2025 is being hailed as the inaugural year for AI-powered smart glasses. After Meta and Xiaomi entered the field, Taiwan’s HTC Corporation officially launched its first model, the VIVE Eagle, on August 14, intensifying competition in the fast-growing market.

Taiwan is currently excluded from the non-cumulative tariff agreements that the EU and Japan have reached with the US, and Taiwan’s negotiation representatives are facing additional pressures of unfair competition as the US selectively applies protectionist trade policies. Premier Jung-tai Cho has stated that the government will seek the elimination of cumulative tariffs, as industries that primarily export to the US—including the machinery, machine tools, plumbing hardware, screws, hand tools, and textile sectors—have collectively appealed to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) for assistance.

Samsung Electronics is intensifying its bid to break into Nvidia’s high-bandwidth memory (HBM) supply chain after lagging behind SK Hynix and Micron, which already dominate shipments to the world’s most important AI chipmaker.