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Monday 23 September 2024
Taiwan emerges as 'AI Cremona', but Quanta CTO urges beyond manufacturing
Taiwan has established itself as the global epicenter for generative AI hardware production, manufacturing 90% of the world's AI servers. TSMC, in particular, holds the exclusive...
Monday 23 September 2024
Samsung boosts MLCC production amid stagnant prices and fierce market competition
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is increasing the operational rate of its multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) to 90%. However, intense market competition has left MLCC sales prices...
Monday 23 September 2024
Speculation mounts over potential discontinuation of Nvidia's H20 chip as US export review approaches
As the US's annual review of export control approaches, speculation is mounting in the Chinese market regarding the potential discontinuation of Nvidia's H20 chip, a specialized version...
Monday 23 September 2024
Integrating AI with IPCs: The next frontier in smart manufacturing
With Industry 4.0 gaining momentum, the manufacturing sector is rapidly embracing digitalization, automation, and intelligence to reduce labor reliance and enhance production efficiency...
Monday 23 September 2024
Google hallucination-proofing LLM: DataGemma to boost accuracy through Data Commons
Google has introduced DataGemma as part of its Gemma series and released a research report, responding to the wider issue of hallucinations in large language models (LLMs).
Monday 23 September 2024
Weekly news roundup: Qualcomm and MediaTek competition in 3nm SoC; progress of China's 28nm process
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of September 16 – September 20.
Monday 23 September 2024
Taiwan imports from South Korea rise 70%, signaling trade shifts
Data from the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy indicates that computer exports surged by 183.2% in August 2024, while maritime vessel exports rose by 80%. Additionally,...
Friday 20 September 2024
Nvidia teams up with AI firm G42 to create climate tech lab
Nvidia Corp. is teaming up with Abu Dhabi-based G42 to create a climate technology lab, marking its first partnership with the United Arab Emirates' top artificial intelligence fir...
Friday 20 September 2024
Salesforce CEO says AI agent means no 'DIY' for clients
Salesforce Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff said his company's newly introduced artificial intelligence software is a complete package for business customers seeking to take...
Friday 20 September 2024
Taiwan's edge in AI: how hardware, not software, holds the key to success
Amidst the ongoing global technology race, Taiwan has emerged as the hardware powerhouse enabling the surge of AI across the world.
Friday 20 September 2024
Generative AI boom fuels 2024 second-half record growth for testing interface giants
The surge in generative AI has driven up demand for high-end testing.
Friday 20 September 2024
Cobots on the rise in China, industry lags behind
China is the largest market for industrial robots, with more than half of the global total based there. According to The Wall Street Journal, factors such as an aging population,...
Friday 20 September 2024
Small models and multimodal become new trend in GenAI
Large and small language models continue to evolve towards multimodal capabilities. In addition to established companies like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Meta, the French startup...
Friday 20 September 2024
Why China-based automotive manufacturers are not worried about Biden's EV trade war
The Biden Administration announced in May that it would be increasing tariff rates on China-based products including semiconductors and electric vehicles (EVs). USTR claimed that...
Friday 20 September 2024
Wistron expects AI server demand to remain strong through 2025
Jeff Lin, the president of Wistron, indicated that the demand for AI servers remains robust and is expected to continue growing over the next two years. To meet customer demand, the...