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Saturday 8 November 2025
VIS turns corner after price war, gears up for PMIC-driven growth in 2026
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) anticipates a mild slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2025 as seasonal demand eases and supply chain partners carry out year-end inventory...
Friday 7 November 2025
CHT launches NT$1 billion cultural fund to boost Taiwan film and TV industry
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expanding its footprint in the film and television sector by establishing an NT$1 billion (approx. US$32.3 million) cultural and creative fund, with operations...
Friday 7 November 2025
TAITRA leads 270 firms to US auto shows for EV and smart vehicle opportunities
Amid the global trend toward automotive electrification and smartification, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has commissioned the Taiwan External Trade Development Council...
Friday 7 November 2025
AAEON eyes 3-5 year edge AI surge amid rising NA market challenges
As the edge AI market rapidly heats up, creating growth opportunities for the industrial PC (IPC) sector, AAEON expects demand to enter a phase of explosive growth within the next...
Friday 7 November 2025
Acer unveils new pan-America leadership amid solid 3Q25 performance
Acer Inc. has announced a leadership transition at its Pan-America operations headquarters, as current regional president Gregg Prendergast is set to retire at the end of 2025. Effective...
Friday 7 November 2025
Elan Microelectronics posts solid results, eyes AI-driven growth in 2026
Touch IC leader Elan Microelectronics held an earnings call on November 6, reporting that third-quarter performance exceeded internal forecasts despite a weaker consumer market than...
Friday 7 November 2025
Kinko Optical hits 9-year record on soaring infrared lens sales
Kinko Optical posted record October 2025 revenue of NT$405 million (approx. US$13.16 million), up 95.9% from a year earlier and 10.1% from September, the highest level in nine years...
Friday 7 November 2025
BOE ramps up 8.6-gen OLED mass production to challenge SDC
China's leading display manufacturer, BOE, is accelerating its deployment of 8.6-generation OLED production. The first phase of investment is nearly complete, and the company is preparing...
Friday 7 November 2025
Automotive lenses drive growth for optical companies
End-market performance is expected to reflect improving demand for automotive chips in the second to third quarters of 2026. The optical industry has benefited significantly, with...
Friday 7 November 2025
Foxconn expects 4Q25 growth as AI servers, ICT products drive demand
Leading electronics contract manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported October 2025 revenue of NT$895.71 billion (US$28.99 billion), up 7% sequentially and 11.29%...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Nintendo lifts FY25 forecast as Switch 2 sales surge, but hardware margins drag operating profit
Nintendo has revised its sales forecast for the Switch 2 console for fiscal year 2025 (April 2025 to March 2026), projecting significantly higher overall performance. However, because...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Advantech says tight DDR4 supply and rising SSD prices squeeze industrial PC margins
Global memory supply constraints continue to pressure the industrial PC (IPC) market, with Taiwanese technology company Advantech Co. reporting that tight DDR4 memory availability...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Inventec notebook shipments fall 15.79% in October amid seasonal slowdown
Inventec reported a 15.79% month-on-month decline in notebook shipments to 1.6 million units in October 2025, largely attributed to a high base effect from the end of the third quarter...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Android momentum lifts Qualcomm as Apple dependence fades
Qualcomm's QCT business continued to drive the company's growth in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, fueled by rising demand for premium Android smartphones and expanding content...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Winmate focuses on defense and industrial unmanned solutions to increase global presence
With the continuous rollout of various edge AI application projects, industrial PC (IPC) provider Winmate has seen steady growth in both revenue and profitability, achieving record...