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Monday 9 June 2025
Acerpure targets SEA market, eyes strong brand growth in 2025
Andrew Hou, chairman of Acerpure, highlighted plans to expand into more country markets and broaden product lines from small appliances to major home appliances. Despite global economic uncertainties, Acerpure is focusing on emerging markets such as Southeast Asia. President Stanley Kao stated that Acerpure's brand operations are expected to maintain exponential growth momentum through 2025.
Monday 9 June 2025
Taiwan semiconductor suppliers deepen SEA ties with US$19 million in deals
Taiwan's semiconductor equipment industry made a strong impression at this year's SEMICON Southeast Asia, as the Innovative Technology and Product Launch, jointly organized by the Precision Machinery Research & Development Center (PMC) and the Taiwan Electronic Equipment Industry Association (TEEIA), concluded with record-setting results.
Monday 9 June 2025
Apple's iPhone 17 could see price hike as tariff pressures mount, global smartphone outlook dims
As Apple prepares to unveil its highly anticipated iPhone 17 series in the fall of 2025, rumors of a price increase have begun to surface. Market research firm Counterpoint Research has raised concerns that Apple may pass on some of the increased costs due to tariffs to consumers, resulting in a higher retail price for the new iPhone models. This price hike could potentially affect overall demand in the market.
Monday 9 June 2025
Chinese controls on rare earth to have limited impact on 2H25 shipments, says Pegatron
The Chinese government has been using controls on rare earth metals as a weapon amid the ongoing US-China tariff war. In April, Beijing imposed export controls on seven medium to heavy rare earth elements, impacting the global semiconductor, automotive, and aerospace industries. Since rare earths are essential raw materials in electronics products, the controls have also put pressure on the electronics industry supply chain.
Monday 9 June 2025
Chip distributor sees revenue surge despite US export curbs
US restrictions on advanced AI chip exports have hurt two major American semiconductor companies' China performance, but Taiwanese distributor Weikeng Industrial has bucked the trend with surging CPU sales in the world's second-largest economy.
Monday 9 June 2025
Taiwan EMS giants deepen smart healthcare push with AI
With AI transforming industries worldwide, major Taiwanese firms such as Foxconn, Quanta, and Inventec are accelerating their efforts in smart healthcare, recognizing its synergy with information and communications technology (ICT) and vast market potential. These companies have been investing in healthcare technology for over a decade, but recent AI advancements and improved digital infrastructure are enabling them to scale more sophisticated solutions.
Monday 9 June 2025
Inventec forecasts server-led expansion with tepid notebook outlook

Inventec reported modest notebook shipment growth in May and continued strength in its server business, which it expects to remain the primary driver of growth for 2025. The company remains cautious about full-year notebook performance, noting that second-half demand remains uncertain. Nonetheless, it projects a slight year-over-year increase in NB shipments.

Monday 9 June 2025
Wistron ITS sets record revenue for Jan–May 2025, unveils AI-driven growth strategy on 33rd anniversary
Wistron ITS (WITS), a subsidiary of the Wistron Group, reported consolidated revenue of NT$890 million (approx. US$29.83 million) for May, setting a new record high for the month. Although the ongoing appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar contributed to a 4.7% decline compared to the previous month, revenue still rose by 5.4% year-on-year. For the first five months of 2025, cumulative revenue reached NT$4.465 billion (approx. US$150 million), reflecting an 8.5% annual growth and maintaining a steady upward trajectory.
Monday 9 June 2025
Genius Electronic Optical sees 19.56% May revenue drop amid VR order slowdown
Genius Electronic Optical Co. reported consolidated revenue of NT$1.251 billion (US$41.75 million) for May 2025, marking a 32.55% decline from April's NT$1.854 billion and a 19.56% drop compared to May 2024. The company cited reduced virtual reality (VR) orders and seasonal off-peak effects as key factors behind the decline.
Monday 9 June 2025
India roundup: Ex-TI, Intel, AMD execs launch AI chip startups in India
Besides chipmaking, India is actively advancing its IC design capabilities. Apple continues to expand Tata Electronics' role in its global diversification push.
Sunday 8 June 2025
Aurotek eyes new growth curve through smart robotics push
As Taiwan faces mounting demographic challenges — an aging population and declining birth rate — Aurotek Corporation, a leading automation solutions provider, is placing a bold bet on robotics and artificial intelligence as future growth engines.
Saturday 7 June 2025
Taiwanese firms face tariff risks as US business inquiries surge 15%
Dun & Bradstreet identified steel, electrical machinery, mechanical equipment, vehicles, and rubber products as Taiwan's most tariff-vulnerable sectors in a new report on export risks and opportunities. US business inquiries to Taiwanese companies jumped 15% between the first quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, led by manufacturing sector interest.
Friday 6 June 2025
Flex partners with MIT to advance the future of US manufacturing

Global manufacturing and supply chain solutions provider Flex announced on June 5 a strategic collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to support its newly launched Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM) — an ambitious, campus-wide effort aimed at redefining industrial production in the US.

Friday 6 June 2025
Samsung's acting DX division head launches 'ABC' transformation to drive future growth
Samsung Electronics Device eXperience (DX) Division acting head Roh Tae-Moon recently introduced the core concept of the future growth strategy called "ABC," aiming to strengthen existing core areas while actively exploring emerging growth businesses.
Friday 6 June 2025
Largan chair addresses software dispute, announces board reshuffle and R&D boost
Largan Precision held its annual shareholders' meeting on June 6, 2025, chaired by Chairman Enping Lin. Lin directly addressed concerns about an ongoing software licensing dispute with a German company, assuring shareholders that the legal issue would not impact the company's production. He emphasized that Largan would comply fully with judicial procedures and accept the outcome of the case.
Friday 6 June 2025
Largan cautious on 2H25 outlook, highlights developments on robots, foldable phones, and smart glasses
Largan Precision held its annual shareholders' meeting on June 6, with chairman Enping Lin offering a candid view of the global economic outlook and updates on the company's progress in smartphone lenses, smart glasses, and emerging sectors such as humanoid robots.
Friday 6 June 2025
NTU researchers, global teams target human-like robot collaboration amid power limitations
International research teams are accelerating efforts to enable human-like collaboration among robots using vision-language-action (VLA) models, aiming for interactions as natural and seamless as those between people. These advances could open the door to widespread applications in healthcare, caregiving, and food service—if current technological limitations, particularly energy efficiency, can be overcome.
Friday 6 June 2025
Commentary: Trump-Xi call yields conflicting accounts despite trade breakthrough claims
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Thursday, June 5, 2025, agreeing to hold further trade talks aimed at resolving disputes over tariffs and supplies of rare earth minerals.
Friday 6 June 2025
Acer's Asia-Pacific growth slows amid global uncertainties, bets on early localization and brand momentum
Acer Inc.'s Pan-Asia Operations president, Andrew Hou, said the company remains cautiously optimistic for 2025 despite a complex and shifting geopolitical and economic landscape that has dampened visibility and demand across the region. While revenue in the Pan-Asia region posted single-digit growth in the first half of the year, Hou warned that conservative market sentiment is likely to persist into the second half.
Friday 6 June 2025
Foxconn posts NT$615.7 billion in May revenue amid currency headwinds; YoY growth fueled by AI demand
Foxconn reported consolidated revenue of NT$615.745 billion (US$20.55 billion) for May 2025, marking a 3.99% decline compared to April. However, when measured in US dollars, the company said revenue still increased month-over-month, underscoring the impact of currency movements on its reported figures in New Taiwan dollars.
Friday 6 June 2025
Apple reportedly brings Tata on board for iPhone and MacBook repairs in India as Wistron exits
Reuters, citing unnamed sources, reported that Apple has entrusted Tata Group with handling after-sales repairs for iPhones and MacBooks in India, marking a significant expansion of the Indian conglomerate's role in the US tech giant's supply chain. The move reflects Apple's increasing reliance on Tata as it seeks to diversify beyond China and deepen its manufacturing and service operations in India.
Friday 6 June 2025
Trump-Xi phone call signals tentative thaw amid escalating US-China trade tensions
On the evening of June 5, 2025, Chinese state media reported that President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump, marking the first direct dialogue between the two leaders since Trump began his second presidential term in January 2025. The initial report by Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television was later updated to include the phrase "at request," indicating that the call was initiated by Trump and that China played a passive role in the exchange.
Friday 6 June 2025
India reportedly mulls rare earth magnet stockpiles, incentives to counter China export curbs
India is reportedly in talks with companies to create long-term stockpiles of rare earth magnets and boost domestic production through fiscal incentives as it scrambles to secure critical materials amid China's tightening export controls, according to people familiar with the matter.
Friday 6 June 2025
US FCC regulates Chinese lab test reports, Sporton to benefit from order shifts in 2H25
Amid the significant appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar against the US dollar, Sporton reported consolidated revenue of NT$365 million (approx. US$12.2 million) for May 2025, a year-over-year decrease of 3.95%. The cumulative consolidated revenue for the first five months reached NT$1.86 billion (approx. US$62.1 million), down 2.34% year-over-year.
Friday 6 June 2025
Dixon seeks approval for China display JV, targets lighthouse factory status
India's top contract electronics manufacturer, Dixon Technologies, has applied for government approval to set up a joint venture with China-based HKC for manufacturing display modules used in smartphones, notebooks, and televisions. Executive chairman Sunil Vachani told PTI that the application was submitted under Press Note 3 of 2020, which mandates prior clearance for foreign investments from countries sharing land borders with India.
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