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Saturday 16 August 2025
Trans-Sun reroutes production to Southeast Asia, poised for record year
Trans-Sun Materials Technology posted second-quarter 2025 revenue of NT$344 million (approx. US$11.5 million), up 16.7% from the prior quarter but 5.2% lower year-over-year. Operating...
Saturday 16 August 2025
Nvidia reportedly confirms Rubin AI chip launch timeline as AMD reveals 2026 server challenge
Nvidia, navigating a complex mix of geopolitics and growing competition, says its next-generation Rubin AI chip remains on schedule, despite rumors of delays and new US revenue-sharing...
Friday 15 August 2025
Commentary: Foxconn's Ohio pivot shows how AI is reshaping its global strategy
Foxconn Technology Group faced a mixed bag of challenges in the second quarter of 2025, with currency fluctuations and other external uncertainties weighing on results. Yet, the company...
Friday 15 August 2025
Lenovo defies tariff pressures with record PC growth, tops global market share

Lenovo reported a robust start to its 2026 fiscal year, with first-quarter revenue rising 22% year-over-year to US$18.8 billion, underscoring...

Friday 15 August 2025
Legacy carmakers shift to pragmatic platform partnerships as SDV landscape evolves
As the tide of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) rises, mainstream automakers from Europe, North America, Japan, and South Korea are quietly recalibrating their strategies. Having...
Friday 15 August 2025
AI boom fuels Foxconn's best-ever second quarter; growth to accelerate in Q325
Foxconn, the world's largest electronics manufacturer, reported record second-quarter results on August 14, 2025, with revenue, operating profit, and net income all reaching historic...
Friday 15 August 2025
Can Tesla's chip shift uplift Samsung foundry services?
Over the past two weeks, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promoted his company's new partnership with Samsung Foundry for manufacturing its AI chips. At one point, South Korean media speculated...
Friday 15 August 2025
China pushes back against Nvidia H20 chip exports amid US trade tensions
Chinese authorities have recently voiced concerns about the reauthorization of shipments for Nvidia Corporation's H20 AI chips, highlighting fears that these chips could be remotely...
Friday 15 August 2025
Smart glasses market heats up as optics players vie for early leadership
The smart glasses market is set to enter a critical year in 2025, with competition escalating among European, American, Chinese, and now Taiwanese companies. Taiwan's HTC Corporation...
Friday 15 August 2025
Taiwan’s Quaser navigates global headwinds with high-margin strategy

As Taiwan's machinery industry grapples with the dual pressures of currency volatility and rising tariffs, one company is defying the...

Friday 15 August 2025
HTC AI smart glasses target Taiwan market gap; Taiwan Mobile aims for over 10,000 sales
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) announced on August 14 a strategic partnership with HTC Corp. to exclusively sell the HTC VIVE Eagle AI smart glasses. The company aims for five-digit sales figures...
Friday 15 August 2025
China expands, Germany stalls: Global EV Charger gaces a new kind of gridlock

For years, the biggest perceived roadblocks to widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption were clear: prohibitive sticker prices, range...

Friday 15 August 2025
Japan's NEDO commissions AIRoA to build data platform for robot foundation models
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan has announced it will entrust the AI Robot Association (AIRoA) with establishing a data platform...
Friday 15 August 2025
HTC launches first VIVE AI glasses, limits release to Taiwan for now
HTC unveiled its first VIVE series AI glasses, the VIVE Eagle, on August 14, with official sales set to begin on September 1. In addition to partnering with Taiwan Mobile to launch...
Friday 15 August 2025
Trump's corporate crackdown: When national security overrides boardroom independence
Since the US first announced reciprocal tariffs in early April 2025, President Donald Trump has frequently delivered "surprises" to the global market over nearly four months. Recently,...