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With the development of AI applications in recent years, many industries have benefited from it, and Taiwan's semiconductor industry is no exception. However, as the Chinese government continues to follow up and use policies to support local industries, the pressure on Taiwan's IC design companies is increasing day by day. How will Taiwanese manufacturers deal with the threat posed by the rapid rise of Chinese companies? This article is divided into two parts. The first part covers the policy background of China's IC design industry development, and includes a comparison of the current status and trend analysis of selected IC firms in Taiwan and China.

Since the launch of ChatGPT, the world has begun to witness the transformative power of AI. While much of the spotlight remains on ChatGPT, a Chinese AI model has quietly emerged on the global stage—DeepSeek. It boasts a training cost of  just 1/20 of OpenAI’s and 1/10 of Meta’s. Recently, DeepSeek has even received recognition from tech giants including Apple’s Tim Cook, NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Amazon’s Andy Jassy, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg. This article will explore the impact of "DeepSeek" on Taiwan's electronics industry.

Quantitative data collection methods include surveys, interviews, observations, and dataset reviews. Explore the techniques, pros, and cons of each method.

Event-driven investing exploits pricing inefficiencies caused by significant corporate events. Discover common event-driven strategies and examples below.

Learn about the basics of long-short equity investing, from its core concepts and the common strategies, as well as the benefits and risks involved.

What is market data? Learn about its definition, types, sources, and applications to leverage it for informed decision-making in trading and investment.

Have you ever heard someone say that a certain company is about to repurchase its treasury stock, prompting friends around you to shout: "Hurry and join the buyers! The stock is about to soar, and if you don’t get in now, when will you?" Have you ever wondered why they say that? What exactly is treasury stock, and how is it different from outstanding shares? Why would a company buy back its own stock?

In corporate governance and corporate operations, the proportion of shares held by directors and supervisors (Directors' Holdings) is considered an important indicator that not only reflects the confidence of the company's management in the future development of the company but may also affect investors' expectations of the company's future performance. In Taiwan, the level of Directors' Holdings has long been a focus of market participants' attention because it involves the adjustment of interests within the company, the distribution of control, and the trust of external investors. However, effectively interpreting and utilizing such information may be a significant challenge for the average investor. TEJ Taiwan Economic News will introduce Directors' Holdings in detail, explain their impact on a company, and how to find relevant shareholding information through various channels. This will help readers better understand the meaning of Directors' Holdings and use it as an important basis for corporate analyses.

Odd lot trading is all about buying and selling smaller amounts of stock that don’t add up to a full trading unit (usually 1,000 shares). So, instead of needing a lot of money to buy a full unit at once, you can start with a smaller amount of shares. This is super handy for anyone with a limited budget who still wants to get into stock investing!