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Friday 21 December 2018
IBM expands tie-up with Samsung to include 7nm chip manufacturing
IBM has announced an agreement with Samsung to manufacture 7nm microprocessors for IBM Power Systems, IBM Z and LinuxONE, high-performance computing systems, and cloud offerings.
Thursday 20 December 2018
Xilinx ADAS SoC adopted by BYD
Xilinx has announced its Zynq-series SoC for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) has been adopted by China-based electric vehicle vendor BYD.
Wednesday 19 December 2018
Flexium approves NT$8 billion for 2019 capex
The board of directors of flexible PCB specialist Flexium Interconnect has approved plans to budget NT$8 billion (US$259.5 million) in capex for 2019, which will be utilized for capacity...
Wednesday 19 December 2018
Ambarella, Hella Aglaia partner to enable advanced AI features in front ADAS cameras
Ambarella, which develops high-resolution video processing and computer vision semiconductors, has announced it is partnering with Hella Aglaia, a developer of intelligent visual...
Tuesday 18 December 2018
ABF substrate prices have room for growth
The supply of ABF (ajinomoto build-up film) substrates is unlikely to expand substantially in 2019, as most suppliers intend to be cautious about expanding capacity, according to...
Tuesday 18 December 2018
Notebook ODMs keen to develop smart healthcare solutions
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs including Wistron and Compal Electronics are actively tapping into the long-term care service sector by offering smart medical care solutions to hospitals,...
Monday 17 December 2018
Taiwan IC distributors look to IoT, 5G for 2019 growth
With the AI and 5G markets set to flourish, chip demand for HPC, IoT and cloud servers is expected to enjoy substantial growth in 2019, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC dist...
Friday 14 December 2018
HTC revving up AI, blockchain applications to healthcare sector
HTC's efforts in developing AI technologies and platforms for healthcare and other applications have paid off significantly, with its DeepQ AI platform already utilized by hospitals...
Friday 14 December 2018
MediaTek announces Helio P90 with AI support
MediaTek has launched the Helio P90 system-on-chip (SoC) featuring APU 2.0, a new-generation architecture for AI processing boost and a performance of 1,127GMACs (2.25TOPs).
Friday 14 December 2018
Micron delivers monolithic 12Gb LPDDR4X DRAM for new MediaTek mobile SoC
Micron Technology has announced that its monolithic 12Gb low-power double data rate 4X (LPDDR4X) DRAM has been validated for use in MediaTek's new Helio P90 smartphone platform reference...
Thursday 13 December 2018
Intel unveils innovations and technologies at Architecture Day 2018
At Intel Architecture Day 2018, top executives, architects and fellows revealed next-generation technologies and discussed progress on a strategy to power an expanding universe of...
Thursday 13 December 2018
IBM Taiwan expects rising hardware business in 2019
As enterprises have been accelerating their paces of adopting artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, IBM has been assisting clients in the manufacturing, medical care and finance...
Thursday 13 December 2018
Unisoc has ambitious plans for 5G
As a heavyweight member in the China semiconductor industry, Tsinghua Unigroup has set ambitious goals of scoring US$100 billion in annual revenues, taking the largest share of the...
Wednesday 12 December 2018
PowerArena uses AI image ID tech to diagnose production inefficiency
Hong Kong startup PowerArena is moving to apply computer vision and AI deep learning technologies to conduct real-time monitoring of production lines to help manufacturers discover...
Wednesday 12 December 2018
IC materials distributors to end 2018 with notable revenue increases
Taiwan-based IC fabrication and packaging material distributors including Topco Scientific, Niching Industrial and Wahlee Industrial are expected to end 2018 with impressive annual...