Co-tech Development is shifting further into high-performance copper foil for AI servers and 5G networks, confirming it will discontinue standard-grade foil production by early 2026. The transition comes as demand surges for high-frequency, high-speed ultra-low-profile (hyper very low profile; HVLP) copper foil used in copper-clad laminates (CCL), with supply already tight. Currently, only Mitsui Mining & Smelting of Japan and Taiwan-based Co-tech are the dominant global suppliers.

Rapidus is preparing to launch its most advanced chip yet, a 2nm process called “2HP,” that could put it nearly on par with TSMC’s N2 node and significantly ahead of Intel’s 18A, according to Wccftech.

Taiwan-based slide manufacturer Nan Juen International (Repon) announced its earnings results for July 2025, reporting continued improvement in gross margin driven by the rising proportion of server shipments. The company achieved a gross margin of 33.62%, marking the second-highest level in its history.

Taiwan’s auto market has entered a deep freeze in 2025, with industry leaders pointing to ongoing tariff uncertainties as a major source of disruption. At an investor briefing on August 27, 2025, Chih-Wei Lai, Director and Spokesman for Hotai Motor Co., Taiwan’s largest automobile distributor, said that while market conditions remain challenging, the company’s flagship brands — Toyota and Lexus — have expanded their combined market share by 6 percentage points year-over-year through July 2025.