The recent documentary on Taiwan's semiconductor development history, A Chip Odyssey, highlights how the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) licensed and transferred semiconductor technology to Taiwan, launching a half-century journey in semiconductors for the island.

Electronic testing company BTL Group reported its second-highest quarterly revenue on record as artificial intelligence applications drive end-user demand and US regulatory actions shift orders away from Chinese competitors.

August 2025—Meta dominates the smart glasses market. Over one million Ray-Ban Orion units sold. Wearable technology is now a battlefield.

Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a subsidiary of Foxconn focused on cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, announced a significant year-over-year increase in its second-quarter earnings driven by rising demand for AI-related server products.

Internet data center (IDC) provider Chief Telecom saw revenue in July 2025 drop by 2.11% year-over-year to NT$327 million (approx. US$11.2 million). However, total revenue in the first six months of 2025 surged by 18.74% year-over-year to NT$2.08 billion (approx. US$71.5 million), as demand for AI and cloud services continues to grow alongside opportunities in data center leasing.

China's BOE Technology Group is poised to become Apple's largest MacBook panel supplier for the first time in 2025, capturing 51% market share as the iPhone maker shifts orders away from South Korean rival LG Display.

Transmission equipment manufacturer Airtac reported a 7% year-over-year increase in preliminary consolidated revenue for June 2025, setting a new single-quarter record with a 10.58% rise in second-quarter revenue compared to the first quarter. This growth reflects the company's ongoing expansion efforts and favorable market conditions.

Meta is reportedly working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot capable of proactively engaging with users by reviewing past conversations and initiating messages. The goal is to enhance user interaction and increase platform stickiness.

On June 30, 2025, Huawei released the source code for its PanGu 7B dense parameter model and the larger PanGuPro mixture-of-experts (MoE) 72B model, both tailored for inference on its in-house Ascend AI chips. Initially lauded as a landmark in China's drive for AI independence, the announcement was quickly overshadowed by a technical analysis published on GitHub just days later.

LG Electronics' performance in the second quarter of 2025 fell short of expectations. According to its recently released provisional financial results, operating profit dropped significantly compared to the same period in 2024. LG stated that the burden of tariff costs and intensified market competition were major reasons for the decline.

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), will begin experimental drilling for rare earth elements off the coast of Minami Torishima in January 2026. This initiative holds significant importance for Japan's economic security.