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Thursday 26 July 2018
Machvision posts EPS of NT$12.33 for 1H18
Automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment specialist Machvision has reported net profits of NT$525 million (US$17 million) for the first half of 2018, with EPS reaching NT$12.33...
Wednesday 25 July 2018
IIoT specialist Blutech launches LoRa smart aquaculture solution
As a leading player in IIoT (industrial IoT), Taiwan-based Blutech has established the world's first commercialized IIoT service platform and is applying its LoRa LPWAN system to...
Wednesday 25 July 2018
Quanta to expand capacity to meet growing cloud computing demand
Quanta Computer continues to see increasing orders for cloud computing servers and is expected to report improvements in second-half-2018 revenues, according to Mike Yang, senior...
Wednesday 25 July 2018
China electric car sector to see little impact from trade war with US, says UBS analyst
China's electric vehicle industry will see limited impact from the raging US-China trade war, in which both countries exchange a 25% tariff on car imports from each other's side,...
Wednesday 25 July 2018
MediaTek revenues to grow 5-10% in 3Q18
MediaTek is expected to give a modest revenue growth outlook for the third quarter of 2018, as chip demand for handsets has been less optimistic, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 24 July 2018
Quantum computing to hit US$15 billion in 2028, says ABI Research
Total revenues generated from quantum computing services will exceed US$15 billion by 2028, forecasts ABI research. The demand for quantum computing services will be driven by some...
Monday 23 July 2018
Pegatron chairman expects AI to bring multi-billion business opportunities
Pegatron chairman TH Tung has noted that once artificial intelligence (AI) has penetrated into the market, achieved success and gradually grown mature, the technology will have a...
Monday 23 July 2018
IoT combining AI, blockchain, CarTech to create huge opportunities, says Ayla Networks co-founder
IoT (Internet of Things) does not promise a turnkey solution serving all needs but is a wide variety of solutions tailored to meet different needs of multiple products and services,...
Thursday 19 July 2018
Bitmain to launch IPO in Hong Kong Stock Exchange
China Bitcoin ASIC supplier Bitmain plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong early 2019 at the latest, and is seeking a pre-IPO financing of US$1 billion to boost...
Thursday 19 July 2018
AI-based xPUs proliferating as new growth driver for IC supply chains
With the advent of the 5G era, artificial intelligence (AI) applications will be in full swing, prompting chipmakers to develop multiple xPU chips beyond Intel's CPU and Nvidia's...
Thursday 19 July 2018
AI chip orders to boost KYEC revenues in 3Q18
IC testing service provider King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) is expected to report about 10% sequential growth in third-quarter revenues, driven by a ramp-up of orders for artificial...
Wednesday 18 July 2018
Xilinx acquires China AI chip startup
Xilinx has acquired DeePhi Technology, a Beijing-based AI chip startup specializing in deep compression, pruning and system-level optimization for neural networks, according to the...
Wednesday 18 July 2018
Crypto mining supply chains see dim growth prospects for 2H18
Taiwan makers of mining graphic cards and motherboards will see their revenue and profit prospects for the second half of 2018 dimmed by the sustained crypto mining chill as demand...
Wednesday 18 July 2018
New MediaTek Helio A SoC brings AI to budget smartphones
MediaTek has unveiled its new Helio A SoC family for low-end to mid-range smartphones, with the first product of the series already adopted by Xiaomi.
Tuesday 17 July 2018
Samsung intros 8Gb LPDDR5 DRAM for 5G and AI-powered mobile applications
Samsung Electronics has announced its 10nm class 8-gigabit (Gb) LPDDR5 DRAM. Since bringing the first 8Gb LPDDR4 to mass production in 2014, Samsung has been setting the stage to...