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Monday 13 January 2025
AUO chairman resigns from Qisda board: strategic shift or business as usual?
Paul S.L. Peng's resignation from Qisda's board has reignited speculation about the shifting dynamics between Qisda and AUO. Earlier in 2024, AUO reduced its stake in Qisda, fueling...
Monday 13 January 2025
Inventec eyes Texas for US server factory, awaits clarity on tariff policy
Inventec's president, Jack Tsai, indicated that the company may set up a factory in the US, with Texas as the preferred location because of its closeness to their facility in Mexic...
Monday 13 January 2025
AI server boost: Pegatron hits NT$1 trillion revenue for 11th straight year
Pegatron saw a significant revenue rebound in December 2024, propelled by initial AI server shipments and sustained client demand for new products. In the fourth quarter of 2024,...
Monday 13 January 2025
Israel eyes Taiwan's AI prowess, sets sights on Computex 2025
Maya Yaron, head of the Israel Culture and Economic Office in Taipei, recently met with senior Taiwanese government officials, highlighting Israel's innovative and challenge-driven...
Monday 13 January 2025
Samsung homes in on AI as LG heats up data center play
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 in Las Vegas, US has concluded, revealing distinct strategic paths taken by South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics (Samsung) and LG...
Monday 13 January 2025
UK becomes Europe's largest EV market in 2024 amid policy shifts
In 2024, the UK overtook Germany to become Europe's largest market for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), driven by divergent policies between the two nations. The UK's carbon emission...
Monday 13 January 2025
Xiaomi eyes South Korean EV market with new subsidiary
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has sparked speculation about its electric vehicle (EV) ambitions in South Korea following the establishment of a local subsidiary that includes "automobile...
Monday 13 January 2025
AUO achieves 3-year revenue peak in 2024, eyes robust growth across 3 strategic pillars in 2025
AUO Corporation reported December 2024 consolidated revenue of NT$24.59 billion (US$7.43 billion), representing a 5.7% increase month over month and an 11.8% rise year over year.
Monday 13 January 2025
Hyundai invests record US$16 billion in South Korea to accelerate EV, SDV development
Hyundai Motor Group has announced a historic investment of KRW24.3 trillion (approx. US$16.655 billion) in South Korea, marking the largest investment in the company's history. The...
Monday 13 January 2025
AI power crunch: Taiwan govt sets preconditions for nuclear power adoption
On January 8, 2025, Executive Yuan Premier Cho Jung-tai addressed the closing ceremony of the "2025 Executive Yuan Technology Advisory Meeting," announcing that the government has...
Monday 13 January 2025
HPE wins US$1 billion AI server deal for Elon Musk's X
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) won a deal worth more than US$1 billion to provide Elon Musk's X social network with servers optimized for artificial intelligence (AI) work.
Monday 13 January 2025
Taiwanese IC testing firms ride AI wave for record revenues in 2024
Taiwanese semiconductor testing solution providers such as MPI, WinWay, and Keystone Microtech achieved record-high revenues in 2024, driven by surging demand for AI and HPC.
Monday 13 January 2025
US backs Musk challenge to OpenAI-Microsoft board overlaps
The two US antitrust agencies sided with part of Elon Musk's argument to block artificial intelligence startup OpenAI from restructuring as a for-profit company.
Monday 13 January 2025
Yageo's December revenue drops below NT$10 billion, with AI set to drive growth in 2025
Taiwanese passive component leader Yageo reported its revenue for December 2024 dipped below the NT$10 billion (approx. US$303.75 million) mark. However, the company still achieved...
Monday 13 January 2025
Blackwell revenue set to surpass Hopper in early 2025, says Nvidia's Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) that Nvidia and its partners have begun full-scale production of the Blackwell GPU for artificial...