MediaTek Research, the advanced research division of the MediaTek Group, has released MR Breeze ASR 25, an open-source automatic speech recognition (ASR) model optimized for Taiwanese Mandarin and local speech patterns. Based on OpenAI's Whisper architecture, the model was designed to better understand the linguistic nuances of Taiwan, including Mandarin-English code-switching, a common feature in everyday speech.

As the Trump administration's reciprocal tariff extension is approaching the deadline on July 9, Taiwanese chipmakers remain cautious about the possible impact of the tariffs, since even if the reciprocal tariffs on Taiwan are not as high as expected, another possible tariff on Taiwan's semiconductor industry may still come, according to sources from the related upstream supply chain.