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Monday 25 March 2019
AI-enhanced manufacutring: Q&A with Seagate executive VP Jeffrey Nygaard
Seagate has teamed up with HPE and Nvidia to release an AI-based manufacturing platform, Project Athena, in line with the concepts of Industry 4.0, as artificial intelligence gradually...
Friday 22 March 2019
TSMC gaining foundry steam from China IC design houses
TSMC has seen a significant pickup in foundry demand for AI, IoT and 5G chips from China's IC design sector and global tech firms seeking to develop chips on their own, according...
Friday 22 March 2019
Thingnario integrates AI, domain know-how to boost yield rates
Taiwan startup Thingnario, a data-driven and intelligent industrial solution provider, is teaming up with domestic machinery makers to integrate industrial domain know-how and digitalize...
Thursday 21 March 2019
Seagate partners with HPE and Nvidia to develop AI-based manufacturing platform
Seagate has announced it has teamed up with HPE and Nvidia to develop its artificial intelligence (AI) platform Project Athena, with which the hard disc drive (HDD) maker's investments...
Wednesday 20 March 2019
Trade war reportedly affects China subsidization for PV power, EVs
China has not yet announced 2019 feed-in tariff (FIT) rates for PV-generated electricity and subsidization rates for electric vehicle (EV) purchases, reportedly because it has yet...
Tuesday 19 March 2019
Heterogeneous integration bringing more innovation: Q&A with Etron chairman Nicky Lu
The Taiwan semiconductor industry is gearing up to tap huge business opportunities arising from AI and IoT applications, such as machine learning, cloud to edge computing and big...
Monday 18 March 2019
Maxonrow launches real-name blockchain system in Taiwan
US-based blockchain network Maxonrow has chosen Taiwan as its anchor point to enter the Asian market as the country is seen as a blockchain-friendly market, supported by its status...
Tuesday 12 March 2019
TSMC likely to post first annual profit drop in 8 years
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to report an annual decrease in net profits this year, due to an even more saturated smartphone market and a slowdown in...
Monday 11 March 2019
Alliance formed in Taiwan to expand RISC-V ecosystem
An industry alliance has been formed in Taiwan to promote the RISC-V chip architecture for AI and IoT applications.
Friday 8 March 2019
Four core elements to steer smart cars development
Smart cars will integrate four core elements, collectively dubbed CASE (connected, autonomous, shared and services, and electric), which has become a common goal being sought after...
Friday 8 March 2019
IDMs revving up production of GaN, SiC devices for 5G applications
High-performance RF components and power devices made of third-generation compound semiconductor materials with wide band-gap, such as GaN and SiC, are expected to be increasingly...
Thursday 7 March 2019
PCB maker Unimicron boosts production efficiency by 70% with AI
PCB maker Unimicron Technology has seen its production efficiency improve by 70% after adopting AI solutions for product inspection through cooperating with IBM, according to company...
Thursday 7 March 2019
Global AP demand forecast, 2017-2022
Amid bleak outlook for downstream vendors, uncertainties surrounding the US-China trade tension, factory relocation and exchange rate volatility, global smartphone application processor...
Thursday 7 March 2019
Most Taiwan IC designers may miss initial 5G opportunities
Despite 5G business opportunities set to bud in 2019 and start fermenting in 2020, most Taiwan IC designers may be marginalized in the 5G era as they can hardly afford heavy investment...
Wednesday 6 March 2019
Getac to scale up production for automotive components
Getac's new production lines for automotive components are expected to begin operation in the second quarter of 2019 to boost its overall shipments in 2019, and the company is looking...