Taipower chairman highlights power supply-demand synergy and power matching as key to future development

Data center power consumption has become a critical issue as global energy demand surges due to AI computing. The Trump administration has recently pushed through major energy regulatory reforms, aimed at shortening the review period for AI data centers connecting to the grid, with the goal of maintaining competitiveness and accelerating growth in the AI sector.

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SK Telecom’s new CEO outlines AI infrastructure as core growth strategy

South Korea’s SK Telecom (SKT) has appointed a new CEO, Jai-hun Jung, and is aiming to use AI infrastructure as its key driver for future growth. At the SK AI Summit 2025, Jung unveiled an AI-centric business vision with plans for SKT to become a national-level AI firm through integrating communication networks, data center construction, and group resources.

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ZEITEC Semiconductor targets TDDI expansion in mobile phone aftermarket

Founded in 2010, ZEITEC Semiconductor recently held a pre-listing media briefing to outline its strategy for the mobile phone aftermarket, focusing on display bridge ICs, touch chips, and display driver integration (TDDI) products. The company noted that aftermarket growth has recently outpaced that of new devices. Currently, display bridge ICs developed under an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) model are the main revenue driver, enabling screen module makers to recombine different display specifications with phones. ZEITEC holds a dominant position in this segment, accounting for over 50% of the market, thanks to its ASIC-based development favored by customers.

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Amazon accuses Perplexity of unauthorized access through Comet AI browser

Amazon has accused AI search startup Perplexity of unauthorized access and disrupting the shopping experience on its platform. The e-commerce giant specifically targeted Comet, Perplexity’s AI-powered browser, claiming Comet failed to deliver personalized recommendations or fastest delivery options. This has been interpreted as Amazon’s attempt to protect its advertising and referral revenue while promoting its own AI offerings.

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SDI partners with Infineon to develop lead frame technology for AI and third-gen semiconductors

Taiwan-based lead frame manufacturer SDI announced it has signed a right of first offer (ROFO) agreement with Infineon Technologies to jointly advance the development of lead frame technology for artificial intelligence (AI) accelerators and expand into third-generation semiconductor applications, including silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), targeting AI processors used in hyperscale data centers.

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E Ink and Wistron extend smart dialysis solutions to Taiwan’s primary care clinics

E Ink Holdings and Wistron Medical Technology, together with industry partners, have introduced smart medical cross-domain solutions into newly opened primary care clinics. Traditionally focused on large hospitals, smart display technology is now reaching the community level, embedding digital healthcare directly into the frontline of everyday patient care.

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Technical challenges loom over Google’s orbital AI data center plans

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently announced Project Suncatcher, an initiative to deploy the company’s AI computing power via solar-powered satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Equipped with Google’s custom Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chips, these satellites are intended to form a distributed orbital AI data center, enabling scalable AI computation beyond the constraints of terrestrial infrastructure.

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