As AI and robotics evolve, market opportunities are expanding, but fragmentation remains a key hurdle. Advantech is tackling supply chain integration and system compatibility challenges by driving industry-wide collaboration. Through an open ecosystem, standardized frameworks, and developer engagement, the company is advancing scalable, secure, and cross-industry automation solutions.

NAND flash controller chip supplier Phison forecasts that the first quarter will be the low point for annual revenue. As manufacturers successfully adjust prices and DeepSeek drives AI devices toward edge computing development, market supply and demand may gradually tighten in the second half of the year, leading to steady revenue growth.

On March 3, TSMC chairman C.C. Wei announced a significant investment expansion of US$100 billion at the White House. However, the largest Opposition in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, the Kuomintang (KMT), strongly opposed this investment plan on March 11.

Samsung Electronics has launched a sweeping internal review of its System LSI and foundry businesses, signaling potential restructuring efforts as the company grapples with widening losses and intensifying competition with TSMC. The move follows growing concerns over the performance of Samsung’s non-memory semiconductor operations, which have yet to yield the expected results despite significant investments.