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Monday 5 May 2025

Taiwan's Coretronic disrupts drone market, outflanks DJI with non-red supply chain edge

Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC), a subsidiary of Taiwan's Coretronic Group, is carving a niche in the global drone market, capitalizing on its non-red supply chain...

Monday 5 May 2025

Semco and Daeduck poised to power Tesla's autonomous Cybercab with key substrate supply

South Korea's leading substrate manufacturers, Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) and Daeduck Electronics, are preparing to supply crucial...

Monday 5 May 2025

Meta denies censoring Taiwan content; backlash suggests trust gap remains

A former Meta executive has alleged that the company cooperated with the Chinese government to suppress dissent—including in Taiwan—by...

Saturday 3 May 2025

ASE COO urges inclusion of global AI strategy in tariff negotiations

ASE Holdings chief operating officer Tien Wu proposed incorporating the global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape into reciprocal tariff negotiations. He stressed the importance...

Saturday 3 May 2025

Taiwan, SEA anchor US chip supply: Tariffs may do more harm than good

US President Donald Trump announced on April 14 a national security investigation into semiconductor imports. The US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) followed...

Saturday 3 May 2025

Murata braces for 8-year profit nadir as smartphone, auto headwinds mount

Murata Manufacturing anticipates its profit for fiscal year 2025 (April 2025 to March 2026) to hit an eight-year low, citing stagnant demand for smartphones and automotive components,...

Friday 2 May 2025

LGES bows out of Indonesian EV battery deal—China's Huayou poised to fill the void

LG Energy Solution (LGES) of South Korea has exited its US$8.45 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery project in Indonesia, prompting the Indonesian government to court China's Zhejiang...

Friday 2 May 2025

Wellysun emphasizes limited tariff impact as end customers do not export to North America

Regarding the recent China-US tariff policies affecting automotive components, Wellysun, a company specializing in the research and development, manufacturing, and sales of customized...

Friday 2 May 2025

Industrial displays solutions vendor Litemax adjusting markets to cope with US tariffs

Industrial LCD displays specialist Litemax, which has a solid customer base in high-end applications markets in Europe and the US, is ready to adjust its strategies to cope with the...

Friday 2 May 2025

Memory market soars as Samsung's DDR4 phase-out sparks supply squeeze and price surge

The memory market is seeing a sharp surge, fueled by rising contract prices since the second quarter and Samsung Electronics' move to phase out DDR4 modules, as revealed in communications...

Friday 2 May 2025

Lessons from TSMC: Trump tariffs offer Taiwan manufacturers opportunity for AI transformation

The tariff war initiated by US President Donald Trump has been widely described by economists as a global economic crisis. However, Lee-feng Chien, the former managing director of...

Friday 2 May 2025

Taiwan's AI, semiconductor export growth remains strong despite US tariff hikes

Despite the recent tariff hikes by the US and the high degree of uncertainty surrounding supply chain relocation, one thing for certain is the demand for Taiwan's AI and semiconductors...

Friday 2 May 2025

AI Basic Act bill overhaul to be expedited, says Taiwan Premier

Current KMT legislator Ju-chun Ko is striving to shepherd the draft bill for the AI Basic Act through its third reading, continuing the work of former fellow KMT legislator Jason...

Friday 2 May 2025

Fengmiao wind farm becomes Taiwan's first phase 3 offshore wind project to secure full financing

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has achieved financial closure for the Fengmiao offshore wind farm's first phase, marking a milestone as the first fully financed project...

Friday 2 May 2025

Is the early pull-in effect ending? Taiwan electronics industry outlook downgraded to green light

Supermicro announced this week a downward revision of its revenue and profit forecasts. The question remains whether this is due to disruptive innovation driven by DeepSeek or if...

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