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Thursday 14 August 2025
Japan, US to launch talks on US$550B investment projects following tariff deal
Japan and the US are moving to set up a joint forum to advance US$550 billion (around JPY80 trillion) worth of Japanese investment and loan projects in the US, following their July...
Thursday 14 August 2025
ADATA reports triple growth in 2Q25, profit doubles; optimistic outlook for 2H25
ADATA posted strong second-quarter 2025 results, driven by rising DDR4 prices and increased customer stocking. Operating profit nearly doubled from the previous quarter, with pre-tax...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Foxconn’s strong quarter sets up its next three big tests
On late August 14, Foxconn is set to deliver an impressive performance for the second quarter of 2025 despite rapid fluctuations in the New Taiwan dollar exchange rate. As Taiwan's...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Laster Tech reports 2Q25 loss amid expansion plans in North America
LED automotive lighting module manufacturer Laster Tech announced consolidated revenue of NT$2.27 billion (US$76.1 million) for the second quarter of 2025 but recorded a net loss...
Thursday 14 August 2025
South Korean equipment makers eye entry into India battery manufacturing
South Korean battery equipment manufacturers are positioning themselves to benefit from India's accelerating push into advanced battery production, with Tata Group's battery subsidiary...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Global DDR5 market pressured by CXMT's ramp-up
After a strong showing in the first half of 2025, driven by AI infrastructure investments and data center expansion, prices for DDR5 DRAM are projected to fall significantly in early...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Rising G2 competition impacts American cloud services in China and Hong Kong
Nextlink, a cloud service agent, reported a 6.6% increase in revenue to approximately NT$2.086 billion (approx. US$69.5 million) in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Taiwan's telecom giants post strong July results, driven by diverse growth engines
Taiwan's three major telecom operators released their July 2025 operational results on August 11, all showing strong performances. Chunghwa Telecom leveraged rapid growth in its information...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
STSP welcomes three new companies spanning aerospace, PSCs, and water treatment equipment
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) Bureau has recently approved investment applications from three companies: Yalixin, Mega Sunergy,...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Uniplus cuts capital to boost financial strength, targets North American heavy electric market
On August 12, 2025, the board of directors of Taiwan's Uniplus Electronics approved a plan to reduce capital based on Article 168 of the Company Act to offset losses. The proposal...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Taiwan, US eye closer trade ties in ongoing tariff negotiations
Taiwan's lead negotiator and vice premier of the Executive Yuan Li-chiun Cheng held a press conference on August 11, 2025, during which she stated that since the US aims to become...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix eye HBM boost as Nvidia gets China AI chip approval, 15% tariff threatens margins
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are poised to benefit from Washington's reported decision to allow Nvidia to resume exports of its lower-tier H20 artificial intelligence chips to...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Inside TSMC's 2nm leak involving TEL: How a job application became an international incident
The alleged leak of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's (TSMC) 2-nanometer technology by former and current employees from TSMC and Tokyo Electron (TEL) has sparked intense speculation...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Trump halts Biden-era EV charging program, US plans in disarray
The global electric vehicle market is increasingly dominated by three major regions: China, Europe, and the United States. While China's EV ecosystem—including vehicle sales...
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Advanced WLP and back-end solutions at SEMICON Taiwan 2025
Test Research, Inc. (TRI), the leading test and inspection systems provider for the electronics manufacturing industry, will join SEMICON Taiwan held at Taipei Nangang Exhibition...