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Friday 18 April 2025
Server and networking sectors drive chip order spike ahead of 90-day tariff window

Since the US government opened a 90-day window for reciprocal tariff exemption negotiations, the market widely expects a strong wave...

Friday 18 April 2025
China's EV high-flyers face hard landing: will big three startups survive shakeout?
China's leading EV upstarts—Nio, XPeng, and Li Auto—delivered strong sales in 2024. Li Auto stood out as one of just three profitable NEV makers nationwide, alongside...
Friday 18 April 2025
TSMC to base 30% of future sub-2nm production in US, says chairman C.C. Wei

Speaking during TSMC's first-quarter 2025 earnings conference, Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei emphasized that the company's decision to expand...

Thursday 17 April 2025
TSMC denies Intel tie-up, announces CoWoS capacity doubling for 2025 AI boom
Despite weaker smartphone sales and mounting geopolitical risks, TSMC remains unfazed. Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei reaffirmed the chipmaker's strong 2025 outlook during its latest earnings...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Google's renewed bid to export South Korean Map data stirs market and trade tensions
Google has once again requested permission from the South Korean government to export high-precision map data, marking its third attempt in nearly two decades. The move, confirmed...
Thursday 17 April 2025
TSMC meets expectations in 1Q25 with a 35.3% YoY increase
Benefiting from the continued high demand for 5/4/3nm processes and strong customer orders, TSMC reported that despite being affected by an earthquake in January, its first-quarter...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Southern Taiwan Science Park sees strong January-February revenue, aims to break NT$3 trillion in 2025
Benefiting from the 3nm process, the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) saw its revenue reach a record-breaking NT$2.21 trillion (approx. US$68.23 billion) in 2024, surpassing the...
Thursday 17 April 2025
AI-powered drones reshape China's aerospace industry amid cybersecurity concerns
China's drone supply chain operators report that open-source AI technologies like DeepSeek are significantly enhancing drone performance when applied to power systems and aerospace...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Multi-year subscriptions shield cybersecurity firms from tariff-driven client budget cuts
As the ripple effects of the tariff war spread across industries, even sectors seemingly less tied to hardware manufacturing, like cybersecurity, have not remained entirely unaffected...
Thursday 17 April 2025
Rebellions plants flag in Tokyo, eyes leadership in AI data centers
With its new Tokyo unit, AI chip startup Rebellions is positioning itself to play a pivotal role in Japan's burgeoning AI data center ecosystem. The company's local push comes as...
Thursday 17 April 2025
ASML to pass tariff costs to US customers, gain three High NA EUV customers
After disclosing that it would discontinue quarterly order reporting starting in the second quarter of 2025, ASML executives highlighted in their latest earnings call that tariff...
Thursday 17 April 2025
E Ink and Readmoo debut world's first foldable color e-reader at Touch Taiwan 2025
E Ink Holdings and Readmoo have jointly unveiled the world's first foldable color e-reader, the mooInk V, at the Touch Taiwan 2025 exhibition. Featuring an 8-inch Gallery 3 color...
Thursday 17 April 2025
XPeng's Turing AI chip nears launch, with cars, drones, and bots in pipeline
XPeng Motors plans to begin mass production of its proprietary AI chip, "Turing," in the second quarter of 2025, with deployment across all of its vehicle models. The chip may also...
Thursday 17 April 2025
XPeng launches self-developed AI chip in 2025 X9 model
On the evening of April 15, XPeng held a global strategic launch event in Hong Kong to announce its automotive strategy for the AI era and unveiled the 2025 XPeng X9. Chairman and...
Wednesday 16 April 2025
ASML delivers 46% YoY revenue growth in 1Q, flags margin pressure ahead
ASML, the global leader in semiconductor lithography systems, posted a strong year-over-year revenue gain for the first quarter of 2025, alongside its highest gross margin in over...