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Monday 10 March 2025
Anthropic raises fresh capital to supercharge AI expansion across Asia, Europe
Anthropic, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence startup, has closed a US$3.5 billion Series E funding round, bringing its post-money valuation to US$61.5 billion, as per...
Saturday 8 March 2025
Trump tariffs lead notebooks brands to stock up inventory in 4Q24, resulting in shipment drop in 1Q25, says DIGITIMES
In the fourth quarter of 2024, global notebook shipments (excluding detachable models) performed better than expected, decreasing by 1% compared to the previous quarter. In anticipation...
Saturday 8 March 2025
How Xiaomi outperforms Tesla in EV resale market
The intense price competition among Chinese new energy vehicles has forced many automakers to adopt discounting as a survival strategy. Despite this challenging environment, Xiaomi...
Saturday 8 March 2025
Taiwan strengthens photoresist R&D to bolster semiconductor self-sufficiency
Photoresist (PR) is a key material in photolithography, essential for manufacturing semiconductors, PCBs, and display panels. The global PR market is highly concentrated, with Merck,...
Friday 7 March 2025
Topco Scientific to embrace strong 2025, confident in its global market approach
Topco Scientific (TSC) anticipates that its operational apex will be achieved in 2025, as the demand for silicon wafers, photoresists, and other related materials has grown significantly...
Friday 7 March 2025
Toray to establish Taiwan R&D centers for semiconductor partnerships
Leading Japanese fiber material maker Toray announced plans for new investments on March 3, 2025, which will see the establishment of Toray Taiwan Technical Centers (TTTC) in Taipei's...
Friday 7 March 2025
Nvidia standardizing BBUs for AI data centers? Battery module suppliers scale up production
The surge in AI server deployments is fueling increased demand for backup battery units (BBUs). Dynapack International Technology President Chung-hsing Chang noted that demand is...
Friday 7 March 2025
E Ink expands into large-format color e-paper displays amid three key challenges in 2025
E Ink has declared 2025 as the "year of large-format color e-paper displays," marking a milestone in the company's expansion into the large-format e-paper displays market. E Ink chairman...
Friday 7 March 2025
E Ink's optimistic 2025 outlook with strong growth in ESL, IoT, and color e-paper
E Ink CEO Johnson Lee acknowledged the seasonal slowdown in the first quarter, citing weaker demand for electronic paper products, particularly in consumer electronics and electronic...
Friday 7 March 2025
Automotive IC demand remains sluggish amid deepening tariff conflicts
Despite a resurgence in demand for various applications, the demand for automotive processors remains flat. Although a few chip companies are still experiencing growth due to new...
Friday 7 March 2025
Solar sector braces for 'eclipse' in 2025 amid oversupply, weakening demand
The global solar industry faces an impending "solar eclipse" in 2025 as oversupply worsens and demand shows signs of fatigue. Motech General Manager Cheng-Hsien Yeh likened the company...
Friday 7 March 2025
TSMC's US$100 billion expansion: political capital or sunk cost?
TSMC is committing an additional US$100 billion to the US, funding three wafer fabs, two advanced packaging plants, and an R&D center. While framed as a business decision, the...
Friday 7 March 2025
KYEC sees advanced testing growth momentum; building new factory in US possible
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) remains upbeat about advanced testing demand for AI and HPC chips and has not ruled out the possibility of establishing a factory in the US.
Friday 7 March 2025
AI chip demand fears overblown as growth steadies
Market speculation about a slowdown in AI chip demand is mounting, with concerns fueled by scaled-back data center plans from major CPE manufacturers and downward revisions in CoWoS...
Friday 7 March 2025
Chicony posts record high profits in 2024, thanks to improved product mix
Chicony Electronics' 2024 revenue exceeded NT$100 billion (US$3.05 billion) (US$3.04 billion) due to an enhanced product mix and high-value lines. The company achieved a gross margin...