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Thursday 21 February 2019
Taiwan must run faster in IC development: Q&A with science minister Chen Liang-gee
TSMC is likely to kick off volume production of 3nm manufacturing process in 2022-2023, when AI and 5G applications are seen to explode to drastically drive the growth of mobile communications,...
Friday 1 February 2019
Quanta chair issues prescriptions for AI healthcare development in Taiwan
AI applications can usher in brand-new values for Taiwan's medical sector, given the growing integration of health insurance data and technological resources and improving relationships...
Friday 18 January 2019
Taiwan PV FIT scheme has room for improvement room, says Motech president
Taiwan began to adopt a feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme to boost PV power development about two years ago, much later than many other countries, and therefore the scheme has considerable...
Friday 4 January 2019
Transforming into a solution provider: Q&A with Chilisin president Jack Chung
Taiwan-based Chilisin Electronics has developed itself into a leading provider for an array of passive components in recent years through intensified developments of core technologies...
Tuesday 25 December 2018
Public cloud services market to see strong growth: Q&A with eCloudvalley president Linda Lin
Public cloud services take up 30% of enterprises' IT spending in the US and the percentage is estimated to be only 5% in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It is even lower in Southeast...
Thursday 20 December 2018
Merck seeking sustainability for another 350 years
Merck has achieved a milestone for being in business for over 350 years, particularly engaging in the development of liquid crystal products for over 100 year, and the company's mindset...
Monday 17 December 2018
China IC supply chain gaining momentum: Q&A with Photronics DNP Mask
As a joint venture between US photomask maker Photronics and Japan's Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), Photronics DNP Mask broke ground in mid-2018 for building a photomask plant in Xiamen,...
Thursday 13 December 2018
Asustek shakeup: Q&A with company chairman Jonney Shih and president Jerry Shen
Asustek Computer has long been the leader in the motherboard business since its establishment in 1990. In 1997, the Taiwan-based vendor ventured into the notebook market, and since...
Monday 10 December 2018
UnlimiterHear and Airoha to jointly develop Bluetooth chips with hearing protection technology
UnlimiterHear, a Taiwan-based hearing technology specialist, has teamed up with Airoha Technology to develop Bluetooth chips for hearing aids.
Friday 7 December 2018
Keelung to turn into smart people-serving city, says mayor
The government of Keelung has been keen on proceeding with smart city development in recent years, aiming to turn the harbor city in northern Taiwan into a people-serving city from...
Thursday 6 December 2018
Embracing hybrid clouds: Q&A with VMware VP Bernard Kwok
Nearly two-thirds of enterprises in developed countries have embraced various cloud computing services and the proportion of them for using hybrid clouds is expected to rise fast...
Wednesday 21 November 2018
Focus on stability: Q&A with Globalfoundries executives
Globalfoundries announced in August 2018 its decision to put 7nm FinFET R&D on hold indefinitely in a move to intensify the company's focus on delivering differentiated 14/12nm...
Friday 16 November 2018
Industry 4.0, IoT opportunites for information security industry: Q&A with ACSI president
Industrial control engineers now face unknown areas as Internet-based information security has extended from IT to OT (operational technology) involving production equipment, and...
Tuesday 6 November 2018
Staying focused on unique expertise: Q&A with Rohm Semiconductor president Tadanobu Fujiwara
Kyoto-based Rohm Semiconductor has been keen on expanding its overseas sales, but the electronic components maker remains focused on the market segments where they have advantages...
Friday 2 November 2018
Revving up ICT development: Q&A with Philippines DICT acting secretary
The Philippines is one of 12 countries with a population of over 100 million in the world and also the second-largest nation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...