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Monday 18 August 2025
Section 232 investigations loom over Taiwan's key industries
Despite TSMC's US$165 billion investment in the US, Taiwan does not appear to have any special favor from the United States. Taiwan faces a higher reciprocal tariff compared to Japan...
Saturday 16 August 2025
Repon expects AI server demand to drive growth in 2H25 despite currency and tax challenges
Nan Juen International (Repon), a Taiwanese server rail manufacturer, expects shipments to keep rising in the second half of 2025, with AI servers, particularly Nvidia's GB series...
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
Traditional industries struggling under tariff crossfire, says Shinkong Synthetic Fibers chairman
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers (SSFC) has been actively diversifying its investments in recent years, positioning itself as a leading example of traditional industries transitioning into...
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
Taiwan's motor driver IC makers capture AI server market share
Taiwan's IC design houses are seeing steady returns from years of investment in motor driver ICs, with demand rising across a wider set of applications and competition intensifying...
Friday 15 August 2025
U-Best optimistic about operational growth in 2H25
Taiwan-based polymer materials supplier U-Best Innovative Technology reported a consolidated revenue of NT$356 million (approx. US$11.9 million) in the second quarter of 2025, a 102%...
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
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
Syntec leads cross-strait controller market share, launches next five-year plan focusing on robots and AI
Tariff barriers are accelerating regionalized production, which in turn is driving a surge in automation demand. Taiwan-based controller giant Syntec announced that its 2024 revenue...
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,...
Friday 15 August 2025
Taiwan gains competitive edge as China faces steep US tariffs
On July 31, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to adjust reciprocal tariff rates, setting the provisional tariff for Taiwan at 20%, effective from August 7,...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Foxconn targets NT$1 trillion in AI server sales for 2025, triple-digit 3Q growth ahead

Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn, expects its AI server revenue to grow more than 170% year-on-year in the third quarter,...

Thursday 14 August 2025
Tatung secures orders through 2027, steps up US heavy electrical plant acquisitions
Taiwan's renowned conglomerate Tatung Company has secured clear order visibility for its core power equipment and solutions through 2027 and is accelerating acquisitions of heavy...
Thursday 14 August 2025
Nvidia’s 800V push powers GaN boom; Micro Silicon leads in testing
Following Nvidia's announcement to initiate a revolution in AI server power technology, with plans to fully implement 800V high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power architecture designs...