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Tuesday 26 November 2019
A new chapter for UMC: Q&A with company co-presidents Jason Wang and SC Chien
UMC, once a major rival to TSMC in pursuing advanced manufacturing nodes, decided about two years ago to shift its focus away from joining the race to 10nm and more advanced process...
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Food delivery by robots: Q&A with Kiwi Campus founder Felipe Chavez Cortes
Silicon Valley-based Kiwi Campus is a startup dedicated to operating a semi-autonomous robotic platform for delivering foods, beverages and groceries to consumers on college campuses...
Tuesday 19 November 2019
Synergy from acquiring Kemet: Q&A with Yageo chairman Pierre Chen
Taiwan-based Yageo announced recently plans to acquire fellow US-based passive component company Kemet in an all-cash transaction valued at US$1.8 billion. The acquisition is expected...
Monday 18 November 2019
SiC MOSFET development: Q&A interview with Hestia Power CEO Lee Chwan-ying
SiC MOSFETs sees fast development and growing demand due to needs for high-voltage and high-power operating environment, but it is quite impossible for them to completely replace...
Thursday 14 November 2019
Digital transformation via AI enablement: Q&A with dTran Smart Consulting executives
A serach for "digital transformation" on Google will come up with more than 350 million results - an indication of the attention it has been drawing. But many Taiwanese firms have...
Friday 8 November 2019
Sensors enabling innovative user experience: Q&A with AMS CEO Alexander Everke
Austrian sensor chipmaker AMS has developed a wide range of solutions supporting innovative user experiences for consumers, leveraging its tech prowess to expand its presence in terminal...
Friday 1 November 2019
IoT end devices need timely intelligence: Q&A with SoftChef CEO Josh Chai
Taiwan cloud software startup SoftChef has been devoted to developing comprehensive solutions from edge devices to infrastructures since its inception in 2017, providing customized...
Wednesday 30 October 2019
Positioned as LaaS provider: Q&A with WPG CEO Frank Yeh
As the largest electronics distributor in Asia, WPG Holdings continues to expand and diversify its offerings particularly those for 5G, AI and automotive electronics devices gearing...
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Intel expanding chip output: Q&A with company CEO Bob Swan
Intel will be gradually expanding its foundry production capacity, particularly for 14nm process this year, according to company CEO Bob Swan. Swan and other Intel executives arrived...
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Ready for SiC wafer production: An interview with GlobalWafers chairman Doris Hsu
GlobalWafers, a semiconductor silicon wafer maker, began trial production of SiC wafers in May-June 2019 and plans to start production in small volume in second-quarter 2020, according...
Friday 4 October 2019
Advanced packaging, mini LED rising as new growth driver: Q&A with Kulicke & Soffa SVP CP Chong
US-based semiconductor assembly equipment supplier Kulicke & Soffa (K&S) is optimistic that 5G and AI applications will drive demand for advanced IC packaging equipment.
Tuesday 24 September 2019
Storage market to return to growth track in 2020: Q&A with Pure Storage CEO Charlie Giancarlo
Pure Storage, an all-flash array storage product vendor, has seen double-digit growths that are far stronger than those of other major vendors who mostly have only single-digit increases...
Monday 23 September 2019
Growatt focuses on distributed PV system market: Q&A with company chairman David Ding
Huawei Technologies and Sungrow Power Supply are globally leaders in the PV inverter market, but fellow company, Growatt New Energy Technolog, focuses on string PV inverters used...
Tuesday 10 September 2019
Lenovo data center business continues pushing for high growth in Central Asia Pacific region
Both 5G and Wi-Fi 6 networks provide advancements in performance to enhance mobility, capacity and data rates. Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT)...
Friday 6 September 2019
Riding high along with 5G development: Q&A with Unizyx CEO Gordon Yang
Taiwan-based networking devices and solutions provider Unizyx Holding has adjusted its operations over the past two years and also expanded its business scopes spanning telecom, end-market...