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Thursday 13 March 2025
Infineon leverages power architecture shift amid AI-driven data center boom
Infineon Technologies is positioning itself at the forefront of a shift in server power architecture, driven by the rapid adoption of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) designs. As...
Thursday 13 March 2025
India's Yotta drives AI growth but leaves Asus with significant bad debt
Asus declared a significant bad debt over the last quarter of 2024 due to delayed payments for server products sold to Yotta, a company highlighting India's eagerness to build AI...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Biren secures pre-IPO funding as valuation tops US$2.1B, backed by Shanghai AI Industry Fund
On March 11, Shanghai Guotou Pioneer Fund announced via its official WeChat account that its AI industry fund led a fresh investment round in Biren Technology (Biren), one of China's...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Trump's tariff policies cause economic uncertainty and trade shifts; Taiwanese companies face investment risks
The US economy heavily relies on domestic consumption, and under President Donald Trump, the administration employed a tariff-driven strategy aimed at bringing manufacturing back...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Taiwan's supply chain edge holds firm amid automation shifts
Automation and smart production are seen as crucial solutions for global expansion amid the ongoing restructuring of supply chains, driven by geopolitics and the rapid advancement...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Asian perspectives 7: How emerging tech powers are navigating the battle between the US and China
The Breakthrough Technology Dialogue held in Singapore at the end of February saw participation from technology experts across various countries. However, the discussions were largely...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Taiwan science parks see record sales in 2024 despite weak results for communications sector
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has disclosed the combined output of Taiwan's three major science parks reached NT$4.76 trillion (US$144.42 billion) in 2024, setting...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Alibaba's Qwen AI takes on DeepSeek, taps Nvidia RTX 4090 for low-cost AI scaling
Just six weeks after DeepSeek-R1 launched with open-source model weights and app updates, Alibaba's Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) AI model is accelerating its efforts to compete. Selected...
Thursday 13 March 2025
AI data centers spark hidden water crisis in Taiwan
The global push to build AI data centers has intensified, raising concerns not just over power consumption but also their vast water usage. While data centers are known for their...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
BizLink's multi-sector growth fuels record-breaking performance in Q4 2024
Despite challenges in the electric vehicle (EV) industry throughout 2024, the surge in artificial intelligence (AI) applications has fueled strong demand for connectors and wiring...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
USI Feb 2025 revenue: with mixed bag of growth and seasonal slump, what's behind the numbers?
Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a global leader in electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturing (ODM), has published its February 2025 revenue...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Taiwan's auto parts sector kicks off 1Q strong, breaking seasonal slump
Taiwan's automotive supply chain has performed well since the start of the year, fueled by strong US market demand and aggressive inventory buildup by automakers and Tier 1 suppliers...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
FPGA vs ASIC: Altera CEO highlights FPGA's advantage in AI era
Embedded World 2025 officially commenced this week in Nuremberg, Germany, with Sandra Rivera, CEO of FPGA company Altera, delivering the keynote address. In her presentation, Rivera...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Altera embraces independence from Intel, shifts focus to edge AI
At Embedded World 2025, Altera CEO Sandra Rivera spoke during a keynote Q&A about the company's transition and future plans as the Intel-owned FPGA provider operates independen...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
AI fever sweeps China's political huddle, fueling tech optimism
For some years now, China's annual gathering of its national legislature has been an increasingly disciplined and choreographed affair — its muted vibes practically an echo...