AR glasses are no longer newcomers to the tech industry, but their development remains constrained by high costs. On January 30, 2026, Kinko Optical held the opening ceremony for its AR/VR/MR R&D center at the Tai Yuen Hi-Tech Industrial Park in Zhubei City. Chairman Ching-Chi Chen stated that the center’s equipment investment totals roughly NT$400–500 million (US$12.7–15.8 million), with an initial NT$300 million focusing on AR waveguide and optical engine technologies. The company secured R&D projects with US clients in 2025 and plans to start mass production in 2027, then shifting** large-scale manufacturing to its Taichung facility.

As demand for AI infrastructure continues to grow steadily, major networking and server PCB suppliers such as Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), First Hi-tec (FHt), and Allied Circuit (ACCL) have benefited from a significant uptick in shipments of high-end boards, pushing full-year 2025 revenue to record highs.

AI startup Anthropic has introduced a new AI tool called Cowork that can automatically perform tasks across multiple applications, sparking significant attention within Microsoft. CEO Satya Nadella personally tested the related agent tools and urged internal teams to accelerate their AI agent strategies.