Robotics and unmanned aerial vehicles are poised to be among the most significant industrial growth themes of 2025, and Taiwan's Ability Enterprise is drawing attention for its aggressive push into both fields simultaneously.

Taiwanese AI healthcare startup Health2Sync has made significant inroads into the Japanese corporate health insurance market by securing contracts with major firms Hitachi and NTT. The deals mark a key expansion of Health2Sync's presence in Japan, following its pioneering status as Taiwan's first medical AI company to break into overseas markets.

Broadcom reported strong AI-related order growth but noted lower gross margins for ASIC products compared to non-AI items, causing market uncertainty about 2026 revenue. Industry experts explained that lower ASIC margins are common due to customer-driven design changes and production timing.

Acer chairman and CEO Jason Chen has pointed out that soaring memory prices have triggered ripple effects across the market, driving up costs and retail prices, which in turn impact demand.

Taiwan has experienced a substantial rise in exports of AI and high-performance computing products, driven mainly by heightened demand from the US. Between January and November 2025, Taiwan's exports to the US increased by 73.4%, compared to a modest 2.8% growth to Europe. AI server shipments to the US surged by 115.7%, almost entirely purchased by American cloud service providers (CSPs), highlighting the US market's dominant role in Taiwan's AI hardware exports.

The US government has launched the Tech Force, a new technology workforce initiative designed to strengthen federal capabilities in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, software engineering, and data modernization. Coordinated by the White House and the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the program aims to close persistent technical skills gaps across federal agencies while accelerating the rollout of advanced digital systems

The Taipei Computer Association (TCA), which organizes the influential Computex tradeshow—one of Asia's largest technology exhibitions—is set to elect a new chairman on December 17, 2025, with Acer chairman Jason Chen emerging as the frontrunner. Chen is positioned to replace Paul Peng, who is stepping down after six years leading the influential industry body.

The notebook market is expected to encounter an unusual shift in seasonal demand for a second consecutive year, with 2026 poised to replicate the disruption seen in 2025. While geopolitical tensions drove the initial reversal in 2025, industry insiders attribute the 2026 distortion mainly to rising memory prices, which are prompting enterprise buyers to accelerate purchases.

US robotic vacuum manufacturer iRobot has filed for bankruptcy after 35 years as an independent company. Shenzhen-based supplier PICEA Robotics will assume control, with the company assuring customers that services and app functions will continue without interruption.

Taiwanese startup accelerator AppWorks and South Korea's SparkLabs participated in COMEUP 2025, a prominent startup event in Seoul, underscoring growing collaboration between the two Asian technology hubs. Both economies aim to help startups overcome geographic barriers and jointly expand their presence in global markets as artificial intelligence gains momentum worldwide.