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Wednesday 11 June 2025
PC makers put spending on ice as trade uncertainty, strong Taiwan Dollar weigh on outlook
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...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Lightsource bp claims win-win for fishery solar farm
Lightsource bp broke ground for its first fishery solar farm project in Taiwan on June 9. Lightsource bp, which is 100%-owned by the British oil and gas company BP, has accumulated...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Chip talent drain leaves Taiwan's robotics dreams hanging
Beyond AI, the potential explosive growth of the robotics industry requires TSMC to proactively plan its production capacity. However, if Taiwan aims to independently develop a physical...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Uber acquires Crown Taxi in Taiwan
Uber has announced its first fleet acquisition in Taiwan by purchasing long-time partner Crown Taxi. The ride-hailing giant plans to introduce an integrated operating model combining...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
TSMC May revenue hits NT$320.5 billion, YTD sales up over 42% amid strong AI demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported consolidated revenue of NT$320.52 billion (US$9.86 billion) for May 2025, down 8.3% from April but up 39.6% compared to May...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Quanta, Wistron lead May notebook gains as ODMs flag trade headwinds
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,...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Tariffs, currency swings, and inventory risks weigh on Taiwan's IC sector outlook
After a front-loaded surge in shipments driven by tariff fears and early stockpiling, Taiwan's IC distributors are facing a much more uncertain second half of 2025. A cocktail of...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Taiwan exports to US surge 87% as trade policy shifts drive shipping rates higher
Taiwan's May exports to the US jumped 87.4% year-over-year to US$15.52 billion, setting a monthly record, as American importers stockpile goods ahead of potential tariff changes,...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
DeepMind VP urges Taiwan to prioritize software over LLM training
Ed Chi, vice president of research at Google DeepMind, recently visited Taiwan and delivered remarks urging the island to reconsider its approach to AI development. In a public speech,...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Taiwan chip designers bet on edge AI, with robotics leading the charge

While most of today's AI chip business is concentrated in cloud computing, industry leaders are increasingly turning their attention...

Tuesday 10 June 2025
Taiwan's May exports hit record US$51.74 billion on AI server boom and US tariff dynamics
Taiwan's total export value in May 2025 soared to a record US$51.74 billion, surpassing the US$50 billion mark for the first time and marking a 38.6% year-over-year increase. According...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Ampoc partners with South Korea's DCT Material to expand advanced process materials market
Ampoc, a distributor of PCB wet process equipment and semiconductor materials, announced that in response to the growing global demand for high-end materials in advanced semiconductor...
Monday 9 June 2025
Humanoid robots gain traction as Taiwan experts predict market boom and technical leap
The unveiling of prototype humanoid robots by Tesla, Nvidia, and Hangzhou Unitree Robotics (Unitree) has fueled public fascination with the convergence of natural language models,...
Monday 9 June 2025
Taiwan semiconductor suppliers deepen SEA ties with US$19 million in deals
Taiwan's semiconductor equipment industry made a strong impression at this year's SEMICON Southeast Asia, as the Innovative Technology and Product Launch, jointly organized by the...
Monday 9 June 2025
First Hi-tec targets NT$10 billion revenue in 2025 on AI server boom
Taiwan-based niche PCB maker First Hi-tec Enterprise is riding strong momentum from the AI server sector and expects its 2025 revenue to surpass NT$10 billion (US$307 million), according...