The first half of 2025 has reshaped the global EMS/ODM landscape, with generative AI emerging as the new industry driver. In a ranking compiled by Eric Huang, Senior Analyst and VP of the International Business Unit at DIGITIMES, the top 20 EMS/ODM players were assessed by revenue. The findings show that AI data centers — rather than smartphones or PCs — are now the dominant force influencing company performance and industry dynamics

US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Tuesday (April 29, 2025, PT), easing certain tariffs affecting automakers. The rollback of these trade measures, which companies like Ford and General Motors had warned could hurt US manufacturing by raising production costs and squeezing profit margins, offers short-term relief