Winmate (3416.TW) reported August consolidated revenue of NT$406 million, approximately $12.9 million, up 16.7% from a year earlier but down 14.2% from July. Revenue for the first eight months reached NT$3.002 billion, or about $95.2 million, a 27.1% year-over-year increase. Both August revenue and the cumulative figure set records for the corresponding period in the company’s history. The company said demand remains strong in defense and military, semiconductors and edge AI (artificial intelligence processed near devices) and that order visibility remains elevated. It expects second-half operations to reach new highs, while defense and military applications are projected to grow by at least 50%. Winmate has launched a rugged edge AI platform for drone and robotics applications and is expanding into marine and maritime computers, smart manufacturing, smart healthcare, logistics and smart city markets. Its product focus includes rugged computers and rugged ground control stations (GCS), with edge AI chips and GPUs, across nine industries. Institutional investors view the company as expanding beyond traditional rugged devices into space and other high-end applications, while Europe’s defense spending and industrial automation recovery could create new project opportunities. Winmate did not disclose specific September or fourth-quarter order amounts, European revenue contributions or European growth projections.