Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed two months ago, at a dinner party for Taiwanese partners in Silicon Valley, that he considers himself Taiwan's ambassador. Taiwan is positioned as a key player in the AI revolution, and all Taiwanese businesses must be prepared to effectively tell the "Taiwan story" to the rest of the world.
Industry leaders continue to voice their optimism for AI PCs, with Acer chairman Jason Chen drawing a comparison with the explosion of the internet in the late 1990s, and Wistron president Jeff Lin saying that AI PCs will gradually take off.
Sony's semiconductor business division, primarily focused on CMOS Image Sensors (CIS), plans to reduce its equipment investment amount in the next three fiscal years from 2024 to 2026 (April 2024 to March 2027) by about 30% compared to the previous three-year mid-term plan.
Taiwan's demographic challenge is intensifying as the nation grapples with a declining birth rate. In response, the government is amending laws to expand the recruitment and retention of overseas Chinese and foreign students to alleviate the anticipated economic impact.
Getac has released what it claims is the world's first rugged notebook that supports AI, and expects 50% of its rugged product lines to be AI-enabled by 2025.
Delivery times for Nvidia's H100 AI GPU have improved from 52 weeks to 16–20 weeks, as TSMC ramps up its CoWoS production capacity, meaning second-tier server suppliers finally have a chance to flex their muscles.
NVIDIA has recently initiated the competition for AI computing demand in the market and raised abundant discussions about humanoid robots at GTC 2024. Businesses in the IPC (Industrial PC) industry believe that robots represent a market with great potential among the diversity of models and applications and IPC businesses will not be absent from this market.
Apple Inc. will open its first retail location in Malaysia next month as it expands its presence in Southeast Asia to augment both sales and operations outside of China.
To establish its foothold amidst the AI wave, Samsung Electronics has been aggressively enhancing the competitiveness of its AI business through semiconductors, Generative AI, and home appliances. To do so, Samsung is adjusting its investments, recruiting talent, and restructuring its organization.
The Vietnamese government is reportedly "encouraging" companies like Foxconn to conserve electricity, sparking concerns about a potential repeat of the 2023 power shortage crisis.
The robotics industry is on the cusp of significant transformation, driven by two major trends: human-robot collaboration and the emergence of humanoid robots. Once thought to be a decade away, humanoid robots could now become a reality within the next three to five years, according to industry experts.
Nvidia's GB200 Superchips are about to be shipped. Liteon Technology has sent its AI server liquid cooling solution specifically designed for Nvidia GB200's 19-inch OCP racks for testing and certifying. The company estimates that the liquid cooling system may start contributing revenues in 2024.
Computex 2024 is set to be the leading showcase for the latest advancements in AI technology, as the field continues to heat up with Nvidia's next-gen GB200 chip scheduled to launch in the second half of 2024.
Chinese CPU maker Loongson Technology Founder and Chairman Hu Weiwu, who is also a Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Computing Technology researcher, told Xinhua News Agency that Loonson's next-generation CPU will match the performance of Intel's 12th-generation Core i5.
China and Japan have questioned India's import license requirements, highlighting renewed concerns from WTO members against India's unilateral trade measures.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently held a trilateral summit in South Korea to deepen economic, trade, and digital cooperation.
