Tata Electronics is reportedly expanding its Apple business from iPhone enclosure manufacturing to mobile phone assembly at its new Hosur facility as Apple faces pressure to reduce its reliance on China.

Xiaomi founder and CEO Jun Lei announced on May 19 via Weibo that the company will unveil its first 3nm mobile system-on-chip (SoC), the "Xring O1," on May 22. He also revealed that Xiaomi plans to invest at least CNY50 billion (US$6.94 billion) in chip design over the next 10 years, beginning in 2025.

As Apple marks the 20th anniversary of the iPhone in 2025, the tech giant is preparing for sweeping technological upgrades to its flagship product—some of which may not fully arrive until 2027 as the company is now under increasing pressure to reinvent the iPhone and reclaim its innovation edge.

Following the significant impact of reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US, the chip inventory status for two major consumer electronics products—notebooks (NBs) and mobile phones—has shown distinctly different trends.

As global telecom players across Europe, the US, Japan, and South Korea face mass layoffs and resource constraints, market contraction is accelerating. Meanwhile, Huawei is bucking the trend, expanding its R&D headcount and consolidating its lead in 5G and communications infrastructure, emerging as the sector's biggest wildcard. The growing split in the global telecom race is stark: Huawei gains strategic ground, while Western peers stall amid policy inertia and financial tightening.

Telecom operators in Taiwan are expanding their presence in the Web3 financial tech sector, with one of them set to launch a virtual asset exchange platform next week.

D-Link Technology reported a net loss in the first quarter as Chinese networking equipment makers redirected products originally destined for the US market to other regions following geopolitical tensions.

Recently, Chinese router manufacturer TP-Link has reportedly come under criminal and civil investigation by the US Department of Justice, focusing on its pricing strategies and national security concerns. Market speculation suggests that if TP-Link faces sales restrictions in the US, its substantial market share could be redistributed, benefiting Taiwanese networking brands such as Zyxel, D-Link, and Asus with significant order transfers. Zyxel has confirmed that some customers have already initiated order shifts.

On May 15, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun announced via social media that the company will officially launch its first self-developed smartphone system-on-chip (SoC), the Xring O1, by the end of May. This marks a significant milestone in Xiaomi's long-standing efforts to develop its own core smartphone components.

At this week's TSMC Technology Symposium, MediaTek president and chief operating officer Joe Chen was invited to deliver a keynote speech. Chen stated that although the industry currently faces an era of tariff uncertainties, MediaTek remains committed to technology investment to mitigate any unforeseen risks.