Flexible copper clad laminate maker Taiflex Scientific Co. said downstream customers increased inventory purchases in the first quarter amid uncertainty over new US tariff policies, driving shipment momentum for standard materials. The Taiwan-based manufacturer expects consumer electronics demand to face headwinds from macroeconomic volatility, though it doesn’t anticipate destocking pressure in the second half of 2025.
Google has unveiled Gemini CLI, an open-source AI agent that embeds the Gemini model into the command line interface (CLI), aiming to revolutionize the way users interact with terminals. The service offers the industry’s highest free usage quota, allowing up to 60 model requests per minute and 1,000 daily requests without charge.
As the world shifts toward an “everything AI” paradigm, compute demands are rapidly outpacing hardware performance gains, ushering in what industry leaders are calling a golden decade for custom-designed AI chips (ASICs), beginning in 2025.
Morrison, a Taiwanese company specializing in precision optical coating combined with semiconductor lithography process technology, was officially listed on the emerging stock market on June 26, 2025. It is the first company in Asia capable of mass-producing 8-inch patterned optical films (POF) and independently managing lithography operations. Morrison aims to expand its production capacity to address growing demands in sensor filter markets that require increasingly sophisticated optical components.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is drafting new cybersecurity guidelines for semiconductor manufacturers and is considering making compliance a condition for receiving government subsidies. The final version of the guidelines is expected to be released in the fall of 2025.
Acer Group founder Stan Shih said Taiwan’s industrial transformation from vertical integration to vertical disintegration has been crucial to its tech rise, noting that US chip giant Intel stood alone in resisting this industry-wide change.
Despite a pledge made at the Geneva talks to lift export restrictions on rare earth materials, China has yet to follow through. According to The Wall Street Journal, Chinese authorities have recently instructed domestic rare earth companies to submit detailed personnel rosters, including technical qualifications, research experience, and personal data. The move is part of a broader effort to establish a national-level database aimed at preventing technology leaks.
Generalplus has announced that its self-developed MCU product, the GPM32F9010RLQ, has passed the AEC-Q100 Grade 1 automotive-grade certification. This milestone represents the company’s initial entry into the automotive electronics market, with a product meeting stringent industry standards. The certification verifies that the MCU complies with critical automotive requirements concerning functional safety, environmental tolerance, and reliability.