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Wednesday 16 August 2017
Spreadtrum to roll out 12nm AI chips in 2018
Spreadtrum Communications plans to launch its 12nm mobile chips for artificial intelligence (AI)-based smartphones in 2018, according to company CEO Leo Li.
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Pegatron to rebound after hitting bottom in 2Q17
Pegatron Technology has announced net profits of NT$3.44 billion (US$115.93 million) for the second quarter, down 11.5% sequentially and 13.8% on year, while EPS were only NT$1.34,...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
China lags behind US in AI investment, says research institute
While China has attached much importance to AI (artificial intelligence) development, local companies have significantly lagged behind US counterparts in terms of investment in AI...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Inventec posts EPS of NT$0.54 for 2Q17
Inventec has reported consolidated revenues of NT$111.12 billion (US$3.74 billion) for the second quarter of 2017 with net profits of NT$1.73 billion and of EPS NT$0.54, while consolidated...
Monday 14 August 2017
Notebook lithium battery prices rising
Because of increasing prices for raw materials and strong demand from the electric vehicle and smartphone market segments, lithium batteries for notebooks are expected to see another...
Thursday 10 August 2017
Taiwan market: HPE may regain title as No. 1 server brand in 2018
Artificial intelligence applications are not only driving scientific and technological developments, but also fueling the replacement of servers, prompting HPE, a spin-off from HP,...
Thursday 10 August 2017
Digitimes Research: Japan AI focuses on medical applications
Though slightly lagging behind in R&D and application of AI (artificial intelligence) technology as compared with the US and some countries in Europe, Japan has a strong AI focus...
Wednesday 9 August 2017
Taiwan IT industry can directly jump onto AI development: Q&A with LotaData CEO Apu Kumar
While high-tech gurus have yet to reach a consensus over whether Taiwan is suitable for developing artificial intelligence (AI) applications, a US-based AI company quietly came to...
Friday 4 August 2017
France, Canada, UK, Singapore governments pushing forward in AI R&D, says MOEA
The governments of France, Canada, the UK and Singapore have been making efforts to boost the R&D of AI technology and applications, according to overseas offices of the Ministry...
Monday 31 July 2017
Demand for high-speed transmissions surges
Emerging applications arising from IoT, cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) are demanding high-speed transmissions, while high-speed interfaces such as USB, PCI Express (PCIe)...
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Taiwan IC design service and IP firms land AI chip orders from China
Taiwan-based IC design service companies and silicon IP providers have started to land orders for artificial intelligence (AI) applications from China's IC industry and academia,...
Tuesday 25 July 2017
Taiwan to set up innovation service platform to integrate technology R&D forces
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs will spend NT$5 billion (US$170 million) in the next four years setting up an open innovation service platform (OISP) to facilitate cooperative...
Monday 24 July 2017
TSMC to expand CoWoS capacity to fill increasing AI chip packaging orders
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is planning to carry out the first-ever expansion of its CoWoS (Chip on Wafer on Substrate) packaging and testing capacity to fill...
Monday 24 July 2017
China reveals AI development plans
China's State Council has revealed plans for development of AI technology and applications through 2030.
Friday 21 July 2017
Chip demand for data centers to boom in China
With China's local governments looking to set up data centers, chip demand for data centers locally is set to surge, according to industry sources.