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Wednesday 11 June 2025
Avalue acquires majority stake in Champ Vision Display to boost vertical integration competitiveness
Industrial PC (IPC) maker Avalue Technology held its annual shareholders' meeting on June 10, 2025, reaffirming its steady growth outlook for 2025 despite ongoing exchange rate volatility...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
US-China trade talks enter stalemate phase as tariff tensions encroach on tech
US-China trade negotiations resumed in London on June 9, following a joint statement issued in Geneva on May 12. In that agreement, both sides committed to lowering reciprocal and...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Fragmented IPC demand spurs modular shift: speed, profit stability in spotlight
Driven by Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing, and edge computing, the industrial PC (IPC) market is undergoing structural change. As deployment scenarios become more fragmented, manufacturers...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
US auto imports plunge 70% as carmakers await Trump tariff relief
US automotive imports via sea freight plummeted 70% year-over-year in May following President Donald Trump's April tariff implementation, creating a cliff-edge decline as manufacturers...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
PC makers put spending on ice as trade uncertainty, strong Taiwan Dollar weigh on outlook
Global PC brands and their manufacturing partners are freezing discretionary spending and adopting a more defensive posture amid mounting uncertainty over US trade policy and a surging...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
MSI to ramp AI server shipment in 2H25; US plant to begin operation in 3Q25
Micro-Star International (MSI) held its annual shareholders' meeting on June 10, 2025, with chairman Joseph Hsu outlining cautious optimism for 2025 despite lingering global and operational...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Qualcomm seals Autotalks deal, expands V2X chip output with Samsung Foundry
Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), a unit of Qualcomm Inc., has finalized its acquisition of Israeli vehicle-to-everything (V2X) chipmaker Autotalks, reinforcing its push into connected...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Quanta, Wistron lead May notebook gains as ODMs flag trade headwinds
Taiwan's four leading notebook ODMs posted improved shipment figures in May 2025, lifting expectations for a sequential uptick in second-quarter volumes. Despite this positive trend,...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
WWDC 2025: Cosmetic upgrades, but AI questions linger
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025, held on June 9, marked the debut of a new design language called "Liquid Glass" and introduced updates across its software platforms,...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Huawei ramps up in-house tech with foldable PC, Pura 80 smartphone to challenge Apple
Amid intensifying US-China tech rivalry and deepening supply chain fragmentation, Huawei is mounting a formidable response through a series of proprietary technologies and product...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Flex joins MIT's 'New Manufacturing' initiative, aims to reinvent US industry with AI and global sustainability labs
Flex, the Texas-based global manufacturing and supply chain services firm, has joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 's newly launched Initiative for New Manufacturing...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Edge AI stalls, cloud AI soars: a new divide in Taiwan’s chip industry
Taiwan's IC design firms remain optimistic about the long-term trajectory of artificial intelligence (AI), but their outlook for the second half of 2025 has turned markedly cautious...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Jarllytech reports 30% revenue growth in May as Chinese customer launches foldable notebook with exclusive hinge
Jarllytech saw 30% revenue growth year-over-year in May, hinges on new foldable notebook launch
Tuesday 10 June 2025
WWDC 2025: Apple unveils iPadOS 26 with redesigned interface, improved multitasking, and advanced media tools
Apple has introduced iPadOS 26, marking a significant update to its tablet operating system with a focus on design, improved multitasking capabilities, and enhanced audio and video...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Pegatron sees 2H25 lift: 2 pivotal sectors gain traction
Heading into the second half of 2025, Taiwan-based electronics maker Pegatron is navigating persistent uncertainty stemming from shifting US tariff policies. At its June 6 annual...