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Thursday 11 December 2025
Taiwan home appliance brands shift to commercial, overseas, and rental markets amid downturn
Inflation, tariffs, a shrinking housing market, and changing consumer habits have dampened sales of TVs and other home appliances in recent years, leading manufacturers to turn their focus to energy-saving and smart home products, as well as strengthening their presence in the commercial sector by launching new business models to counter the economic slowdown.
Thursday 11 December 2025
Khgears eyes 4Q25 robot gear mass production to boost growth
Precision gear manufacturer Khgears International is accelerating its push into the robotics automation market, with cumulative revenue through November 2025 hitting a new high. Supported by multiple new product launches entering mass production and shipment, the company expects smart transmission products to account for an increasing share of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025, becoming a key driver of future growth.
Wednesday 10 December 2025
HTC's AI glasses expand to Hong Kong and target Greater China
After launching its first smart glasses, the Vive Eagle, HTC has been selling the device in Taiwan through partners such as Taiwan Mobile and 2020EYEhaus. It has announced on its official social media channels that Vive Eagle will debut in Hong Kong on December 10, 2025. Expanding the sales regions is expected to boost HTC's overall business performance.
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Budget stall threatens Taiwan's 2026 semiconductor and tech R&D agenda
Taiwan's 2026 central government budget has stalled in the Legislative Yuan amid partisan gridlock and the ruling party's loss of a parliamentary majority, raising concerns over funding for the nation's most critical science and technology programs. Premier Jung-tai Cho urged lawmakers to accelerate the budget review, warning that prolonged delays could disrupt major R&D subsidies, semiconductor
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Taiwan leverages semiconductor edge to build full quantum ecosystem
Taiwan is moving to cement its position in the emerging global quantum technology supply chain, with the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) outlining a strategy to build a full ecosystem—from components to systems and applications—powered by the nation's semiconductor and ICT strengths.
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Chenbro Micom nears record revenue fueled by strong server orders

Chenbro Micom posted its second-highest monthly revenue in November as strong AI server demand and a recovering enterprise market boosted shipments. The server chassis maker reported consolidated revenue of NT$2.04 billion (approx. US$70 million) for the month, up 2.2% from October and 68.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the first 11 months reached NT$19.29 billion (approx. US$620 million), an increase of 49.5% from the same period last year and close to the NT$20 billion mark.

Tuesday 9 December 2025
Google to launch AI-powered smart glasses in 2026 as competition in wearable AI intensifies
Google said it plans to introduce its first AI-enabled smart glasses in 2026, expanding its push into consumer AI devices and positioning itself against rivals such as Meta. The company is developing two product categories: audio-only glasses that interface with its Gemini assistant, and eyewear with built-in displays capable of showing navigation, translations, and other augmented-reality overlays.
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Catcher eyes cautious 1H26 amid memory and chip supply tightness
Chassis maker Catcher Technology stated that as the calendar moves into the year-end shopping season of 2025, promotional campaigns and a rebound in end-market demand are expected to support its business momentum.
Monday 8 December 2025
Cable makers see short-term gains from rising copper prices
Amid the recent surge in copper prices, cable maker Taya points to potential short-term benefits from inventory appreciation, but long-term profits will still depend on inventory management and adaptability. Meanwhile, competing cable firm Walsin Lihwa notes that the company's comprehensive hedging mechanisms will help maintain stable gross margins, and the impact has been limited due to the long-term nature of most cable contracts.
Monday 8 December 2025
Largan eyes high-end product mix as key to 4Q25 performance
Largan Technology posted November revenue of NT$5.303 billion (approx. US$170 million), reflecting a 15.3% decrease from October and an 11.84% drop compared to November of last year, according to company data. The cumulative revenue for the first 11 months of 2025 totaled NT$55.509 billion, marking a 3.14% increase year-over-year.
Saturday 6 December 2025
Southern Taiwan Science Park develops as Taiwan's leading biomedical hub
The 2025 Healthcare+ Expo Taiwan opened on December 4, featuring a Science Park Pavilion established jointly by the management bureaus of the Hsinchu, Central Taiwan, and Southern Taiwan Science Parks under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). The pavilion centers on smart healthcare, precision medicine, and healthcare for all ages, showcasing the science parks' cross-sector efforts linking industry, government, academic research, and medicine, as well as their achievements in precision healthcare.
Friday 5 December 2025
Taiwan's Elan reports lower November sales as global uncertainty weighs on demand

Elan Microelectronics, a leading Taiwanese maker of touch-controller chips, posted NT$946 million (approx. US$30 million) in revenue for November 2025, a decline of 3.5% from a year earlier and 5.1% from October. The company attributed the slowdown to the fourth quarter's traditional weak season for consumer electronics and to rising global uncertainty driven by trade-policy shifts and geopolitical tensions, which have made brand customers more cautious in both marketing and procurement.

Friday 5 December 2025
Smart glasses market faces five key challenges
The smart glasses market is becoming increasingly popular, ranging from high-end, multifunctional products to entry-level devices priced in the hundreds of CNY. However, both brands and supply chain players face the same five major barriers that must be addressed.
Friday 5 December 2025
Brightek's new plant to power 2026 growth with robots, drones, and silicon photonics
Brightek's newly opened Nantong plant in China is set to drive revenue growth with smart sensing, automotive lighting, and integrated chip LEDs (IC LED). According to general manager CH Tseng, these three core product lines combined accounted for roughly 56% of revenue in 2025, and are expected to contribute to 65% of revenue in 2026. Thirty clients will complete validation at this new facility before the Lunar New Year holiday, with overall operations next year set to outperform 2025.
Thursday 4 December 2025
Tech Forum 2026: AI glasses technology matures with demand set to hit 15M units by 2027
DIGITIMES' Tech Forum 2026 kicked off on December 3, 2025, where DIGITIMES analyst Brandon Fang highlighted that the AI glasses market is expected to grow steadily year-over-year. Despite inherent challenges such as weight limiting breakthroughs in functionality and battery life, deep integration of AI applications will create new development opportunities and ultimately define the ceiling for AI glasses advancement.
Wednesday 3 December 2025
EOC reshapes into integrated supply chain eyeing AI and semiconductors
Optical communication filter maker East Tender Optoelectronics Corp. (EOC) completed a board restructuring in March 2025, positioning itself to capture booming opportunities in AI, semiconductors, high-speed computing, satellite communications, and advanced packaging. The company is shifting from its traditional optical filter business toward integrated solutions spanning optics, networking, AI, lasers, and semiconductor materials, aiming to transform from a component supplier into an integrated optoelectronic solution provider.
Wednesday 3 December 2025
China's AI glasses market splits in two as ultra-low-cost models flood in
AI glasses have become a new competitive front for global tech giants. Since 2025, China's smart-glasses sector has accelerated into what analysts describe as a "hundred-model race," with Alibaba, Baidu, Xiaomi, Huawei, RayNeo, Meizu, Inmo, and others rapidly launching products.
Wednesday 3 December 2025
ZDT, Topoint forge drilling alliance for AI server and IC substrate PCBs
Zhen Ding Technology (ZDT) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with drill-bit supplier Topoint Technology, creating a partnership centred on high-end PCB precision drilling, micro-drill development, and technology and market expansion for AI servers and advanced IC substrates.
Wednesday 3 December 2025
China's Kingboard raises prices again as copper and fiberglass costs soar

Following price-hike announcements from Taiwan's major copper-clad laminate (CCL) makers, including Nan Ya, China's market leader Kingboard Laminates Holdings has issued its third price increase in less than a year, citing a sharp surge in copper prices, tightening supplies of electrolytic copper, and an increasingly strained fiberglass market. Confronted with mounting cost pressures, the company said it would implement broad price adjustments on all materials beginning December 1.

Monday 1 December 2025
Nittobo, Nan Ya Plastics join forces to meet AI glass-fiber fabric demand
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) applications has significantly boosted demand for specialized glass-fiber fabrics in recent years, creating a growing supply shortage in the market. To address this trend,Formosa Plastics subsidiary Nan Ya Plastics and Japan's leading manufacturer Nitto Boseki (Nittobo) have announced a strategic partnership focused on specialized glass-fiber fabrics.
Monday 1 December 2025
Shinkong’s new growth story starts with GPU packaging and e-paper
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation (SSFC) told investors on November 28 that it is navigating a challenging operating environment marked by raw material price volatility, Chinese product dumping, and shifting US tariff policies. The company said it is countering these pressures through diversified product development, rising contributions from its optoelectronics segment, and accelerating growth at subsidiary Shinsol Advanced Chemicals.
Sunday 30 November 2025
Taiwan's vertical integration cluster advantage limits industry relocation risk
Amid reports that Taiwan plans to invest US$400 billion in the US to secure better tariff treatment, avoid overlapping tax rates, and reduce Section 232 impacts under the Trump administration, a Deloitte Taiwan consultant says concerns over industrial relocation and hollowing out are largely unfounded.
Saturday 29 November 2025
TaiDoc bets on smart rings and CGM as health monitoring demand surges
Medical device maker TaiDoc is optimistic about prospects in multifunctional personal physiological monitoring platforms amid growing awareness worldwide for suboptimal health conditions, with significant growth expected for the company's two main product lines: multiparameter measurement platforms and consumer smart ring devices.
Saturday 29 November 2025
Taiwan optics firms shift to AR glasses as China cuts costs
Taiwan's optical component makers are stepping up spending on augmented reality glasses to capture rising demand worldwide, while Chinese competitors accelerate development of cheaper, integrated AR models. The industry sees AR as the next personal computing device tied closely to smartphones.
Friday 28 November 2025
Acer service arm HSN set to extend double-digit growth into 2026, eyeing presence in India or China
Acer Group subsidiary Highpoint Service Network (HSN) is charting its next phase of expansion after recording three consecutive years of double-digit growth, driven by a "multi-country, multi-product, multi-brand" strategy. Chairman Andrew Hou said the company is evaluating market entry into India or China and aims to maintain double-digit growth through 2026.