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Wednesday 12 November 2025

ASML opens South Korea campus to deepen Samsung, SK Hynix ties

ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet visited South Korea to mark the opening of the company's new campus in Dongtan, Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi-do province. The facility is designed to accelerate...

Wednesday 12 November 2025

TSMC offloads older tools to VIS as it repurposes fabs for next-gen tech

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) approved its third-quarter 2025 business report and financial statements during a board meeting on November 11. The company also...

Wednesday 12 November 2025

Wistron and Quanta report record profits as AI server and storage demand drives 2025 growth

Wistron Group delivered record profits in the third quarter and first three quarters of 2025 on strong AI server demand, while Quanta Storage also hit historic highs in the first...

Wednesday 12 November 2025

StatsInsight develops a home-grown baseball Hawk-Eye system with AWS hybrid cloud architecture

In modern competitive sports, the margin between victory and defeat often depends on who can capture and analyze data more effectively. Taiwan's triumph at the 2024...

Wednesday 12 November 2025

Taiwan's Nexcom targets tenfold robotics growth, cites G2 divide on safety standards

Taiwan-based industrial computer maker Nexcom is pivoting hard into humanoid robots as artificial intelligence expands into "physical AI."

Wednesday 12 November 2025

Investors flock to defense startups amid rising global tensions

Geopolitical conflict is redirecting global investment toward the defense sector, where Silicon Valley-style innovation and cost efficiency are upending the traditional model of slow,...

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Taiwan's machinery industry sees 9 straight months of export growth thanks to AI, but machine tool exports halve

Machinery exports in October 2025 grew by 11.8% year-over-year to US$2.658 billion, while cumulative exports from January to October 2025 totaled US$25.917 billion, up 7.3% year-over-year,...

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Sony raises annual forecast on yen slide, image sensor surge, and Demon Slayer windfall

Sony Group lifted its operating profit forecast for fiscal 2025 to JPY1.43 trillion (approx. US$9.3 billion) from JPY1.33 trillion, beating...

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Walsin Lihwa eyes offshore wind and AI infrastructure with Kaohsiung submarine cable plant

Weak market conditions and the impact of European summer holidays drove down stainless steel sales volume and prices in the third quarter of 2025. Taiwan-based cable and stainless...

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Astera Labs ships switch chips, expands AI server influence with new standards

AI server high-speed transmission leader Astera Labs delivered strong performance in 2025's first quarter, announcing record results this week alongside a media event in Taiwan outlining...

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Lite-On founder backs Taiwan's science diplomacy program, hosting 31 Nobel laureates

Lite-On Technology Group founder Raymond Soong has committed to donating NT$20 million (US$645,000) annually for 10 years to National Taiwan University (NTU), which will use the funding...

Tuesday 11 November 2025

DIGITIMES Asia spotlights three leading innovators at FIX 2025

The Future Innovation Tech Expo (FIX) 2025 concluded its Global Media Awards by highlighting companies that have successfully moved from concept to execution. The awards focus on...

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Sharp raises FY2025 profit outlook, plans AI server production with Foxconn by 2027

Sharp announced on November 10, 2025, that it has lifted its fiscal 2025 (April 2025 to March 2026) net profit outlook to JPY53 billion (US$345.6 million), a 47% annual increase and...

Tuesday 11 November 2025

With consumer spending slump, home appliance and display vendors pivot to commercial and rental models

Geopolitical tensions, inflation, and a sluggish housing market have dampened global consumer demand for home appliances and display terminals in recent years. Despite weaker B2C...

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Whetron Electronics sees 3Q25 margin rise as Thailand plant readies for 2026 production

Taiwan's Whetron Electronics reported stable operations through the first three quarters of 2025, leveraging its position as one of Taiwan's few Tier 1 automotive electronics suppliers...

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