Pegatron Group’s server subsidiary ASRock Rack is preparing to go public, marking a key milestone in the group’s broader transformation. Pegatron Chairman T.H. Tung personally attended ASRock Rack’s pre-IPO investor meeting on October 20 to show his support, joking that he came to embrace his “golden grandson.” Tung also revealed that more subsidiaries are preparing for spin-offs following ASRock Rack’s listing, signaling an active restructuring drive within the group.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit will take place from October 28-31, 2025, in Gyeongju, South Korea, gathering about 1,700 global business and economic leaders including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AWS CEO Matt Garman. The event is expected to highlight both the geopolitical tensions between China and the US as well as place a strong focus on technology innovation, particularly artificial intelligence (AI).

Samsung Electronics is preparing to enter the final quality testing phase for Nvidia’s sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4), as its foundry division ramps up wafer production of the logic dies. Industry sources cited by media outlets including Chosunbiz and G-enews report that Samsung Foundry’s 4nm process logic die yield has exceeded 90%, signaling readiness for mass production.

ASRock Rack, the server motherboard and system development subsidiary of major motherboard manufacturer ASRock, is set to go public in November 2025. ASRock Rack chairman Lung-lun Hsu and president Wei-shi Sa have faced challenges including talent loss, restructuring, and operational downturns for more than a decade. In recent years, the company has finally capitalized on the artificial intelligence (AI) application boom, joining major supply chains and driving significant revenue growth, becoming a main source of growth for ASRock beyond PC motherboards and graphics cards.