US President Donald Trump’s new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20%, took effect on Tuesday, sparking fresh trade tensions with the country’s top three trading partners. In response to the US fentanyl overdose crisis, President Trump escalated the 10% tariff on Chinese imports imposed in February, doubling it to 20%. The tariff measures were implemented at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT), just hours after Trump announced that the three nations had not done enough to halt the influx of the deadly fentanyl opioid and its precursor chemicals into the US.

In a landmark announcement on March 3, Enosemi and Jabil unveiled a sophisticated collaboration to pioneer advanced packaging process technology for Enosemi’s cutting-edge photonic chips. As the computational demands of cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) escalate in both scope and intricacy, interconnects have emerged as a critical choke point, impeding optimal system performance.

RichWave Technology, a leading Taiwanese RF front-end chip manufacturer, reports that the adoption rate of Wi-Fi 7 is rapidly increasing, with major global telecom operators poised to enter mass production in the second quarter of 2025. This momentum is expected to intensify by the third quarter, driven by the proactive stance of these operators.

Ennocon, a Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) manufacturer and Foxconn subsidiary, has reportedly begun operations in India, targeting the industrial automation and digital transformation market. The move reflects a shift in manufacturing as IPC companies relocate production from China to India and Southeast Asia amid geopolitical tensions.