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Tuesday 7 November 2023
Chromebooks, business NBs, and especially AI to drive notebook rebound in 2024
With the traditional year-end peak season in 2023 not living up to expectations, all eyes in the notebook industry supply chain are looking toward promising growth in 2024. Industry...
Tuesday 7 November 2023
Quanta, Lite-On, and AcBel to enter EV powertrain market
Taiwanese manufacturers Quanta Computer and power supply specialists Lite-On Technology and AcBel Polytech are reportedly looking to enter the electric vehicle (EV) powertrain market,...
Tuesday 7 November 2023
AUO divides operations into 8 biz groups to enhance its vertical application biz
AUO recently divided the firm's operations into eight main business groups to expand its vertical businesses. The decision is in line with the firm's "dual-axis transformation" strategy...
Monday 6 November 2023
Qualcomm and MediaTek may have better smartphone prospects than Apple
Recently, there have been plenty of reports in the market about the demand recovery for smartphones. In particular, during their earnings call, MediaTek and Qualcomm of the Android...
Monday 6 November 2023
Nio to optimize efficiency by cutting 10% positions, reducing projects
China-based EV company Nio announced an organizational optimization plan to better position itself in the highly competitive Chinese EV market. It plans to reduce 10% of the positions...
Monday 6 November 2023
Taiwan's IC design houses under growing pressure as generative AI rewrites the game
Generative AI is making its way into edge devices: though there remain bottlenecks to overcome in terms of software and hardware, the overall trend is very significant. PC and mobile...
Monday 6 November 2023
RE100 a key battleground for South Korean battery manufacturers to outmaneuver Chinese peers
South Korea's major battery manufacturers, in response to the demands of the global automotive industry, will require battery material suppliers to provide materials meeting the RE100...
Monday 6 November 2023
Vehicle supply chain models restructure due to geopolitics, electrification
Taiwan hosts many manufacturers of electric two-wheelers, electric buses, and micro-EVs. These companies used to work with an exclusive distributor when expanding overseas. As geopolitics...
Monday 6 November 2023
Rohm to manufacture SiC wafers in Japan for the first time
Rohm Semiconductor is planning to produce silicon carbide (SiC) wafers for the first time within Japan in 2024 to expand its production capacity and increase supply stability.
Monday 6 November 2023
Huawei and iFlytek join forces: can 'Ascend' and 'Kunpeng' power China's AI revolution?
A critical scarcity of computing power has emerged as a significant impediment to the development of Large Language Models (LLMs). Beyond China's borders, numerous companies and organizations...
Monday 6 November 2023
Concurrent planning to get ahead: Exclusive interview with Canadian supply chain solution provider Kinaxis co-founder Duncan Klett
In an era defined by global economic shifts, supply chain complexities, and ever-increasing uncertainty, companies must constantly adapt to survive and thrive. One company at the...
Monday 6 November 2023
NTU Hospital supercomputers pioneering intelligent healthcare with AI as a partner, not a replacement
In recent years, the surge of interest in generative AI has inspired a wave of innovation. While numerous fields, particularly the medical industry, have witnessed groundbreaking...
Monday 6 November 2023
Kneron targets offline LLM applications with new AI chip device
After announcing a new AI chip in August, Kneron has now developed a new software-hardware integrated device that supports offline GPT model applications. The company believes that...
Monday 6 November 2023
Weekly news roundup: ASML's DUV installing progress in China and other top stories
These are the most-read articles during the week of October 30-November 3:
Friday 3 November 2023
STMicroelectronics sees its forte in sustainability to maintain lead in supply chain
When the race towards carbon neutrality is seen as an adversity by some, others see it as an advantage. For global automotive semiconductor leader STMicroelectronics (ST), which started...