Trump concludes Asia tour with rare earth and tech deals
US President Donald Trump has ended his six-day trip to Asia.
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Taiwan approves funding for local IC design houses to advance AI and chip innovation
As Taiwan seeks to strengthen its position in the global semiconductor race, the government is shifting its focus toward homegrown innovation. Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved NT$3 billion (US$97.69 million) in funding for five semiconductor research and development projects involving six domestic companies, with the government providing NT$840 million in subsidies. The initiative, targeting an estimated industrial output value of NT$98.1 billion, represents a strategic pivot toward supporting local IC design houses rather than foreign chipmakers, particularly in cutting-edge areas like artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
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Primax Electronics eyes new growth phase in 2027 driven by automotive and AIoT
Acoustoelectric component maker Primax Electronics maintained steady operations in the third quarter of 2025, fueled by strong shipments of automotive and AIoT products that sustained momentum from the first half of the year.
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Nokia base stations to integrate Nvidia GPUs for AI-RAN, 6G development
Future Nokia base stations will adopt Nvidia ARC, integrating Grace CPUs with Blackwell GPUs, as part of a long-term collaboration between the two companies on 5G and 6G base station chips. The AI-RAN platform can leverage idle RAN assets to support edge AI services, allowing base stations to perform AI inference computations while providing communication services.
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Lite-On AI revenue exceeds expectations, expected to reach 40% in 2026
With newly added production capacity in place, growth in AI product shipments, and continued average selling price (ASP) increases, Lite-On achieved strong profits in the third quarter of 2025, and operations in 2026 are expected to reach double-digit growth. Director Anson Chiu stated that AI-related products accounted for more than 20% of revenue in the third quarter, exceeding the company’s prior annual plans. In 2026, the AI-related revenue share is expected to double to 40%, with nearly double the capacity added in Vietnam, Kaohsiung, and the US.
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UMC reports Q3 gains as specialty and 22nm platforms boost growth
Benefiting from increased wafer shipments and higher capacity utilization, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) reported its most profitable quarter in nearly two years for the third quarter of 2025.
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Arm, AMD, and Nvidia join OCP board as AWS remains absent
Arm recently announced that it, along with AMD and Nvidia, has been appointed to the Open Compute Project (OCP) board. These companies will collaborate with major players such as Meta, Google, Intel, and Microsoft to drive innovation in open and interoperable designs for AI data centers.
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Jensen Huang dispels AI bubble concerns, but Cisco executives warn that market correction is inevitable
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed AI bubble concerns at GTC DC, claiming that market demand is real and tangible. He stated that customers are willing to pay for powerful AI models and that the market remains healthy.
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AMEC reports 46% sales jump on strong etching, thin-film tool momentum
Chinese semiconductor equipment maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) reported strong growth in the first three quarters of 2025, driven by surging demand for its etching and thin-film deposition equipment used in advanced logic and memory chip production.
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MXIC chair vows comeback after ninth straight quarterly loss
Memory chipmaker MXIC reported a net loss of NT$862 million (US$28.1 million) in the third quarter of 2025, marking its ninth consecutive quarterly deficit. Chairman Miin Wu candidly expressed disappointment over the results and apologized to investors, announcing he will return to frontline management starting November 2025 to lead R&D and align products with market demand, aiming for a turnaround within a year.