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Wednesday 17 December 2025
UMT powers Taiwan's role in the rise of orbital data centers
With a recent launch by the American startup Starcloud of a satellite equipped with Nvidia's H100 graphics processor—and the first successful training of an artificial-intelligence model in orbit—the idea of an "orbital data center" has moved decisively from science fiction to proof of concept.
Wednesday 17 December 2025
15 nuclear reactors expected to be added in 2026 to fuel AI data centers
A recent report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) states that the global nuclear industry is expected to commission fifteen nuclear reactors in 2026, adding approximately 12GW of fission-based electricity capacity. This expansion will reverse the decline seen in 2025, when global nuclear capacity decreased by about 1.1GW. BNEF statistics show that only two new reactors became operational globally by November 2025, while seven reactors were permanently shut down.
Wednesday 17 December 2025
China's AI chip war: Domestic GPUs challenge Nvidia H200 dominance

Nvidia's H200 GPU is set to reshape China's high-end AI computing market, driving a surge of activity among domestic chipmakers. Chinese GPU and computing firms are mobilizing across the board, accelerating product tape-outs, building software ecosystems, and securing capital. This aggressive, multi-pronged effort signals the rapid formation of a localized compute architecture designed to break international reliance and capture diverse market segments.

Wednesday 17 December 2025
Viking Tech's alloy resistors win major OBC order, extended material lead times push volume shipments to 2Q26
Automotive-grade thin-film resistor maker Viking Tech held an in-person investor conference, where VP Shun-he Li reported that demand for ultra-low-resistance alloy resistors continues to increase. The company has recently secured a major order from China's second-largest on-board charger (OBC) supplier. The order volume is expected to contribute around NT$60-70 million (approx. US$1.9-2.2 million) in revenue, with gross margins higher than those of general resistor products. With this contribution, the share of automotive electronics revenue in 2026 is expected to rise from the current 53% to 55-57%, remaining the company's largest revenue segment.
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Nvidia H200 volatility disrupts China's SOE compute strategy
China's AI computing sector is facing acute short-term planning turmoil, spurred by the potential re-entry of Nvidia's H200 GPU. This market volatility directly impacts numerous state-owned AI computing centers.
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Taiwan's WIN Semiconductors bets on optical and microwave tech for the space age
The rapid push by companies such as SpaceX and Amazon to develop space-based AI data centers is creating new applications for optical communications, a technology long viewed as central to the future of high-speed data transmission.
Wednesday 17 December 2025
AI data centers' sky-high electricity bills spark public backlash
AI data centers (AIDCs) in the US are reshaping power dynamics between energy and technology sectors. Although they were once considered a cornerstone of cloud services and AI, it has become clear that their unrelenting power consumption has caused electricity bills to skyrocket. According to January 2025 statistics from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), the national average electricity bill in the US has risen by around 11%, roughly three times the overall inflation rate. In the first half of 2025, approximately 14 million people nationwide were behind on their electricity bills, with average debts reaching US$789, an increase of about 30% year-over-year compared with 2022.
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Nvidia seeks solutions as AI data centers push power supply limits
As artificial intelligence applications and model scales continue their rapid expansion, the technology industry faces a mounting infrastructure crisis: power supply cannot keep pace with demand. Time Magazine has declared there is no turning back from AI's unrelenting growth, yet this advancement comes at a steep cost—massive energy consumption that is pushing data centers to the limits of existing power grids.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Taiwan startups expand South Korea presence at COMEUP 2025
At the startup expo COMEUP 2025 that took place in Seoul last week, Taiwan's emerging companies, including Infinitix and SurveyCake, showcased plans to deepen their footprint in South Korea's growing AI and consumer markets. Led by the National Development Council (NDC) and local startup communities under the Startup Island Taiwan brand, these firms aim to leverage South Korea's vibrant tech ecosystem for expansion.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
China taps MetaX GPUs to advance brain-inspired AI beyond big models
For decades, artificial intelligence (AI) has pursued scale: more parameters, more data, more GPUs. That approach delivered rapid breakthroughs but also revealed hard limits in power consumption, cost, and accessibility. In China, a different path is taking shape, one that looks beyond silicon scaling laws to the human brain itself.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Nvidia acquires Slurm developer SchedMD to deepen open-source AI ecosystem
Nvidia announced on December 15, 2025, the acquisition of AI software company SchedMD, underscoring its accelerated push into open-source technologies and deeper investment in the AI ecosystem amid intensifying competition. SchedMD is the primary developer of Slurm, a widely used open-source workload management system.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
OpenAI swaps equity for Disney IP to enhance Sora
Walt Disney and OpenAI have reached a cooperation agreement under which Disney licenses its classic characters for use on Sora, OpenAI's video generation platform. Bloomberg reports that OpenAI did not pay a traditional cash licensing fee to obtain Disney's IP this time, but instead provided stock purchase warrants, allowing Disney to buy OpenAI shares at an agreed price in the future, on top of its existing US$1 billion equity stake.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Kentec launches 2.5MW liquid-cooling CDU, teams up with Infinitix to expand Taiwan-Japan AI data center alliance
As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and large model training rapidly increase computing power density, artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are entering a new phase where energy efficiency and thermal management have become decisive factors.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Taiwan's Ability finds new momentum in robotics and drone technologies
Robotics and unmanned aerial vehicles are poised to be among the most significant industrial growth themes of 2025, and Taiwan's Ability Enterprise is drawing attention for its aggressive push into both fields simultaneously.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Health2Sync wins Hitachi, NTT contracts to expand AI health services in Japan
Taiwanese AI healthcare startup Health2Sync has made significant inroads into the Japanese corporate health insurance market by securing contracts with major firms Hitachi and NTT. The deals mark a key expansion of Health2Sync's presence in Japan, following its pioneering status as Taiwan's first medical AI company to break into overseas markets.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Commentary: Broadcom and MediaTek face profit challenges amid growing ASIC orders
Broadcom reported strong AI-related order growth but noted lower gross margins for ASIC products compared to non-AI items, causing market uncertainty about 2026 revenue. Industry experts explained that lower ASIC margins are common due to customer-driven design changes and production timing.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Fuel cells and SMRs emerge as possible alternatives to AI data center power shortage
The US government is beginning to grow cautious of AI data centers (AIDCs) because of their enormous pressure on power grids. In facing the hard limits of energy resources, policymakers will be forced to reallocate resources and shift priorities. If an AIDC cannot present a comprehensive power generation and consumption plan and relies solely on access to the public grid, the project is almost impossible to pass approval.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Taiwan's AI exports surge on US demand, Europe emerges as key future market
Taiwan has experienced a substantial rise in exports of AI and high-performance computing products, driven mainly by heightened demand from the US. Between January and November 2025, Taiwan's exports to the US increased by 73.4%, compared to a modest 2.8% growth to Europe. AI server shipments to the US surged by 115.7%, almost entirely purchased by American cloud service providers (CSPs), highlighting the US market's dominant role in Taiwan's AI hardware exports.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
US launches Tech Force to supercharge federal AI with Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia backing
The US government has launched the Tech Force, a new technology workforce initiative designed to strengthen federal capabilities in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, software engineering, and data modernization. Coordinated by the White House and the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the program aims to close persistent technical skills gaps across federal agencies while accelerating the rollout of advanced digital systems
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Taiwan's tech industry body set for new leadership amid AI boom
The Taipei Computer Association (TCA), which organizes the influential Computex tradeshow—one of Asia's largest technology exhibitions—is set to elect a new chairman on December 17, 2025, with Acer chairman Jason Chen emerging as the frontrunner. Chen is positioned to replace Paul Peng, who is stepping down after six years leading the influential industry body.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Taiwan, South Korea strengthen startup ties at COMEUP 2025
Taiwanese startup accelerator AppWorks and South Korea's SparkLabs participated in COMEUP 2025, a prominent startup event in Seoul, underscoring growing collaboration between the two Asian technology hubs. Both economies aim to help startups overcome geographic barriers and jointly expand their presence in global markets as artificial intelligence gains momentum worldwide.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
SenseTime's Seko 2.0 ties AI video breakthrough to Cambricon chips, signaling China's multimodal push

SenseTime has released Seko 2.0, which it describes as the industry's first multi-episode video generation agent, marking a step beyond short AI clips toward longer, more coherent video content.

Tuesday 16 December 2025
Nintendo and commercial PC upgrades drive Weblink's positive 2026 outlook
Weblink International is positive yet proceeding cautiously into 2026. As AI applications are rolled out more broadly, the company will continue to deepen its presence in the commercial market. Its strategic focus will center on four key pillars: a diversified brand portfolio, innovative services, digital transformation, and deeper market penetration.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
South Korea lures global chip capital at COMEUP 2025 as Middle East investors step in

South Korea is emerging as a focal point for global semiconductor investment as domestic AI chip startups attract growing interest from Middle Eastern sovereign funds, underscoring a shift in where capital and talent are converging in the next phase of the chip industry.

Tuesday 16 December 2025
CEOs back long-term AI returns as investors push for faster payback, survey shows
A recent survey highlights sustained optimism among global CEOs regarding investments in artificial intelligence (AI), even as many current projects remain unprofitable. Industry executives view AI as a critical factor for driving productivity and competitiveness, signaling the technology's advancement into a robust growth phase.