Under pressure from low-cost competition in China, many application sectors are struggling to turn a profit. Recently, the compound semiconductor gallium nitride (GaN) industry has seen reports of major manufacturers experiencing fatigue and reduced willingness to invest, even considering more aggressive strategies. This could trigger sectoral shifts within the “non-China GaN supply chain.”

On the eve of MWC Shanghai’s opening, Francesc Fajula, CEO of Mobile World Capital (MWC) Barcelona, made his first whirlwind visit to Taiwan and granted an exclusive interview with DIGITIMES. He provided an in-depth analysis of how MWC evolved from a traditional telecom trade show into a cross-industry innovation platform. He also discussed differences in digital transformation across countries and emerging shifts in future industry competition.

Tesla’s Robotaxi service began trial operations recently. Although it currently operates only within a fixed area, it has once again sparked market discussions about the development of autonomous taxis.

Loongson has launched its next-generation processors at the 2025 Product Launch and User Conference in Beijing, introducing chips built on its proprietary LoongArch instruction set. The lineup includes the flagship 3C6000 server CPUs and the 3B6000M and 2K3000 processors for industrial control and edge applications, reinforcing China’s ambitions in AI infrastructure, secure computing, and homegrown IT systems.

WinWay Technology, a Taiwan-based provider of semiconductor test interface solutions, has emerged as the world’s largest supplier of test sockets, riding the wave of accelerating demand for high-performance computing driven by artificial intelligence.

Xiaomi unveiled its first AI smart glasses on June 26, describing the device not merely as a wearable but as a next-gen personal intelligence terminal. Equipped with the Xiao Ai voice assistant, the glasses enable real-time interaction via voice commands and visual input, delivering instant contextual feedback through integrated camera and AI processing.