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Sep
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Sep
Acer CE270U Z goes official at IFA 2025 with a 280Hz OLED display
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Sep
Acer’s amadana monitors debut at IFA 2025 in Berlin
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Sep
Dolby Unveils Dolby Vision 2, Hisense will be the first to unveil Dolby Vision 2-certified TVs
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Sep
Walmart drives record growth in electronic shelf label shipments
Electronic shelf labels (ESL) using e-paper technology have experienced rapid growth in the retail industry, propelled by Walmart’s large-scale adoption since mid-2024. ESL shipments surged from just over 100 million units per quarter to nearly 200 million units in the second quarter of 2025, setting unprecedented shipment records globally.
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Sep
Taiwan PCB supply chain tightens capex scale; leaders increase AI and SEA investments
Despite facing global end-market inventory adjustments and rising geopolitical uncertainties, Taiwan’s printed circuit board (PCB) supply chain is shifting its capital expenditure atmosphere to accelerate positioning in emerging markets such as AI servers and high-performance computing (HPC). Led by global PCB leader Zhen Ding Tech and IC substrate giant Unimicron, these companies have announced expanded investment plans, betting on advanced AI applications and capacity layout in Southeast Asia.
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Sep
Sony to encourage suppliers to use 100% renewable energy by 2031
Sony has announced plans to encourage its key component suppliers to use 100% renewable energy in their production processes by the fiscal year ending March 2031. According to Nikkei Asia, this goal is part of Sony’s new environmental action guidelines, which include mid-term targets from fiscal 2026 to 2030.
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Sep
Tech Forum 2025: Global smartphone market plateaus as Apple and Samsung bet on chips and ecosystems
After over a decade of rapid expansion, the global smartphone market has reached a mature and highly competitive stage. DIGITIMES projects that global smartphone shipments will hit approximately 1.22 billion units in 2025, with growth in the low single digits and remaining below pre-pandemic figures. In response, industry leaders Apple and Samsung are shifting focus to enhancing ecosystem integration and developing in-house chips to drive growth.
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Sep
Tech Forum 2025: US-based server assembly surges as Taiwan’s EMS leaders navigate rising costs and trade uncertainties
The Trump administration’s tariff policy announced in April 2025 is reshaping global server supply chains, prompting Taiwan’s leading EMS firms—Foxconn, Wistron, Quanta, Inventec, and Mitac—to accelerate US expansion. Concentrating investments in Texas and California, these companies aim to localize high-margin components while navigating rising costs and tariff-driven uncertainties.
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Sep
Tech Forum 2025: AI-semiconductor convergence will double global market to US$2 trillion by 2040, says Etron chair
Nicky Lu, chairman of Etron Technology, emphasized at the DIGITIMES Tech Forum 2025 in Taipei that artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors form a “perfect match,” a symbiotic relationship that solidifies Taiwan’s critical role in the global technology supply chain.