Taiwan-based niche PCB maker First Hi-tec Enterprise is riding strong momentum from the AI server sector and expects its 2025 revenue to surpass NT$10 billion (US$307 million), according to CFO Chiu-Hsiung Chang. Fueled by robust AI-related orders in the first quarter of 2025 and continued product mix optimization, the company forecasts sequential quarterly growth throughout the year. Server-related sales are expected to account for over 50% of total revenue in the second half of 2025.

Taiwan’s semiconductor equipment industry made a strong impression at this year’s SEMICON Southeast Asia, as the Innovative Technology and Product Launch, jointly organized by the Precision Machinery Research & Development Center (PMC) and the Taiwan Electronic Equipment Industry Association (TEEIA), concluded with record-setting results.

Intel is implementing a stricter profit policy as part of efforts to regain financial stability after years of declining margins. At the Bank of America Global Technology Conference, Johnston Holthaus, CEO of Intel Products, announced that Intel will no longer approve new product developments unless they are expected to achieve at least a 50% gross margin.