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Thursday 6 November 2025
Foxconn converts Sharp factory into AI server hub, courts Japan auto giants for EV collab
Taiwan's Foxconn plans to transform Sharp's Kameyama No. 2 factory in Mie Prefecture, Japan, into an AI server production facility, while also pursuing collaborations with Japan's...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Arm raises forecast after record quarter fueled by soaring AI demand
Arm Holdings raised its revenue outlook on Nov. 5 after posting record quarterly results, citing a broad-based surge in demand for its technology driven by artificial intelligence.
Thursday 6 November 2025
Nexperia chip disruption forces Honda and Nissan to cut production in Japan and overseas; Toyota unaffected
Chip supply disruptions at Nexperia continue to ripple through Japan's auto industry. Following Honda's partial production halt at some overseas plants on October 28, Nissan has become...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Arm touts AI efficiency as 'power bottleneck' hits data centers
Arm Holdings is positioning its energy-efficient chip designs as the essential solution to the global AI industry's growing power crisis, a strategy that fueled record quarterly results...
Thursday 6 November 2025
IC designers race to win orders despite declining margins
At its most recent earnings call, MediaTek raised its forecast for the total ASIC market from US$40 billion to US$50 billion, reflecting surging demand for cloud AI ASICS. However,...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Beyond smartphones: Qualcomm’s low-power leap into the AI data center race
Qualcomm outlined a clear roadmap for its next phase of growth, focusing on data centers and extended reality during its fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings call. The company's leaders...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Tax shock slams Qualcomm’s profit, but chips keep humming into 2026
Qualcomm ended fiscal 2025 with solid revenue growth but saw profits tumble due to a one-time US$5.7 billion non-cash tax charge linked to new US tax legislation. Despite the hit,...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Winmate focuses on defense and industrial unmanned solutions to increase global presence
With the continuous rollout of various edge AI application projects, industrial PC (IPC) provider Winmate has seen steady growth in both revenue and profitability, achieving record...
Thursday 6 November 2025
China takes the self-driving wheel as chip war pushes Nvidia out
In 2025, the autonomous vehicle industry has become the focal point of a technological cold war. The United States and China are engaged in a high-stakes competition where chips,...
Thursday 6 November 2025
From Seoul to Munich: Nvidia's AI sovereignty goes global
In less than a week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has orchestrated two of the largest national AI infrastructure deals in history—first delivering 260,000 AI chips to South Korea,...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Memory supercycle drives Samsung, SK Hynix to new market cap heights
Just 12 days after Samsung Group reached a market capitalization of KRW900 trillion (US$626.21 billion), it has surpassed the KRW1 quadrillion mark. Meanwhile, SK Group's market capitalization...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Incheon's US$500 million dream to become Asia's next unicorn cradle
The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority has concluded its fifth annual Boom-Up Festival at Incheon Startup Park. The event, themed "Beyond Limits, Toward Unicorns," underscored...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Taiwan machinery exports to rebound in 2Q26 as trade tensions ease
Despite tariff and exchange rate uncertainties clouding the global outlook, Taiwan's machinery industry remains on its growth track in 2025, supported by strong demand from the AI...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Japan's CODA demands OpenAI halt use of protected works for AI training amid growing dispute
The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) of Japan has formally requested that OpenAI cease using Japanese copyrighted materials to train its artificial intelligence (AI)...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Taiwanese electric scooter sales below government goals
Taiwan's overall scooter market reached 64,723 units in October 2025, up 1.65% from September's 63,670 units and a 1.15% increase compared to 63,981 units in October 2024. Market...