The board of directors at Ennostar Inc. has approved a significant personnel decision. Starting October 1, 2025, incumbent Lextar Electronics chairman Patrick Fan will assume the role of chairman at Ennostar Corp., a new entity to be created after a major restructuring of the Ennostar Group.

ASE Technology Holdings, a leading global semiconductor assembly and testing company, will invest approximately NT$6.5 billion (US$217 million) to purchase a factory and related facilities in Lujhu District, Kaohsiung City, through its subsidiary. The acquisition from Win Semiconductors aims to boost ASE’s advanced packaging capacity amid growing demand.

Taiwan’s Univacco Technology posted a record gross margin of 41.61% in the second quarter of 2025, pushing its first-half margin to a historic high of 41.06%. The company attributed its strong profitability to operational gains, despite a sharp New Taiwan dollar surge in May that cut second-quarter EPS to NT$0.73. First-half EPS reached NT$1.93, the highest since its market debut.

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently committed an additional US$100 billion investment in domestic US operations. This move is poised to reshape the competitive environment of the US smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2025, with analysts projecting Samsung Electronics as the principal disadvantaged party.