Greenfiltec semiconductor AMC filter market share rises, revenue exceeds 40% in 2025

Because of slower customer orders and process optimization at its Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) facility, Greenfiltec’s consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025 was NT$17.5 billion (approx. US$552.5 million), down 11.75% from the third quarter. However, full-year 2025 consolidated revenue reached NT$63.5 billion, a significant 42.15% increase over 2024, driven by a rise in market share for AMC filters used in semiconductors.

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China’s reusable rocket makers set their sights on SpaceX’s cost edge

After completing a Series A funding round in January 2025, SEPOCH (also known as Jianyuan Technology), a Beijing-based private aerospace company, moved quickly to translate capital into concrete infrastructure. The company has begun construction in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, of a medium- to heavy-lift liquid rocket assembly, testing, and recovery complex with a total planned investment of CNY5.2 billion (approx. US$745 million).

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2026 Philips OLED901 TVs specifications and features

The first 2026 Philips TVs are from the Philips OLED901 series. It looks like it is strongly rooted in the 2025 Philips OLED810/820 TVs. However, the new series comprises only two models so far: Philips 48OLED901/12 – specifications Philips 48OLED901/12 – specifications The Philips OLED901 series runs on Google TV (Android 14) and features Ambilight 3 with Ambient Intelligence, without Hue. Its…

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Laster Tech sees 4Q25 shipment growth, adopts strategic order approach in China

Benefiting from increased shipments of new and existing electric vehicle (EV) models, LED automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech reported consolidated revenue of NT$2.201 billion (approx. US$69.5 million) for the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a quarter-over-quarter growth of 8.83%. The company plans to adopt a selective order strategy in the Chinese market while enhancing its competitiveness within the North American supply chain.

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Acer adopts multi-tier strategy amid ongoing memory chip shortage disrupting PC market

The persistent memory chip shortage, which has persisted from 2025 into 2026, continues to challenge the PC industry, prompting Acer’s Asia-Pacific operations to implement a “triple cheese burger” strategy. The approach aims to address soaring memory prices and supply constraints by simultaneously targeting diverse market segments, according to Andrew Hou, president of Acer’s Pan-Asia Pacific Operations Headquarters.

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Column: IBM’s 50-year-old liquid cooling patent shapes today’s AI data center cooling

If today’s AI data centers are blazing “powder kegs” of heat, IBM was the visionary that prepared the “fire extinguisher” half a century ago. While Nvidia’s top chips now require water cooling to operate, few realize that this technology’s “biological father” actually dates back to IBM in the 1960s. Today, we explore this groundbreaking US patent 3,524,497 (“Patent 497”) and its blue-cooling revolution spanning over 50 years.

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