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Monday 23 September 2024
TSMC denies plans for UAE chip plants despite Middle East AI push
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported that both TSMC and Samsung Electronics are in discussions about plans to build large semiconductor manufacturing facilities in...
Monday 23 September 2024
A Mercedes-Benz fire may cloud Korea's EV transition
A Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle that burst into flames in the South Korean city of Incheon has fueled public fear over the safety of battery-powered cars in recent months.
Monday 23 September 2024
Veo AI to power YouTube Shorts, Hype feature undergoing global testing
Google has revealed that YouTube Shorts will integrate the generative video model, Veo, later in 2024. This tool, powered by Google DeepMind, will assist creators in producing video...
Monday 23 September 2024
Alibaba reveals open-source Qwen2.5 model; surpasses Meta's Llama 3.1 in performance
China's Alibaba has announced the launch of a new generation of open-source large language models (LLMs), titled the Qwen2.5 series. Notably, Qwen2.5 has outperformed Meta's Llama...
Monday 23 September 2024
Taiwan leads in semiconductor manufacture; Japan academics urge collaboration
Japan is the industry leader in materials and equipment, while Taiwan maintains an overwhelming advantage in semiconductor manufacturing, according to Takashi Hattori, deputy representative...
Monday 23 September 2024
Taiwan's IPC makers venture into the growing unmanned vehicle market
Many Taiwan-based industrial computer (IPC) manufacturers, including Advantech, Aaeon Technology, Adlink Technology, Axiomtek, Winmate, and Sintrones, are expanding into the growing...
Monday 23 September 2024
China reportedly bypasses US DRAM tariffs via South Korea
China has successfully circumvented US tariffs on DRAM modules through South Korea, leading to a sharp drop in direct exports of Chinese DRAM modules to the US and a corresponding...
Monday 23 September 2024
Small and mighty: how Asus NUC enables Aira's AI-tracking surveillance solutions
AI is transforming the way we live and work, and for companies like Aira, the real challenge is to turn AI applications into practical solutions that can be implemented at scale....
Monday 23 September 2024
Microsoft builds UI for AI and embeds Copilot in software
Microsoft recently announced that its AI assistant, Microsoft 365 (M365) Copilot, has entered its second development wave. By integrating functions from software including Word, Excel,...
Monday 23 September 2024
Taiwan emerges as 'AI Cremona', but Quanta CTO urges beyond manufacturing
Taiwan has established itself as the global epicenter for generative AI hardware production, manufacturing 90% of the world's AI servers. TSMC, in particular, holds the exclusive...
Monday 23 September 2024
Samsung boosts MLCC production amid stagnant prices and fierce market competition
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is increasing the operational rate of its multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) to 90%. However, intense market competition has left MLCC sales prices...
Monday 23 September 2024
Speculation mounts over potential discontinuation of Nvidia's H20 chip as US export review approaches
As the US's annual review of export control approaches, speculation is mounting in the Chinese market regarding the potential discontinuation of Nvidia's H20 chip, a specialized version...
Monday 23 September 2024
Integrating AI with IPCs: The next frontier in smart manufacturing
With Industry 4.0 gaining momentum, the manufacturing sector is rapidly embracing digitalization, automation, and intelligence to reduce labor reliance and enhance production efficiency...
Monday 23 September 2024
Google hallucination-proofing LLM: DataGemma to boost accuracy through Data Commons
Google has introduced DataGemma as part of its Gemma series and released a research report, responding to the wider issue of hallucinations in large language models (LLMs).
Monday 23 September 2024
Weekly news roundup: Qualcomm and MediaTek competition in 3nm SoC; progress of China's 28nm process
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of September 16 – September 20.