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The Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) announced that Taiwan's government-driven push for 5G private networks and dedicated spectrum has benefited more than 100 enterprises as of September 2025. By significantly reducing frequency usage fees to incentivize site owners, the initiative supports innovative applications despite skepticism about the 4.8-4.9GHz band and the development of 5G O-RAN technology....

As the generative AI (GenAI) boom becomes a central focus in tech development, high-performance computing (HPC) opportunities continue to expand, recently causing supply-demand gaps in the memory market that have triggered a surge of urgent orders. Coupled with the arrival of the consumer peak season and the first wave of new device shipments in September 2025, these three key drivers have pushed Taiwan's printed circuit board (PCB) industry to exceed revenue expectations in the third quarter of 2025....

Airoha Technology has continued to secure new collaboration opportunities in the international telecom market in 2025, with some of its previously developed markets now entering mass production and shipment phases, driving steady growth in its overall revenue. The company has also integrated MediaTek's Wi-Fi chips into its solutions....

The Taiwan Machine Tool and Accessory Builders' Association (TMBA) recently held its member assembly, where industry leaders expressed divergent views on when the machine tool market might recover. Overall, the sector's outlook remains uncertain as stakeholders await clearer signals going into the second quarter of 2026....

As the Trump administration lets key electric vehicle tax credits expire and former President Donald Trump's legacy tariffs continue to weigh on imports, the American auto industry is entering a turbulent final quarter of 2025, caught between the pressure to absorb rising costs and the need to preserve consumer demand....

At its annual Dreamforce developer conference, Salesforce unveiled a series of product updates aimed at addressing the slowdown of enterprise AI pilot programs....

TSMC's ambitious plan for a second wafer fab in Kumamoto, Japan, is facing significant delays, leaving a cluster of Taiwanese suppliers in limbo and forcing them to seek alternative customers. With uncertainty mounting, many of these firms are now turning their attention to Micron's expanding operations in Hiroshima to secure revenue....

The rapidly growing demand for AI and augmented reality (AR) smart glasses in China has sparked a tenfold increase in sales during the first half of 2025, significantly accelerating the adoption of microLED technology for miniature displays. Industry analysts anticipate 2025 will become a critical year for full-color microLED development, though mature single-chip full-color microLED displays are projected to appear only by 2027....

Samsung Electronics revealed it is developing its seventh-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4E), with a target bandwidth of over 3TB per second. The announcement comes as Nvidia continues to pressure suppliers to increase the bandwidth of sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4), signaling that the HBM speed race will intensify....

As the AI boom drives demand for advanced packaging, chip testing at the backend is facing challenges in temperature, frequency, and speed. In response, the testing interface industry has been pushed into a new wave of product upgrades....

As the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) glasses continues to heat up, a new wave of sales is expected to emerge, driven by recent launches of augmented reality (AR) glasses and mixed reality (MR) headsets from companies such as Meta, Google, and Samsung Electronics....

Samsung Electronics' preliminary results for the third quarter of 2025 have reignited optimism across the global memory market. The results, together with strong performances anticipated from SK Hynix and Micron, suggest the semiconductor industry is now firmly entering a new memory supercycle—the strongest upturn since the 2017–2018 boom....

Following Vivo's launch of its X300 flagship earlier this year, Oppo introduced its Find X9 series on October 16, 2025, aiming to strengthen computing power, energy efficiency, and imaging performance. Notably, Oppo increased the telephoto camera resolution to 200 million pixels (200MP) and partnered with Sweden-based Hasselblad to develop the first-ever teleconverter lens designed for smartphones....

Apple CEO Tim Cook met with China's Minister of Commerce Wentao Wang on October 16, 2025, once again emphasizing that Apple will continue to deepen its presence in the Chinese market....

As the world races to meet the insatiable computing demands of artificial intelligence (AI), one thing is becoming increasingly clear: the future of networking may rest on a humble but evolving foundation: Ethernet....

SenseTime has signed a strategic partnership with Cambricon Technologies to enhance software-hardware integration, boost chip compatibility, and advance the development of China's AI ecosystem....

AI inference chip startup Rebellions announced on October 15 that it has joined Arm's Total Design ecosystem. The announcement, made at the OCP Global Summit 2025, positions the company to accelerate the development of customized, high-efficiency chips for next-generation AI data centers....

Jabil announced a significant leadership transition on October 16, stating that Executive Chairman Mark T. Mondello and two other directors will not seek re-election to the board. The departures are scheduled for the company's annual stockholder meeting in January 2026....

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud unit of Alibaba Group, has opened its second data center in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — its first in nearly a decade — as the Chinese tech giant deepens its presence in one of the Middle East's fastest-growing digital markets....

President Donald Trump's renewed push for aggressive tariffs — aimed at bringing manufacturing back to US soil — has created an unexpected internal fracture within the US auto industry. Detroit's Big Three automakers—General Motors (GM), Ford Motor Company, and Stellantis—are caught between rising costs and political pressure and are forced into uneasy standoffs with their own suppliers....