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Wednesday 21 January 2026
Fortune Electric sees tailwinds from lower US tariffs and rising AI data center demand
Following the easing of US reciprocal tariffs to 15%, Taiwan's Fortune Electric is seeing meaningful relief in cost pressures while accelerating growth driven by robust demand from...
Wednesday 21 January 2026
China's 2025 smartphone shipments dip slightly in 2025 as brand competition heats up
Apple, with its iPhone 17 series driving sales, has seen its monthly market share in China surge above 20%, while other major brands like Huawei, Vivo, Honor, Oppo, and Xiaomi have...
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Asus phases out mobile phones but stays in market due to Google deal
Asus announced on January 2, 2026, that it will not launch new smartphones in 2026, marking a strategic retreat from the mobile phone segment after more than two decades. Chairman...
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Memory shortage impacts Chinese smartphone supply; mid-to-low-end models and SoCs face challenges in 2026
Due to memory shortages and price hikes, Chinese smartphone brands are expected to reduce their 2026 inventory by at least 10%, mainly affecting cost-sensitive mid-to-low-end models...
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Inventec doubles 2026 capex to US$1 billion to seize AI server growth opportunities
Inventec plans to double its capital expenditure (capex) in 2026 to US$1 billion, looking to seize opportunities in the artificial intelligence (AI) server market. Company chairman...
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Taiwan rolls out tiered electricity rates for data centers amid AI power crunch
Taiwan's comprehensive industrial supply chain, ICT talent pool, and competitive land and utility costs have attracted global tech giants like Microsoft and Google to establish data...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
AI server watch: AI servers lift Taiwan supply chain broadly in 2025, gains center on ODM/EMS, cooling, optical
Taiwan's AI server supply chain delivered broad-based growth in 2025, fueled by surging generative AI and cloud data center spending, but the biggest gains clustered around two areas:...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Foxconn lighthouse factory brings sustainable manufacturing and GenAI-driven decarbonization to Vietnam
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has named Foxconn Industrial Internet's (FII) Bac Ninh Province facility in Vietnam as the country's first Sustainable Lighthouse Factory, recognizing...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
ASUS chairman lays out 'All In AI' strategy under global trade headwinds

At its year-end celebration on January 16, ASUS held a confident tone amid a turbulent global outlook. Jonney Shih, the company's chairman,...

Tuesday 20 January 2026
HTC highlights security and enterprise deployment as keys for AI glasses growth
As generative AI (Gen AI) and sensing technologies mature, AI glasses are evolving from standalone wearables into a new generation of human-computer interaction interfaces. Featuring...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek align on 2nm chips in 2026 as specs lose consumer appeal
Apple Inc., Qualcomm Inc., and MediaTek are all set to advance their smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) offerings to the 2nm process node in 2026. This coordinated move signals the three...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
CviLux gains from AI server power overhaul as HVDC reshapes data center connectors
As the AI chip computing power race intensifies, data center electricity demand is surging, forcing a fundamental redesign of server power architectures. Taiwanese connector maker...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Alibaba's Qwen expansion links AI directly to consumer services
Alibaba is repositioning its Qwen artificial intelligence app as more than a chatbot, turning it into a gateway to the company's vast consumer ecosystem. The app now connects directly...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
AI server power architecture upgrade drives structural growth in power connector industry
As AI chip generations advance rapidly, power demands in data and compute centers are driving a fundamental shift in power supply design from single power supply units (PSUs) to system-level...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Memory supply constraints and rising costs force China's smartphone brands to scale back 2026 shipment forecasts
China's major smartphone manufacturers are revising their 2026 shipment forecasts downward amid tightening memory supply and surging prices, according to Jiemian News. Xiaomi,...