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FX losses erase over 40% of Acer's 1Q25 operating profit

6 days ago | digitimes.com | Aaron Lee |Levi Li |DIGITIMES Asia

Acer Inc. delivered solid operating results for the first quarter of 2025, but sharp foreign exchange losses undercut its profitability. The company reported NT$445 million (approx. US$14.7 million) in forex losses-equal to 42% of its operating...
Wiwynn reports 145% YoY revenue growth in 1Q25; William Lin promoted to CEO

6 days ago | digitimes.com | Aaron Lee |Charlene Chen |DIGITIMES Asia

Wiwynn's financial results for the first quarter of 2025 benefited from strong demand for universal type and AI servers, with consolidated revenue reaching NT$170.655 billion (US$5.6 billion), up 47.6% quarter-over-quarter and 145.1% year-over-year...
WITS initiates acquisition plan to seek second growth curve

6 days ago | digitimes.com | Aaron Lee |Charlene Chen |DIGITIMES Asia

Wistron ITS (WITS) chairman and CEO Ching Hsiao pointed out that the model launched by DeepSeek brings a dawn of AI popularization, driving more AI applications. This will be a key area for WITS to leverage. The company expects AI-related revenue to...
Taiwan ODMs post record April; server momentum set to drive 2Q25 growth

6 days ago | digitimes.com | Aaron Lee |Levi Li |DIGITIMES Asia

Taiwan's leading ODMs reported robust year-over-year revenue growth in April, driven by solid notebook and server shipments. Although early notebook pull-ins have weakened, demand for servers, especially AI servers, remains strong and is set to underpin...
Wiwynn lands major L12 assembly order from YTL

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Aaron Lee |Charlene Chen |DIGITIMES Asia

Wiwynn chair Emily Hong highlighted three major trends driven by AI in the server industry. First, computing power is propelling technological development; second, new markets and customers are emerging; third, the scope of server services is expanding...
Inventec sees record April sales due to pull-ins ahead of tariff

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Aaron Lee |Jingyue Hsiao |DIGITIMES Asia

Inventec announced its revenue for April 2025, surpassing expectations with NT$62.1 billion (approx. US$2.05 billion), marking a 4.33% increase month-over-month and a 21.65% rise year-over-year. This performance contrasts sharply with previous Aprils,...
Auras bets on liquid cooling as AI drives data center shift

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Aaron Lee |Elaine Chen |DIGITIMES Asia

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the demands of data center infrastructure, Auras Technology Chairman Yu-shen Lin declared that the industry's shift from air to liquid cooling is not just inevitable-it's already underway.
Jinpao sees continued revenue growth in April, exchange rate fluctuations to have little impact

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Aaron Lee |KEVIN WANG |DIGITIMES Asia

Jinpao Precision Industry has reported NT$255 million (US$8.4 million) in consolidated revenue for April 2025. Although this represents a slight drop from the record monthly high posted in March, the figure still represents a massive 54.26% increase...
Wistron pours another US$1.2 billion into US, Mexico to scale AI server manufacturing

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Aaron Lee |Levi Li |DIGITIMES Asia

Wistron Corporation is ramping up its US manufacturing expansion. On May 6, its board approved the acquisition of land and facilities at the Westport site in Dallas, adding to an earlier-announced Texas project. Combined with ongoing investments across...
PC pioneer FICG retools for the AI age with optical module surge

1 week ago | digitimes.com | Aaron Lee |Levi Li |DIGITIMES Asia

Once Taiwan's second-largest PC maker, First International Computer (FIC), has reinvented itself as a top-three global supplier of optical modules. Leo Chien, Chairman of parent firm FIC Global, Inc. (FICG), said the company plans to double its optical...