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Tuesday 11 February 2025
Panel demand set to surge in 2025, but challenges loom in 2H25
Panel procurement momentum, which began in the fourth quarter of 2024, continues to strengthen in 2025, driven by four major factors. Industry experts believe that the first quarter...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
MediaTek reports unusually surging January revenue, boosted by tariff uncertainty and China's subsidies
MediaTek reported impressive January revenue of NT$51.144 billion (approx. US$1.56 billion), marking a 22.7% increase from the previous month and a 14.94% rise year-over-year. This...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
AI servers drive Foxconn's January revenue up 3.16% YoY
Foxconn reported NT$538.666 billion (US$16.4 billion) in revenue for January 2025, marking a year-over-year increase of 3.16% despite the Lunar New Year holiday impact. The company...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Chinese AI firms grapple with TSMC's BIS whitelist restrictions
Industry players in China express mounting concerns as TSMC implements stricter controls on advanced chip production for Chinese customers. According to recent reports from Jiwei,...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
U-Best sees stable shipments of flexible HC materials as foldable phone market expands
Taiwan-based polymer materials supplier U-Best Innovative Technology is experiencing steady growth in shipments of hard coat (HC) films for flexible displays as demand for foldable...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Edge device specs upgrades boost cooling fan tech, says YS Tech
Automotive cooling fan specialist Yen Sun Technology (YS Tech) has reported strong performance driven by sustained order inflows and pre-holiday shipments in early 2025. Despite fewer...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
China auto merger creates world's fifth-largest automaker, poised to upend BYD dominance
Chinese automotive manufacturers Changan Automobile and Dongfeng Automobile are reportedly planning to merge, aiming to enhance their global competitiveness by combining resources...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Onsemi eyes weak 1Q25 amid slow automotive market
Onsemi reported fourth-quarter revenue declined 15% year over year to US$1.72 billion, missing expectations. With lower margins and a weak first-quarter forecast, analysts express...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
How Foxconn quietly maneuvers behind the scenes as Honda-Nissan merger talks collapse
The rumored collapse of merger talks between Honda and Nissan amidst the EV industry's transformation has thrust Foxconn into the spotlight as it continues to explore partnerships...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Microsoft hit by French antitrust probe over rivals' Bing access
Microsoft Corp. is under investigation from the French antitrust authority amid concerns the US tech giant is degrading the quality of results when smaller rivals pay to use Bing...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Taiwan OSAT firms set to benefit from TSMC's enforcement of BIS whitelist
TSMC is reportedly enforcing US chip export restrictions by requiring Chinese IC design houses to use BIS-whitelisted OSAT facilities for back-end processing of sub-16nm chips. The...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Huawei boosts smartwatch sales by registering them as medical devices
Huawei Technologies Co. has found an unlikely way to boost sales of its latest smartwatches in the face of sluggish consumer spending in China: by registering them as medical devic...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Why TSMC elects to reveal its earthquake loss figures now
In recent months, as the US has tightened its AI restrictions and unleashed disruptive tariff measures, many believe that TSMC will be the first to bear the brunt. However, after...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
TEL expands production, forecasts AI-driven double-digit growth in semiconductor equipment by 2026
Tokyo Electron (TEL) has reaffirmed its positive annual outlook and announced plans to invest JPY104 billion (approx. US$685 million) in a new factory for circuit etching equipment...
Tuesday 11 February 2025
China's demand and South America's production drive global copper market dynamics
Copper has been hailed as "the oil of the new energy sector," playing an irreplaceable role in areas such as power transmission, renewable energy, and electric vehicles (EVs). Specifically,...