Taiwan’s Chief Telecom hits record 1H revenue, rolls out first plug-and-play AI liquid-cooled data center

Chief Telecom posted a record-high first-half 2025 revenue of NT$2.08 billion (approx. US$70 million), an 18.7% increase from NT$1.75 billion a year earlier, fueled by growing demand for AI-optimized data centers. The figure nearly equals the company’s full-year revenue in both 2019 and 2020, underscoring a sharp growth trajectory.

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Lip-Bu Tan’s 1.4nm Pivot: A lifeline for Samsung Foundry?

Just four months into his tenure, new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has introduced a decisive shift in strategy. During the company’s second-quarter 2025 earnings call, Tan suggested a potential pause in the development of Intel’s 1.4nm (14A) process, a move that effectively dismantles the IDM 2.0 vision championed by former CEO Pat Gelsinger over the past four years. For the first time in years, Intel no longer appears fixated on directly challenging TSMC.

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Exclusive: AMD, UALink, UEC leaders on AI infrastructure ahead of OCP Summit

As generative AI pushes data center infrastructure to new limits, pressure is mounting on thermal management, interconnect design, and ecosystem interoperability. Ahead of the 2025 OCP APAC Summit, executives from AMD, the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC), and the UALink Consortium spoke with DIGITIMES Asia about the engineering realities and strategic trade-offs shaping the future of AI infrastructure.

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Shanghai issues first L4 robotaxi permits in push for autonomous commercialization

Shanghai has issued its first demonstration licenses for Level 4 autonomous vehicles, allowing eight companies to operate fare-based robotaxi services within designated urban zones. The permits, announced during the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), mark a key milestone in the commercial rollout of self-driving technology in one of China’s largest and most advanced cities.

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Samsung-Tesla US$16.5 billion chip pact ignites Texas fab push; Musk hints at expansion

Samsung Electronics will produce 2nm chips for Tesla, targeting use in the automaker’s supercomputers, autonomous vehicles, and humanoid robots. The chips will be manufactured at Samsung’s Taylor, Texas facility under an eight-year contract valued at KRW22.7 trillion (US$16.5 billion). The deal is accelerating construction at the site, with Samsung now aiming to complete investment by the end of 2025, ahead of its original 2026 schedule.

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