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Friday 4 July 2025
Chicony Power eyes over NT$6 billion in project backlog by 3Q25 on AI, smart platform growth

Despite a modest end-of-quarter boost in June, Chicony Power's high-end shipments remained subdued amid unresolved US tariff issues and...

Friday 4 July 2025
Vietnam tariff negotiations mark Asia's first; optical industry acknowledges varied impact
Vietnam has become the first Asian country to complete reciprocal tariff negotiations with the US, with optical manufacturers including AOET and Ability operating production facilities...
Friday 4 July 2025
China-India rivalry forces Foxconn to rethink manpower strategy
As 2025 begins under President Donald Trump's second term, rising trade tensions and tariffs are pushing regionalized manufacturing. In this context, Foxconn is reportedly recalling...
Friday 4 July 2025
Taiwan's Kenmec leverages AI simulation to slash factory build times by three months
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering is using Nvidia's Omniverse platform to transform factory construction, enabling "one-click deployment" that cuts build times by over three months while...
Friday 4 July 2025
Is Apple repeating Nokia's mistake over AI stumble?
The US tech sector is deep into an AI arms race, with firms scrambling to secure Nvidia and AMD's advanced GPUs while fast-tracking their custom chips and AI compute infrastructure...
Friday 4 July 2025
Central Taiwan Science Park sees two new companies in precision machinery cluster
Two new precision machinery companies, Theta Precision and EQUIPTOP, have joined Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP), with a combined total investment of NT$173 million (US$6 million)...
Friday 4 July 2025
ICT design house Microprogram to make Taiwan Stock debut
Taiwanese ICT design house Microprogram Information will list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange at the end of July 2025, taking a further step into the capital market.
Thursday 3 July 2025
Details of the US-China trade agreement remain unclear, with no consensus on rare earths and chip controls
On June 26, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that the US had signed a trade agreement with China on June 25, which was also confirmed by China's Ministry of Commerce. From...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Luxshare to list in Hong Kong as part of global strategy, joins wave of Apple suppliers
Luxshare Precision Industry Co., a key supplier to Apple and a leading player in China's electronics manufacturing sector, plans to issue H-shares and list on the Hong Kong Stock...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Apple AI falls from grace: Claude in, engineers out, strategy in flux
Apple is reportedly reevaluating its artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap, exploring the integration of external large language models (LLMs) from OpenAI and Anthropic to power future...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Microsoft cuts 9,000 workers in second wave of major layoffs
Microsoft Corp. began job cuts that will impact about 9,000 workers, its second major wave of layoffs this year as it seeks to control costs while ramping up on artificial intelligence...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Oracle, OpenAI expand Stargate deal for more US data centers
OpenAI has agreed to rent a massive amount of computing power from Oracle Corp. data centers as part of its Stargate initiative, underscoring the intense requirements for cutting-edge...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Congatec acquires Kontron subsidiaries to strengthen embedded and edge computing portfolio
Kontron AG, a subsidiary of industrial PC manufacturer Ennoconn, has agreed to sell its stakes in two subsidiaries, Kontron America Modules LLC and Kontron Asia Embedded Design Sdn...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Foxconn's recall of hundreds of Chinese staff from India iPhone plant siren concerns over Apple's South Asia strategy
Foxconn has instructed hundreds of Chinese engineers and technicians at its iPhone assembly plant in southern India to return to China, according to a Bloomberg report. Sources...
Thursday 3 July 2025
Taiwan seeks irreplaceable role in global chip supply chain amid AI boom
Taiwan's semiconductor industry has emerged as a strategic global resource amid geopolitical tensions and artificial intelligence growth, but the island must redefine its positioning...