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Thursday 18 January 2024
Compal leads the charge in shift toward 'aggressive' pursuits
Taiwan-based ODM company Compal Electronics is changing its operational strategy, with chairman Rock Hsu announcing a shift toward aggressive acquisitions. Compal's transition toward...
Thursday 18 January 2024
Advanced packaging continues to boost high-end material demand
According to sources at IC packaging material distributors, advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration are driving demand for high-end materials.
Thursday 18 January 2024
IC backend houses expect demand to revive in 2H24
IC backend houses anticipate a resurgence in demand during the latter part of 2024 after a disappointing 2023.
Wednesday 17 January 2024
World Economic Forum report reveals high-income economies are more optimistic on AI prospects
A recent World Economic Forum (WEF) focusing on the impact of geopolitics and AI revealed that respondents from high-income economies are more optimistic about the prospect of enhancing...
Wednesday 17 January 2024
BYD Plans $14 Billion Investment in Smarter Car Features
BYD Co., the world's largest maker of electric vehicles, will invest 100 billion yuan ($14 billion) to develop smart-car features, its founder and chief executive officer said Tues...
Wednesday 17 January 2024
AI Startup Sakana Raises $30 Million to Build Smaller AI Models
Sakana AI, an artificial intelligence startup taking inspiration from the ways animals like fish and bees work together, has raised $30 million in a seed funding round from several...
Wednesday 17 January 2024
Are AI cars still on the way?
The absence of Detroit's Big Three and Tesla in CES 2024 reflected automakers' challenges in 2023, including the rising production costs resulting from the auto worker strike.
Wednesday 17 January 2024
Generative AI integration with knowledge base is a manufacturing game-changer, AWS reveals
Enterprises across industries are actively exploring applications of generative AI. Amazon Web Services (AWS) personnel highlight the integration of corporate knowledge bases as a...
Wednesday 17 January 2024
SK On to mass-produce LFP batteries in 2026 at the earliest
Chey Jae-won, executive vice chairman of SK Group, held meetings with multiple partners at CES 2024 last week, revealing the business plan of SK On, the group's battery arm. SK On...
Wednesday 17 January 2024
ITRI, TSMC partner to advance high-speed computing with SOT-MRAM
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has partnered with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to conduct ground-breaking research into the design of...
Wednesday 17 January 2024
Automakers want direct chip manufacturer ties to hedge shortage risk
Automakers are hedging against chip shortages by strengthening direct connections with semiconductor manufacturers.
Wednesday 17 January 2024
South Korea unveils ambitious plans for AI semiconductor supercluster and talent cultivation
To fulfill its goal of becoming a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor technology, the South Korean government is strategically integrating Pangyo New Town,...
Wednesday 17 January 2024
AI could help wearable devices become more viable for users, though challenges remain, says DIGITIMES Research
Smart wearable devices have been a rapidly growing product over the past several years. With the generative AI boom in 2023, more smart wearable products are also looking to integrate...
Wednesday 17 January 2024
Chinese power component suppliers raise prices
The recent recovery of the power semiconductor industry has prompted Chinese small and medium-sized power component suppliers to raise their prices, according to industry sources...
Wednesday 17 January 2024
Driving Samsung to future car electronics: Q&A with Harman chairman Young Sohn (II)
Harman International will be critical as Samsung Electronics scales its automotive business. In the second part of an exclusive interview with DIGITIMES, Young Sohn, who chairs the...