WT Microelectronics and WPG post record 2025 revenues driven by AI momentum

Leading IC distributors WT Microelectronics and WPG reported strong revenue growth in 2025, fueled by robust demand from AI and data-center sectors. WT Microelectronics posted a record annual revenue of NT$1.18 trillion (approx. US$37.3 billion), up 22.8% year-over-year, while WPG neared the NT$1 trillion mark with NT$999.12 billion in sales, growing 13.47% year-over-year.

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CES 2026: Chinese humanoid robots dominate the spotlight

Humanoid robots emerged as a centerpiece of CES 2026 this week as the world’s largest technology trade show pivoted from traditional consumer electronics toward the commercialization of embodied artificial intelligence. Leading hardware developers and a surge of Chinese manufacturers used the event to signal that robotic assistants are moving from experimental prototypes toward viable industrial and domestic tools.

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LG debuts CLOiD home robot at CES 2026

At CES 2026, LG unveiled several innovative products, but the spotlight was on its global debut of the household robot CLOiD. This home robot is an evolution of LG’s 2018 CLOi series, featuring upgraded robotics technology and aligning with CES 2026’s “Zero Labor” vision to tackle the last mile of automated household chores—such as placing food in the oven or removing and folding laundry.

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China’s reusable rocket makers set their sights on SpaceX’s cost edge

After completing a Series A funding round in January 2025, SEPOCH (also known as Jianyuan Technology), a Beijing-based private aerospace company, moved quickly to translate capital into concrete infrastructure. The company has begun construction in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, of a medium- to heavy-lift liquid rocket assembly, testing, and recovery complex with a total planned investment of CNY5.2 billion (approx. US$745 million).

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