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Friday 28 November 2025

FitTech targets 2Q26 profits with goal to become Taiwan's largest foundry

FitTech has had weak performance since 2023. It posted a net loss attributable to the parent of NT$290 million (approx. US$9.2 million) for the first three quarters of 2025, although...

Friday 28 November 2025

Taiwan optical suppliers see surge in automotive lens demand as autonomous driving expands

As autonomous-driving technologies proliferate and global safety regulations tighten, demand for in-vehicle camera lenses is accelerating rapidly. The shift is creating significant...

Friday 28 November 2025

Taiwan boosts funding for system-level IC designs, focuses on drone sensors and secure chips

Taiwan's Industrial Development Administration said it has approved 28 projects under its 2025 IC design subsidy program, selecting 33 companies for a combined NT$1.3 billion in government...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Foxconn's CityGPT platform optimizes smart city security ecosystem

At Hon Hai Tech Day 2025 (HHTD25), Foxconn clearly showcased its ambition to transition from hardware manufacturing to platform solutions. For the first time in the smart city exhibition...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Beijing reportedly bans ByteDance from using Nvidia GPUs in new data centers

Beijing authorities have reportedly imposed strict restrictions on high-end semiconductor imports, prohibiting ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, from deploying Nvidia GPUs...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Taiwan and US companies advance AI, rejecting bubble concerns

Former Minister of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Mei-Hua Wang said at a forum that demand for AI computing power is skyrocketing, and semiconductor demand shows no sign of slowing. Whether...

Thursday 27 November 2025

China's tech giants 'BAT' invest billions to debunk AI bubble claims

China's leading tech giants, Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent, known collectively as "BAT", have committed massive capital expenditures totaling hundreds of billions of CNY to expand AI...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Google's Gemini 3 launch marks founder Brin's return to active AI strategy

Google has made a decisive comeback in the artificial intelligence sector with the recent launch of its upgraded Gemini 3 large language model and self-developed Tensor Processing...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Foxconn's AI infrastructure play: from chips to data centers

Following two days of presentations at Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD25), analysts and industry observers focused on one clear theme: Foxconn's sweeping vertical-integration strategy. From...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Inventec gains from Google TPU drive as cloud firms seek Nvidia alternatives

Google's renewed focus on custom Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) for artificial intelligence is driving up demand for its server hardware, giving Taiwan's Inventec new momentum and...

Thursday 27 November 2025

China sets its strictest power-bank standard yet, triggering industry reset

China is set to roll out what industry players call the strictest-ever safety standard for power banks. Reports from Sina and China National Radio say the new "Safety...

Thursday 27 November 2025

US Fed sees low AI bubble risk, warns of economic shifts

The current surge in artificial intelligence (AI) presents opportunities for innovation and productivity that significantly differ from previous technology booms, according to recent...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Google pushes TPU-OCS architecture as Gemini 3 aims at ChatGPT

Google's release of its Gemini 3 large language model (LLM) in November—trained primarily on the company's in-house TPU chips and...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Commentary: Luxgen sale to Foxconn gains momentum, reshaping Taiwan’s auto landscape

One of the most talked-about topics in Taiwan's auto market in recent weeks is the widely circulated report that Foxtron Vehicle Technologies—the...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Qisda leads Taiwan ICT sector with extensive medical expansion

Qisda Corporation has continued to expand its medical footprint, achieving consolidated revenue of NT$22.3 billion (US$709 million) in the first three quarters of 2025, with the traditionally...

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