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MediaTek gearing up for AI smartphones
MediaTek has introduced its new solution to bring artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to smartphones, and is gearing up for competition in the AI smartphone...

Global diode supply shortfall to last into 2Q18, says Diodes CEO
The supply shortfall seen in the global diode industry since the beginning of 2017 will last into the second quarter of 2018, with the shortfall mainly being driven...

Wireless charging demand promising: Q&A with Dialog CEO Jalal Bagherli
As a global leader in providing rapid charging solutions, Dialog Semiconductor has demonstrated its prowess in power management for smartphones and other applications...

Tapping the power of mobile devices through connectivity: Silicon Image on HDMI, MHL and Wireless HD
Silicon Image is a semiconductor IP company whose expertise is connecting boxes to displays. The company develops semiconductor IP based on industry standards...

Explaining the Chaiwan model for the mobile device supply chain: Q&A with Digitimes Research director Joanne Chien
While Digitimes is known as a media outlet, the company also includes a business unit that solely focuses on market research. Run independently from the Digitimes...

The 4G opportunity: Q&A with executives from major Taiwan telecom carriers
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have been awarded frequency...

Focused on mobile storage and peripherals: Q&A with Carry Tech president Taron Chang
Once chiefly known as an OEM for PC card readers and memory modules, Carry Technology has expanded its product portfolio to include Wi-Fi products and other peripherals...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset market, Broadcom's mobile solutions have found their...

The challenge for mobile telecom carriers: Q&A with FET president Yvonne Li
Along with increasing use of smartphones, competition among mobile telecom carriers is changing and they are faced with a big challenge to transform themselves...

Staying focused on mobile MEMS: Q&A with Bosch Sensortec marketing director Leopold Beer
Bosch Sensortec has announced what the company claims is the smallest inertial measurement unit (IMU) in the market. The combo solution is designed to meet the...

Focus on high-volume mobile devices: Q&A with Akustica executives
MEMS microphone specialist Akustica has announced its new analog MEMS microphone series to show continuous enhancement of its product portfolio. The firm also...

WiMAX should develop toward dual-mode single frequency band, says Global Mobile chairwoman
Chairwoman Rosemary Ho for Global Mobile, one of the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, has expressed her opinions about how WiMAX will develop under competition from...

Looking to ride mobile computing wave: Q&A with Kingston co-founder David Sun
Kingston Technology's revenues hit a record high of US$6.5 billion for 2010, representing a 58.5% on-year growth. However, high sales do not necessarily mean profits...
Can PCs survive? – NVIDIA comments on the future prospects of computing
Prior to Computex 2011, we wanted to get NVIDIA's opinions on a number of topics that affect both them and the industry. So in order to gain insight we sat down...
NTT docomo recaptures Japanese mobile market with support of Taiwanese IT vendors and a flexible Wi-Fi strategy, says NTTBP president Tadao Kobayashi
Mobile communications technology is a constantly evolving field. Rather than always trying to keep up with the latest developments, sometimes taking a different...

Broadcom talks about growing opportunities in wireless
Michael Hurlston, senior vice president and general manager for the Home and Wireless Networking Business Unit at chip specialist Broadcom recently sat down with...