center in Helsinki, accelerating its global expansion and tapping...

Tuesday 8 July 2025
How Taiwan's EMS industry grew from black-and-white TV assembly
The recent documentary on Taiwan's semiconductor development history, A Chip Odyssey, highlights how the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) licensed and transferred semiconductor...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Taiwan testing firm BTL posts second-best quarterly revenue on AI demand
Electronic testing company BTL Group reported its second-highest quarterly revenue on record as artificial intelligence applications drive end-user demand and US regulatory actions...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
HTC prepares to storm the smart glasses battlefield with Android XR OS
August 2025—Meta dominates the smart glasses market. Over one million Ray-Ban Orion units sold. Wearable technology is now a battlefield.
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Foxconn's FII projects 50% profit surge on soaring AI server demand
Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a subsidiary of Foxconn focused on cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, announced a significant year-over-year increase in its...
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Chief Telecom sees 1H25 revenue exceed NT$200 million
Internet data center (IDC) provider Chief Telecom saw revenue in July 2025 drop by 2.11% year-over-year to NT$327 million (approx. US$11.2 million). However, total revenue in the...