JKoPay, Taiwan’s second-largest digital payment platform, maintained normal operations despite parent company Jiekou Financial Technology facing court-ordered asset seizures in July 2025 over a NT$3.6 billion equity dispute with Taisun Group.

Since its spin-off from TASC in 2022, the rising star Star Asia Vision Corporation (SAVC) has focused on digital display systems. President Vincent Lee stated that order visibility extends to five months, with shipment schedules already booked through the end of 2025. Despite increased uncertainties from tariffs and exchange rates, the second half of the year is expected to outperform the first half, with optimistic projections for double-digit revenue growth and profit expansion throughout 2025.

As TSMC prepares to deliver its earnings report on July 17, all eyes are on how the world’s largest contract chipmaker will navigate what analysts are calling a “triple threat” — escalating tariff pressures, rising chip duties, and the surging New Taiwan dollar. Together, these factors present a critical test for the company’s short- and medium-term outlook.

With TSMC commanding the lion’s share of foundry orders for data center AI accelerators, second-tier players like UMC, GlobalFoundries (GF), and SMIC are urgently repositioning to tap into the AI market. Each is adopting a unique strategy to stay relevant in a rapidly intensifying competitive field.