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Wednesday 16 January 2019
Weak year ahead for TSMC
Rising chip demand for data centers, AI and IoT applications will still fail to offset the impact of falling demand for Apple's iPhones and other smartphones on 2019 revenues at Taiwan...
Tuesday 15 January 2019
AI, quantum computing still require more effort for commercialization, says Macronix president
Commenting on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computer development, Chih-Yuan Lu, president of Macronix International and chairman of Ardentec, has noted that costs of AI...
Monday 14 January 2019
Inventec taps into 5G, automotive eletronics sectors
Taiwan notebook ODM Inventec saw its annual revenues soar past the NT$500 billion (US$16.20 billion) for the first time ever to reach NT$506.87 billion in 2018, up 8.42% on year....
Monday 14 January 2019
The decentralized world as I see in The Matrix
Frankly speaking, ever since my first encounter with blockchain, I kept playing the old 1997 movie The Matrix in my mind (since when a 1997 film has become an old movie). Every time...
Monday 14 January 2019
WPG, WT Micro post record 2018 revenues
IC distributors WPG and WT Microelectronics both saw their December revenues register double-digit sequential decreases, but their revenues for all of 2018 still hit record-high le...
Thursday 10 January 2019
2018 review and 2019 outlook: Heterogeneous chips integration spurs demand for system-3D backend solutions
Heterogeneous integration of diverse semiconductor components to support 5G, AI, automotive electronics, and IoT applications is gaining significant momentum, driving demand for SiP...
Wednesday 9 January 2019
Altek showcasing edge vision AI solutions at CES 2019
Altek is exhibiting edge vision AI solutions supporting international cloud computing platforms at CES 2019, including surveillance cameras, image chips and 3D depth-sensing module...
Wednesday 9 January 2019
2018 review and 2019 outlook: Mixed impacts of trade war on East Asia IC firms
The huge annual trade deficit of up to US$375 billion is definitely a major reason for the US to raise tariffs on goods imported from China, but the trade war seems to be more of...
Wednesday 9 January 2019
SEMI, Imec team up for healthcare, transportation and IoT
SEMI and Imec are joining forces to drive innovation and deepen industry alignment on technology roadmaps and international standards while adding technology depth to SEMI's five...
Wednesday 9 January 2019
Micron, Qualcomm team up for automotive infotainment
Micron Technology has announced its automotive-grade LPDDR4X memory devices are being adopted for Qualcomm's third-generation Snapdragon automotive cockpit compute systems. The companies...
Tuesday 8 January 2019
Intel showcases technology for next era of computing at CES 2019
Intel made several announcements spanning PCs and new devices to diverse growth segments including artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and autonomous driving, at a pre-CES show.
Monday 7 January 2019
Diode maker Iris Technology eyes stable revenue growth in 2019
Taiwan-based diode maker Iris Technology is optimistic about stable improvements in 2019 revenue performances, thanks to growing demand for diode devices to support applications in...
Friday 4 January 2019
2018 review and 2019 outlook: South Korea continues bold investments in memory sector
South Korea is a global semiconductor powerhouse, with semiconductor output recording an increasing ratio of its total annual exports, surging from 12.6% in 2016 to 17.1% in 2017,...
Thursday 3 January 2019
Chipmakers keen to roll out NPU-based AI mobile SoCs
Discrete NPU (neural processing unit) is increasingly incorporated by chipmakers including Huawei HiSilicon, Qualcomm and MediaTek into their mobile chip solutions to execute AI computing...
Thursday 3 January 2019
Silicon IP developer M31 kicks off IPO auction
M31 Technology, a silicon intellectual property (IP) provider in TSMC's IP Alliance, will hold an IPO auction during January 3-7 ahead of its listing on the Taipei Exchange on January...