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Saturday 3 May 2025
Murata braces for 8-year profit nadir as smartphone, auto headwinds mount
Murata Manufacturing anticipates its profit for fiscal year 2025 (April 2025 to March 2026) to hit an eight-year low, citing stagnant demand for smartphones and automotive components,...
Friday 2 May 2025
Powertech Technology sees revenue decline as expected in 1Q25
Powertech Technology (PTI), a Taiwanese memory packaging and testing vendor, experienced a decrease in solid-state drive (SSD) and NAND flash shipments in the first quarter of 2025,...
Friday 2 May 2025
Huawei mobilizes 11 top carmakers to forge China's smart driving safety agenda
China's booming auto industry is moving beyond product competition as automakers increasingly prioritize unified safety standards for intelligent driving systems. The sector is transitioning...
Friday 2 May 2025
Wellysun emphasizes limited tariff impact as end customers do not export to North America
Regarding the recent China-US tariff policies affecting automotive components, Wellysun, a company specializing in the research and development, manufacturing, and sales of customized...
Friday 2 May 2025
CWTC posts strong Q1 as packaging demand surges, eyes expansion in Asia
Taiwanese lead frame packaging giant CWTC posted better-than-expected results for the first quarter of 2025, buoyed by its inclusion on key client procurement lists and surging demand...
Friday 2 May 2025
Trump adds small tariff exemption window as auto parts levies take effect
President Donald Trump's administration has created a limited exemption pathway for automotive tariffs set to take effect May 3, 2025, offering modest relief to the industry despite...
Friday 2 May 2025
US auto tariffs backfire: supply chains prioritize cash management
The US will implement automotive parts tariffs starting on May 3rd, 2025, although President Donald Trump recently offered limited exemptions for certain vehicles and components....
Friday 2 May 2025
Dixon Technologies, Inventec form joint venture to manufacture PCs and servers in India
Dixon Technologies has strengthened its role in India's electronics manufacturing sector by signing a joint venture with Taiwan-based Inventec to produce IT hardware. The partnership...
Friday 2 May 2025
Trump tariffs reshaping Asian supply chains as Taiwan manufacturer adjusts strategy
Taiwan-based Coretronic Intelligent Robotics is seeing production shifts across Asia that extend beyond immediate reactions to US tariff policies, according to General Manager Hui-zi...
Friday 2 May 2025
Tariffs forge a stronger Chinese PC industry as US brands falter
The adage "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" aptly describes China's response to US tariffs and export controls. Rather than hindering Beijing's progress, these measures have...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Ardentec eyes IDM outsourcing gains as auto, industrial demand stay weak
Ardentec Corporation reported in its first-quarter 2025 earnings call that strong demand for AI- and HPC-related communications products, along with gains from back-end packaging...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Smartphone strength cushions Samsung's 1Q25 chip slump
Samsung Electronics reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, revealing revenue of KRW79.1 trillion (US$55.4 billion) and an operating profit of KRW6.7 trillion...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
China's GalaxyCore rides high-pixel boom to triple profit, targets AI glasses, automotive vision next

GalaxyCore Inc. reported its 2024 earnings on April 28, posting annual revenue of CNY6.383 billion (approx. US$875 million), a 35.9%...

Wednesday 30 April 2025
NXP leverages strategic acquisitions and regional strengths to drive long-term growth amid tariff uncertainties
NXP Semiconductors is sharpening its global competitive edge through a series of strategic acquisitions and regionally aligned operations, CEO Kurt Sievers said during the company's...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Tariffs threaten production and sales systems; Pegatron chairman warns of stagnation from shelves to factories
Pegatron chairman, Tzu-Hsien Tung, recently told Reuters that the US tariff policy's unpredictability has brought significant uncertainty to the American consumer market,...