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Tuesday 28 November 2017
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to see -3.2% CAGR in 2018-2022
Global notebook shipments are expected to experience a negative 3.2% CAGR in the next five years to reach 140 million units by 2022, as new consumer devices associated with such latest...
Friday 24 November 2017
AI can be integrated with human intelligence to solve problems, says Microsoft Research Asia head
AI (artificial intelligence) is different from human intelligence, but they can be integrated to form super intelligence for solving problems, according to Hon Hsiao-wuen, managing...
Friday 24 November 2017
China Big Fund planning second round of support for local IC sector
China's National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (known as the Big Fund) has raised an estimated CNY150-200 billion (US$22.8-30.4 billion) which will be spent for the...
Wednesday 22 November 2017
Moore's Law can last two more process generations, says MediaTek chair
The Moore's Law that sets the pace of the semiconductor development can last two more generations, as the process technology may hit bottlenecks after advancing to 3nm node from the...
Wednesday 22 November 2017
KYEC to see more IC testing orders from major GPU, CPU vendors in 2018
IC testing specialist King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) is expected to see its orders from major GPU and CPU vendors increase by more than 20% in 2018, amid intensifying AI chip deployments...
Thursday 16 November 2017
AI to bring opportunities, challenges for Taiwan semiconductor industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) will bring huge business opportunities and challenges for Taiwan's semiconductor industry, and the industry will face fierce competition from China, where...
Thursday 16 November 2017
Global Unichip tapes out 16nm TCAM compiler
Taiwan-based IC design service company Global Unichip has announced a successful TCAM compiler tape-out based on TSMC's 16FFC process technology.
Thursday 16 November 2017
Samsung overtakes Intel as semiconductor leader in 3Q17, says IHS
In the second quarter of 2017, Intel remained the market leader in pure semiconductor revenues, generated by the sale of its own products, according to IHS Markit. But the leadership...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Quanta gearing up investments for AI, AR, VR and big data
Quanta Computer is expanding its investments in AI, AR, VR, wearable devices and big data solutions and expects to roll out more new products starting 2019, according to company chairman...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Digital transformation vital to survival of enterprises, says ITRI executive VP
With the consumer-driven operation model gaining momentum, how to accelerate digital transformation to create new product values, optimize production process and efficiency, and achieve...
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Combination of 5G, IoT applications to bring huge biz, says experts
The combination of 5G mobile network and IoT (Internet of Things) technologies and applications will pose profound influences to the ICT industry and bring unimaginable business opportunities,...
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Synopsys extends help for Taiwan AI development
Synopsys has signed a letter-of-intent (LOI) with a Taiwan government-run research lab to form a strategic partnership to help the country develop an artificial intelligence (AI)...
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Simplo targets 50% share of electric bike battery market
Battery maker Simplo Technology is looking to take at least half of the electric bicycle battery module market within the next five years as it expects bicycle battery module shipments...
Tuesday 14 November 2017
AI to help, not confront humans, says AlphaGo developer Aja Huang
AI (artificial intelligence) will not confront human beings but serve as tools at their disopal, as human brain will remain the most powerful, although some say AI machines may be...
Monday 13 November 2017
Academia Sinica sets up Taiwan AI Academy
Taiwan's Academic Sinica has newly inaugurated the Taiwan AI Academy as part of its efforts to help the industrial sectors nurture AI (artificial intelligence) talent and develop...