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Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expanding its AI and infrastructure footprint by establishing a shared AI exhibition space and research and development office at Kaohsiung's Pier F on December 22, 2025. The company will also assist Kaohsiung in building Taiwan's first city-level generative sovereign AI demonstration base....

Connector maker U.D. Electronic revealed at an investor briefing on March 23, 2025, that it expects significant growth momentum in 2026, driven by the commissioning of its Vietnam manufacturing plant and the integration of Linkpower Electronics. The company highlighted that AI servers and edge computing are pushing transmission speed upgrades, with products supporting speeds above 2.5G projected to exceed 30% of sales next year....

FIC Group reported strong demand from its optical communication customers amid ongoing supply shortages. The company's new Johor Bahru, Malaysia production facility recently passed customer certification. It is slated to begin mass production in the first quarter of 2026. FIC also announced plans for continued capacity expansion at the Johor plant throughout 2026 while exploring semiconductor precision manufacturing growth opportunities....

A Japanese startup originating from Waseda University, Power Diamond Systems (PDS), showcased its diamond-based semiconductors at SEMICON Japan 2025, presenting for the first time an evaluation system that confirmed the devices' operation after packaging....

As the global memory market enters its sharpest price upswing in nearly five years, one top-tier PC maker has moved quickly to lock in supply, dispatching senior executives to negotiate directly with major memory producers, including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology....

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has openly criticized the integration performance of the company's AI assistant, Copilot, especially its connection with email platforms such as Gmail and Outlook. According to PYMNTS, which cited a report by The Information, Nadella personally reviewed the product and has demanded accelerated improvements from the engineering team....

As US-China technology controls continue to shape the global semiconductor supply chain, the operation of TSMC in China remains under close scrutiny from the market....

Following ByteDance's early December 2025 launch of the Doubao AI Phone with Nubia, a ZTE subsidiary, Jiemian News and National Business Daily reported that the company is expanding partnerships with smartphone makers. ByteDance has been pushing AI phone collaborations with Vivo, Lenovo, and Transsion. The most direct goal is finding a compliant, stable, and sustainable system identity for AI agents....

On December 23, 2025, Softstar Entertainment held an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to approve its official name change to Star Fusion Group, signaling a decisive transformation into a technology- and energy-focused conglomerate. Chairman David Tu said the group now employs around 3,600 people across 11 subsidiaries and more than 30 affiliated companies, spanning gaming, semiconductors, cybersecurity, dining, third-party payments, and heavy electrical equipment....

Chairman Jim Hung said Innolux will deprioritize shipment volume for its fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) business in 2026, shifting its focus to redistribution layer (RDL) and through-glass via (TGV) technology development to complete customer qualification....

Following the launch of its first AI glasses, Vive Eagle, HTC has continued to expand its sales channel footprint. Beyond its official rollout in Hong Kong, the company has increased physical demo locations and after-sales service points in Taiwan. HTC is also expected to hold an event in China in January 2026. If AI glasses are introduced in the country, market attention will center on local partnerships, AI function localization, as well as sales targets and go-to-market strategy....

The Legislative Yuan has passed the AI Basic Act in its third reading, designating the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) as the competent authority (CA). However, questions remain over how the executive branch will interpret and implement this law, how the NSTC will shoulder the heavy responsibilities of AI governance, and whether the relevant subordinate regulations should be managed by the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) or the NSTC....

Samsung Electronics is poised to capitalize on US demand due to Taiwan's N-2 policy restricting TSMC's advanced process transfers and its capacity being booked by Apple and Nvidia. The company is testing its second-generation 2nm process with AMD and collaborating with Google for 2026 production, outpacing TSMC's planned 3nm output in 2027....

Beijing authorities have officially issued the city's first license plates for Level 3 (L3) autonomous vehicles, marking the first such approvals in China for highway-capable self-driving cars. Three smart, connected cars received the plates, signaling a shift from pilot testing to conditional commercial deployment and representing a milestone in the country's push toward intelligent vehicles....

Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Unimicron recently announced that it will sublease part of its Taichung Dajia land and factory to its flexible PCB (FPCB) subsidiary Uniflex Technology. The move addresses overseas customers' non-China production requirements....

South Korean memory giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have reportedly hiked prices for fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory by nearly 20% for 2026 deliveries, as soaring demand for artificial intelligence accelerators outstrips supply, according to industry sources. The price increase for HBM3E chips comes as manufacturers pivot production resources toward next-generation HBM4 technology, creating an unusual supply crunch for the current industry standard....

Deloitte Taiwan released a report on December 23, 2025, highlighting that AI has moved beyond proof of concept to large-scale commercial deployment, rapidly expanding across core areas such as smart manufacturing, generative content, personalized marketing, and integration with 5G/6G and edge computing. Notably, advances in agentic AI are becoming a major driver of industrial growth. Taiwan continues to hold a critical position as a global node for AI and semiconductors....

Taiwanese cable giant Ta Tun Electric Wire and Cable (TEWC) held a pre-listing performance briefing on December 23, 2025, revealing that revenue for the first 11 months of 2025 reached NT$5.99 billion (US$190.62 million), surpassing its full-year 2024 revenue and setting a new record....

As trade tensions between the US and China intensify, accompanied by tighter technology restrictions, Wanshih Electronic says it is doubling down on precision manufacturing as the cornerstone of its innovation strategy while reshaping its global footprint to navigate mounting geopolitical risk....

As the global auto industry accelerates its shift toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs), Samsung Electronics is moving to strengthen its position through its wholly owned subsidiary, Harman. The company announced it will acquire the advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) business of Germany's ZF Group for EUR1.5 billion (approx. US$1.77 billion), marking one of Samsung's most significant automotive investments in years....