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Monday 19 January 2026

Global power grids emerge as strategic choke points in AI and industrial competition race

The escalating global energy transition and intensifying industrial rivalry have elevated power infrastructure security to a national defense-level strategic concern, with a focus...

Monday 19 January 2026

Apple leads global smartphone market, Huawei tops China in 2025

Despite supply-chain pressure and memory shortages, the global smartphone market remained resilient in 2025, supported by strong demand for high-end models, foldable devices, and early...

Monday 19 January 2026

Oppo counters rising memory prices with feature upgrades in A6 series

Despite significant jumps in memory costs threatening smartphone affordability, Oppo has chosen to enhance rather than downgrade its latest A6 mid- to low-end models. The company retained...

Monday 19 January 2026

Wistron posts record 2025 revenue despite margin pressure from system assembly

Wistron posted a record-high consolidated revenue of NT$2.19 trillion (approx. US$67.63 billion) for full-year 2025, according to its unaudited financial results announced on January...

Monday 19 January 2026

Taiwan PCB industry gearing up for record investment driven by AI cloud computing

Taiwan's printed circuit board (PCB) industry is entering a new growth cycle fueled by a surge in cloud artificial intelligence (AI) computing orders. Manufacturers are ramping up...

Monday 19 January 2026

Oppo's reintegration of Realme signals push for cost discipline and sharper brand segmentation

Realme, once an independent smartphone brand, will be reintegrated as a sub-brand under Oppo in a strategic move to enhance competitive positioning. This realignment will see Oppo...

Monday 19 January 2026

Persistent shortages of advanced glass fiber cloud the AI chip outlook

Demand for AI chips is expected to remain strong in 2026, keeping the spotlight firmly on persistent shortages of high-end glass fiber...

Monday 19 January 2026

Ardentec utilization rate rises through 2025 on chip testing demand from networking, automotive, and storage sectors

Semiconductor testing company Ardentec reported steady utilization growth through 2025, driven by strong chip-testing orders from the networking, automotive, and storage markets. The...

Sunday 18 January 2026

MGC expands into AI liquid cooling market

Meta Green Cooling (MGC) is making a comprehensive push into the AI liquid cooling sector, leveraging its unique full-spectrum capabilities. MGC chairman James Chen noted that, unlike...

Saturday 17 January 2026

Research Insight: System-level design, energy efficiency, and TCO drive AI hardware competition

AMD introduced its Helios system platform at CES 2026, marking a significant move in cloud AI computing competition from traditional single-chip performance to full rack-scale solutions...

Saturday 17 January 2026

US rollback on Chinese drone ban to only have limited influence on Taiwan IPC sector

The US Department of Commerce recently revoked restrictions imposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in late December 2025 that banned imports of new drones and components...

Friday 16 January 2026

Apple taps Google Gemini to power Siri, pushing private cloud and Taiwan's AI supply chain

As the race to embed artificial intelligence into consumer devices heats up, Apple has formally confirmed a strategic partnership with...

Friday 16 January 2026

Xiaomi reportedly skips 2nm for Xring O2, chooses TSMC 3nm to cut costs

Xiaomi's second-generation in-house mobile processor, the Xring O2, will skip TSMC's 2nm process and instead use the company's 3nm N3P...

Friday 16 January 2026

US AI data centers face grid connection delays, drive new power supply models

As demand for artificial intelligence computing surges globally, US AI data centers (AIDCs) are increasingly hindered by prolonged delays in securing power grid connections. The average...

Friday 16 January 2026

Quanta says AI industry faced three major waves in 2025, sees strong growth over next 2-3 years

Quanta Computer held its year-end banquet on the evening of January 15, 2026, during which company chairman Barry Lam highlighted three major waves that hit 2025. He named the tariff...

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