Passive component suppliers see strong 1Q25 demand, defying seasonality
Taiwanese passive component manufacturers Yageo and Ample Electronic Technology have started 2025 with unexpected revenue growth, bucking the traditional first-quarter…
Samsung chair’s nine-year legal battle ends, signals return to decisive management
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jae-Yong Lee’s recent acquittal in a merger and accounting fraud trial marks the end of the company’s…
ASE, a semiconductor powerhouse, faces leadership uncertainty as chairman’s heir passes away at 46
On February 7, 2025, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) announced the passing of corporate director Rutherford Chang at the age of…
Samsung likely to reduce foundry investments amid competitors’ expenditure boost
International foundry players including TSMC, SMIC, and GlobalFoundries (GF) are expected to either maintain or increase their capital expenditure in…
Allan Ko: Tariff wars won’t derail Kymco’s Southeast Asia expansion
Kymco Group chairman Allan Ko believes that rapidly shifting US tariff policies will mostly impact four-wheel vehicles, leaving the electric…
AI drives digital industry growth: Taiwan software sector expected to reach NT$1 trillion in 2026
The emergence of generative AI (GenAI) technologies like ChatGPT and DeepSeek is expected to drive growth in Taiwan’s information service…
IBM CEO backs open-source small models to cut AI inference costs
The low-cost open-source AI model from Chinese startup DeepSeek has ignited widespread debate, drawing responses from major American tech giants.…
DeepSeek fuels affordable AI, sparking cloud price wars in China and beyond
China’s cloud service providers (CSPs) have been engaged in fierce price competition since 2024, deploying aggressive cost-cutting strategies to expand…
Chip distributors Arrow Electronics, Avnet see signs of market recovery in 2Q25
Global semiconductor distribution leaders Arrow Electronics and Avnet have expressed cautious optimism about the market outlook, despite ongoing challenges in…
Jim Keller: How early setbacks forged a semiconductor visionary
Jim Keller, a semiconductor industry veteran, remains deeply involved in RISC-V development, working to establish a new foundation for AI-driven…