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Monday 14 July 2025
E-paper makers E Ink Holdings, Netronix post 30% quarterly revenue surge on tariff rush
E Ink Holdings and Netronix, Taiwan's electronic paper (e-paper) display manufacturers, reported roughly 30% quarter-on-quarter revenue growth in the second quarter as customers accelerated...
Monday 14 July 2025
MediaTek posts 33-month revenue high in June, meets 2Q25 financial target
MediaTek posted a 33-month revenue high of NT$56.43 billion (approx. US$1.92 billion) in June 2025, up 24.91% from the previous month and 30.96% year over year. Overall revenue in...
Monday 14 July 2025
South Korea advances self-driving commuter bus with risk prediction model
South Korea's autonomous driving technology has entered the proof of concept stage. Their PanTa-G self-driving bus operates in Pangyo and has so far served over 55,000 passengers...
Monday 14 July 2025
As Nvidia soars, Taiwan's AI OEMs outpace TSMC in growth
Nvidia's landmark surge to a US$4 trillion market capitalization on July 10 has reverberated across the global tech landscape—but nowhere more profoundly than in Taiwan. As...
Monday 14 July 2025
ADLINK EdgeOpen consortium aligns with industry partners fueling AI at the edge
Over 100 business and technology leaders from across our customer and partner network gathered for the EdgeOpen Consortium APAC 2025 event, held at ADLINK headquarters in Taoyuan,...
Monday 14 July 2025
Taiwan chip firm Macronix seeks tech edge as US-China rivalry intensifies
Memory chipmaker Macronix is betting on advanced technologies to escape a bruising price war as US-China tensions reshape the global semiconductor landscape.
Monday 14 July 2025
Taiwan launches smart robotics talent program to compete with semiconductor sector
Taiwan is positioning robotics as a national growth engine, with Premier Cho Jung-tai naming it a top strategic priority alongside semiconductors and drones. To accelerate progress...
Monday 14 July 2025
Taiwan looks to space for connectivity, but stays grounded by constraints

Taiwan's government-backed low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite initiative—part of its Beyond 5G (B5G) communications technology roadmap—is...

Monday 14 July 2025
Taiwan's CAEC surges 877% on chip industry battery demand
Taiwan's Changs Ascending Enterprise Co. (CAEC) posted June revenue of NT$48.6 million (approx. US$1.5 million), up 877% from a year earlier, as semiconductor manufacturers adopted...
Monday 14 July 2025
Hyundai sets 2028 goal for AI-integrated software-defined vehicles

Hyundai Motor, South Korea's largest automaker, has announced plans to release its first production vehicle equipped with end-to-end...

Sunday 13 July 2025
Taiwan's NTU teams up with tech giants to build global AI, chip talent pipeline
National Taiwan University has joined forces with six of Taiwan's top tech companies to launch an AI and Electrical Engineering Alliance, seeking to secure the island's competitiveness...
Saturday 12 July 2025
Japan's OSAT firms unite to cut costs and reclaim industry ground
Japan's outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) industry, long composed of small, regional firms with limited resources, is making a rare push for collective strength. In...
Saturday 12 July 2025
Nanya technology posts wider Q2 loss as Taiwan dollar strength weighs
Taiwan's Nanya Technology reported a deeper second-quarter loss despite surging memory chip demand, as currency headwinds and pricing pressures offset volume gains.
Saturday 12 July 2025
Southeast Asia tariff uncertainties dampen PCB investment momentum
Southeast Asia's reciprocal tariff framework has prompted major IC substrate manufacturers to pause southbound investment evaluations. Meanwhile, Taiwanese and Chinese PCB producers...
Saturday 12 July 2025
Google brings Gemini AI to Wear OS, boosting Samsung's new smartwatch and foldables

Google is bringing its Gemini artificial intelligence model to smartwatches running Wear OS, marking a significant expansion beyond smartphones...