HTC Corp. convened its annual shareholders' meeting on June 20, 2025, during which Chairwoman Cher Wang highlighted the company's recent agreement with Alphabet. The deal, reached in the first quarter of 2025, grants Alphabet non-exclusive access to a segment of HTC's extended reality (XR) research and development team and related intellectual property.
Xbox has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with semiconductor company AMD to co-engineer silicon for its next generation of gaming devices through its official YouTube channel. The collaboration will span consoles, handheld devices, PCs, cloud platforms, and accessories.
Nintendo's long-anticipated Switch 2 debuted on June 5 across Japan and several other markets, marking its first major console release in eight years. Demand has quickly outpaced supply, prompting the company to rush replenishment orders to suppliers. Market analysts have since raised their shipment projections, citing robust early sales and sustained consumer enthusiasm.
Samsung Electronics is entering a new phase of strategic transformation, shifting its focus away from China and toward emerging markets such as India and Vietnam. According to South Korean media outlet Financial News, Samsung will begin actively recruiting "regional experts" for these countries starting in early 2025. This move marks a notable departure from previous practices, which primarily centered around China.
JD.com Inc. founder Richard Liu vowed to speed up an overseas foray and compete with Meituan in new arenas, from food delivery to travel, describing his boldest attempt yet to revive an online retailer that has languished since a 2020 government crackdown.
HTC Corp. has announced significant updates to its AR/VR platforms, emphasizing enhanced support for WebXR game engines and immersive entertainment experiences. The company aims to foster innovation and new business models within the rapidly growing 3D content and immersive storytelling markets.
Synnex Technology International has invested NT$3 billion (US$101.7 million) to establish its 26th self-owned automated logistics center in Melbourne, Australia, as part of its ongoing strategy to expand its business and tap into local market opportunities. The new facility has recently commenced operations, enhancing the company's logistics network across the Asia-Pacific region.
Sony has pushed back its target to capture a 60% revenue market share in image sensors, originally set for 2025, citing sluggish growth and rising competition. The announcement was made on June 13 through a series of business strategy presentation videos released by Sony's key divisions, including its semiconductor arm, Imaging & Sensing Solutions (I&SS).
Acer's chief strategy officer, Kuo Jian-Cheng, has assumed the chairmanship of Posiflex Technology following the company's acquisition of a major stake in the industrial PC (IPC) maker.
Europe's military-industrial supply chain is experiencing renewed momentum as US President Donald Trump's hardline stance on NATO defense budgets continues to reshape spending priorities across the EU. Taiwanese manufacturer MilDef Crete, specializing in rugged industrial computers, has indicated that increased defense spending within the bloc, initially driven by policies from the Trump administration, has evolved into a long-term structural trend. This heightened military expenditure is anticipated to continue beyond the conclusion of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
China's mid-year 618 Shopping Festival has driven a surge in consumer electronics sales, with smartphones, home appliances, and computers hitting peak demand as government subsidies amplify consumer spending. However, several regions, including Chongqing, Jiangsu, and Guangdong, have exhausted their subsidy funds, raising questions about sustained consumption momentum in the second half of 2025.
Taiwan's smart home market is gaining momentum as brands increasingly integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI into their product lines. This trend is drawing not only long-standing telecom operators but also a wave of new entrants, including the emerging smart home brand Mova, which officially launched in Taiwan on June 9.
Microsoft will enter the handheld gaming console market for the first time under its Xbox brand, with a product launch planned for the peak consumer season at the end of 2025. The move follows Nintendo's successful debut of its Switch 2 on June 5, 2025, which racked up over 3.5 million global sales in just four days.
Nintendo's newly launched gaming console, the Switch 2, has sold more than 3.5 million units globally within just four days of its release on June 5, the company announced on June 11. Confirmed by reports from Bloomberg and Nikkei, this marks the fastest sales pace ever for a dedicated Nintendo console, underscoring the high anticipation surrounding the next-generation device.
Taiwanese display solution provider Coretronic Corp. reported unaudited consolidated revenue of NT$3.058 billion (approx. US$100 million) in May 2025, marking a 13% month-over-month increase from April's NT$2.715 billion. However, the figure was still down 6% year-over-year compared with NT$3.261 billion in May 2024. For the first five months of 2025, cumulative revenue totaled NT$14.247 billion, a 9% decline from the same period a year ago.
US-China trade negotiations resumed in London on June 9, following a joint statement issued in Geneva on May 12. In that agreement, both sides committed to lowering reciprocal and retaliatory tariffs, cutting the previous peak rate of 125% to 34%. Of this, 24% was suspended for 90 days, while 10% remains in effect.
Global PC brands and their manufacturing partners are freezing discretionary spending and adopting a more defensive posture amid mounting uncertainty over US trade policy and a surging Taiwan dollar. The cautious stance has cast a shadow over the typically stronger second half of the year, with industry players warning that shipments may fall short of earlier expectations.
Micro-Star International (MSI) held its annual shareholders' meeting on June 10, 2025, with chairman Joseph Hsu outlining cautious optimism for 2025 despite lingering global and operational challenges. Hsu acknowledged that 2024 was a difficult year due to delayed product launches and geopolitical and economic headwinds. Nonetheless, MSI continued investing in key areas such as AI, high-performance computing (HPC), automotive electronics, and charging infrastructure. The company projected a return to growth beginning in the second half of 2025, bolstered by recovering demand for gaming products.
Taiwan's four leading notebook ODMs posted improved shipment figures in May 2025, lifting expectations for a sequential uptick in second-quarter volumes. Despite this positive trend, industry executives remain cautious about the outlook for the second half of 2025, citing growing geopolitical uncertainties, particularly the possibility of new tariffs being announced by the US in early July.
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025, held on June 9, marked the debut of a new design language called "Liquid Glass" and introduced updates across its software platforms, including iOS 26, macOS Tahoe, watchOS 26, Vision OS 26, and iPadOS 26. Despite these enhancements—ranging from a dynamic, translucent user interface to new productivity tools—analyst reactions have been mixed, with many questioning the company's direction in artificial intelligence (AI).
Amid intensifying US-China tech rivalry and deepening supply chain fragmentation, Huawei is mounting a formidable response through a series of proprietary technologies and product launches, signaling its comprehensive breakthroughs in chip design, system integration, and hardware engineering.
Taiwan's IC design firms remain optimistic about the long-term trajectory of artificial intelligence (AI), but their outlook for the second half of 2025 has turned markedly cautious. Despite strong expectations around new AI products, near-term uncertainty, driven by tariffs, geopolitics, and macroeconomic volatility, is clouding what was once seen as a pivotal year for edge AI adoption.
Apple has introduced iPadOS 26, marking a significant update to its tablet operating system with a focus on design, improved multitasking capabilities, and enhanced audio and video workflows. The update incorporates Apple Intelligence across the platform, enabling seamless communication through features like live translation and expanding the functionalities of various applications.
Heading into the second half of 2025, Taiwan-based electronics maker Pegatron is navigating persistent uncertainty stemming from shifting US tariff policies. At its June 6 annual general meeting, the company struck a cautiously upbeat tone while spotlighting progress in two of its core growth areas: AI servers and automotive electronics.
