25
Jun
Following its appearance at the Smart City Summit in March 2025, a Ukrainian business delegation has returned to Taiwan to deepen cooperation across four key sectors as part of Ukraine’s national reconstruction efforts.
25
Jun
PSA eyes Southeast Asia, rare earths as AI and auto demand boost growth outlook
At the recent PSA Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, CEO Anthony Chiao announced that GLOBAL BRS MANUFACTURE (GBM) has acquired two significant strategic assets: Japan’s PCB manufacturer Lincstech and mechanical parts specialist Silitech Technology, which in turn has invested in FDK, a global leader in nickel-metal hydride batteries. Across its expanded group, annual revenues now exceed NT$150 billion (approx. US$5.1 billion). Chiao highlighted that the company’s next phase will concentrate on integrating internal resources and implementing management succession strategies.
25
Jun
How Trump blocked China’s ambition to rule US energy storage
If not for a flurry of tariffs and mounting regulatory pressure under President Donald Trump, Chinese energy storage giants were poised to dominate the American market by 2025, so much so that industry insiders had already narrowed the field to three top contenders for market supremacy.
25
Jun
Taiwan govt opens AI pilot lines to enhance CoWoS inspection efficiency
Taiwan’s government has instructed leading industrial research institutions, such as the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), the Metal Industries Research and Development Centre (MIRDC), and the Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI), to open 50 state-of-the-art AI-equipped production lines for developing innovative products, according to Hsiang-yuan Ting, director at the Department of Industrial Technology (DOIT) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). By using these lines for design, trial production, and quality inspection, the goal is to accelerate development and innovation.
25
Jun
Apple’s foldable iPhone nears production; Novatek seeks role in OLED chip supply
Apple is reportedly preparing to initiate development of its first foldable smartphone in the second half of 2025, with contract manufacturing partner Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (Foxconn) accelerating design efforts, according to supply chain sources familiar with the matter.
25
Jun
Taiwan-based AbonMax unveils Switchblade-inspired combat drone
Taiwanese tech firm AbonMax has unveiled the Cobra-3120, a domestically developed tactical drone modeled after the US-made Switchblade, marking a significant step forward for the island’s private development of defense products.
25
Jun
Powertip tech sees recovery in orders, eyes growth in industrial and AI-driven display solutions
Panel manufacturer Powertip Technology Corp. held its annual shareholder meeting on June 19, approving all agenda items with ease. Despite foreign exchange losses affecting second-quarter revenue, the company anticipates quarter-over-quarter growth thanks to a steady recovery in customer orders. Revenue is also expected to surpass the same period last year.
25
Jun
Taiwan’s green energy shortage: Why the island is struggling to catch the solar wave
While major economies wrestle with an oversupply of renewable energy, Taiwan stands out as a rare case of persistent green power shortage, with slow regulatory approvals hampering solar development and prompting calls for urgent policy reform.
25
Jun
Huawei’s benchmarks show CloudMatrix 384 helps put Ascend chips ahead of Nvidia H800
Huawei has released new benchmark results showing its CloudMatrix 384 AI infrastructure outperforming Nvidia’s H800 GPU in running DeepSeek’s R1 reasoning model, which contains 671 billion parameters, making it one of the largest AI models to date. The disclosure, detailed in a technical paper published ahead of Huawei’s June 20 Developer Conference, marks a significant milestone in the company’s AI hardware roadmap.
25
Jun
Clevo expects revenue rebound in 2Q25 amid new products and strong Asia-Pacific demand
Clevo announced that its revenue hit a low in the first quarter of 2025 due to component shortages and consumers waiting for new platform launches. However, the company expects to see increased shipments and revenue in the second quarter, driven by new product releases and changes in manufacturing trends.