Amidst the reality of global oil prices continuously skyrocketing due to war, the global market is facing the formidable challenges posed by the turbulence impacting the global economy in 2026. Major Taiwanese electronics manufacturers and supply chains are pivoting to review comprehensive AI strategies. They are adopting a particularly aggressive stance in their strategic deployment of cloud server systems and AI infrastructure, aiming to achieve an operational breakthrough where the market outlook remains far from optimistic

Taipei, December 11, 2025: Dimerco Express Group ("Dimerco") has announced that it is strengthening its integrated, Asia-focused logistics solutions to help customers capture growth from AI and "Taiwan+, China+" manufacturing while managing risks from congestion, regulatory changes and shifting capacity

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Tong Hsing Electronic, a global leader in semiconductor assembly and testing services, today announced a strategic collaboration with Singapore-based AI solutions provider SixSense, following a comprehensive market evaluation. The partnership aims to advance Tong Hsing's smart factory initiatives, with an initial focus on AI-driven defect classification (ADC) in manufacturing processes.As semiconductor manufacturing becomes increasingly complex and high-volume, traditional manual defect inspection and classification methods face growing challenges in terms of labor cost, consistency, and efficiency. After evaluating multiple solutions, Tong Hsing Electronic selected SixSense for its strong performance in classification accuracy, deployment flexibility, and seamless integration with existing production systems - aligning closely with the company's long-term digital transformation and smart manufacturing strategy.By adopting SixSense's AI-powered ADC solution, Tong Hsing Electronic look forward to automatically analyzing and classifying large volumes of defect images generated across production lines. This significantly reduces reliance on manual inspection, improves classification consistency, accelerates cycle time, and enables engineering teams to identify and address process issues more effectively.Skid Chiu, Senior Assistant Vice President of Tong Hsing commented:"Reducing labor-intensive steps while maintaining quality is critical for sustainable growth. The adoption of SixSense's AI ADC solution is expected to enable us to optimize resources more effectively while keeping pace with increasing inspection demands."Akanksha Jagwani, Co-Founder & CEO of SixSense, added:"Our goal is to help semiconductor manufacturers scale operations without scaling complexity or cost. The results currently validated by Tong Hsing Electronic Industries also demonstrate how AI can simultaneously reduce labor dependency and improve cycle efficiency in high-volume manufacturing environments."Tong Hsing Electronic emphasized that this collaboration represents more than a system deployment - it marks a key milestone in its smart factory roadmap. Moving forward, both companies plan to deepen their collaboration by expanding AI applications across additional process stages and product lines, further strengthening manufacturing resilience and competitiveness.

QuiX Quantum, a leading provider of photonic quantum computing hardware, and Artilux, a developer of advanced semiconductor-based photonic detector technologies, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).This agreement builds on the companies' complementary strengths in photonic system design and their positions within the broader semiconductor ecosystem. The collaboration is aimed at strengthening hardware integration, improving manufacturability, and lowering operational energy requirements in photonic quantum computing systems.Building quantum hardware for practical environmentsAs quantum computing matures into real-world applications, operating efficiently beyond specialized laboratory environments is becoming increasingly critical. The collaboration focuses on integrating advanced detector components more closely within photonic quantum hardware, enabling meaningful reductions in infrastructure demands. This direction contributes to quantum computing hardware that is increasingly compatible with modern data-center environments and designed with deployability and total cost of ownership in mind.Integration, scalability, and energy efficiencyBy combining Artilux's expertise on germanium silicon (GeSi) photonic technology with QuiX Quantum's system-level photonic quantum computing development, the collaboration seeks to simplify system architecture and reduce detector-level cooling requirements and support infrastructure. This approach improves overall manufacturability and supports QuiX Quantum's objective of delivering high-performance photonic quantum computing hardware in Data Centers and HPC infrastructure, enabling scaling with industry needs.Executive Quotes:Dr.-Ing. Stefan Hengesbach, CEO, QuiX Quantum "We are thrilled to partner with Artilux as this collaboration supports our long-term strategy of building scalable and most energy-efficient photonic quantum computers. This allows us to improve manufacturability, uptime and reduce operational complexity while further expanding practical deployment."Erik Chen, CEO, Artilux "We are excited to collaborate with QuiX Quantum on leveraging our detector technologies to advance and support more energy-efficient and scalable quantum hardware. Partnerships like this help accelerate progress in next-generation photonic computing and underscores our growing role in global deep-tech innovation across multiple industrial sectors."Bas Pulles, Representative of Netherlands Office Taipei "We are pleased to witness the signing of this agreement between two technology pioneers; this agreement exemplifies how international cooperation can accelerate breakthrough technologies and create long-term economic and technological value for both regions."

iCatch Technology, a Taiwan leading image processing SoC and solution provider and DXOMARK, the global authority in image quality evaluation as well as provider of imaging solutions, have entered into a strategic collaboration to establish the first automatic  image quality performance evaluation lab in Taiwan. Installed at iCatch facilities, this new laboratory will enable iCatch to design and fine tune the next generation of ThetaEye AI Image Signal Processors (ISPs) with the objective of helping the ecosystem deliver best-in-class image quality experiences to strategic collaboration.Advancing Image Quality Evaluation StandardsThe laboratory is powered by DXOMARK's scientifically rigorous image quality evaluation methodology, which uniquely combines objective measurements with perceptual assessments. This dual approach enables a more comprehensive evaluation of image quality, bridging measurable performance with real user perception.On the objective measurement side, the laboratory integrates a brand-new all-in-one setup that consolidates multiple measurement capabilities into a single streamlined system. Supported by state-of-the-art equipment, this configuration delivers accurate, repeatable, and reliable results. AI-based detail preservation metrics are applied to provide realistic assessments of image quality, while full protocol automation ensures high efficiency and consistency throughout the evaluation process.Bridging Measurement and Human PerceptionComplementing objective measurements, the perceptual evaluation setup recreates DXOMARK's real-life shooting scenarios within fully controlled environments. These scenes are designed to simulate a wide range of challenging conditions, including complex lighting situations, to closely mirror everyday usage.The setup also ensures representation of diverse skin tones and human subjects, supporting inclusive and consistent image rendering across different populations. By aligning technical evaluation with human perception, the laboratory enables imaging algorithms to be tuned based on how users actually experience image quality.Accelerating Imaging R&D and Product InnovationWith this image quality evaluation laboratory, iCatch can integrate perceptual image quality considerations at the earliest stages of product development. User-centric evaluation results can be directly translated into ThetaEye AI ISP architecture decisions and algorithm design, significantly improving development efficiency and shortening optimization cycles.This approach allows iCatch to systematically align image quality performance with user expectations, strengthening its ability to deliver differentiated and high-quality imaging solutions across applications."The iCatch DXOMARK Videocall Lab illustrates our shared ambition to lead innovation in video communication. By combining DXOMARK's scientific expertise with advanced lab capabilities, we provide iCatch with a facility that delivers precision, automation, and perceptual evaluations at the core of their development process," said Laurent Chanas, Technical Director at DXOMARK."Integrating DXOMARK's image quality evaluation framework fundamentally elevates how we design and validate imaging performance," said CY Wu, CTO at iCatch. "This laboratory is not just an infrastructure investment; it is a key engine that transforms user perception into actionable innovation for our ThetaEye AI ISP and imaging algorithm development."