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Monday 2 April 2018
China smartphone vendors debut new models to tap high-end market
China smartphone vendors including Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi have lately launched their respective 2018 flagship devices boasting high price-performance ratios and multiple smart functions,...
Monday 2 April 2018
Electric Power Tech developing driverless cars
Taiwan-based Electric Power Technology (EPTECH), dedicated to manufacturing electric cars and medical devices, is actively developing autonomous driving technology, and it has shipped...
Friday 30 March 2018
Taiwan IC design houses vying for orders for ASIC
With more device vendors developing their chip solutions in-house, as well as China pushing for self-sufficiency in semiconductors, demand for custom ASIC chips has been growing substantially,...
Friday 30 March 2018
TSMC revenues to rebound in March
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its March revenues rebound to over NT$100 billion (US$3.43 billion), driven by a ramp-up of 16nm and 12nm chip...
Thursday 29 March 2018
Ardentec seeing orders for auto MCU ramp up
Taiwan-based Ardentec is expected to enjoy growing revenues generated from orders for automotive MCUs in 2018, according to industry sources. The IC testing company has seen orders...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
IC designers poised to embrace robust orders for AI chipsets
Taiwan IC designers are poised to get a significant boost in overall output value in 2018 amid rampant AI (artificial intelligence) applications worldwide, as they expect robust AI...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
AI packages unlikely to be available in near future, says academy chief
Though artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can be applied to any industry in the future, the application faces major challenges, one of which being the difficulty of rolling...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
Without AI support, medical care has no future, claims expert
Medical care has no future without the support of AI applications, according to Li Yu-chuan, dean of College of Medical Science and Technology under Taipei Medical University (TMU)...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
Worldwide spending on cognitive and AI systems to grow to US$19.1 billion in 2018, says IDC
Worldwide spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems will reach US$19.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 54.2% over the amount spent in 2017, according to IDC....
Monday 26 March 2018
BizLink revenues and profits grow in 2017
Connector and cable maker BizLink has reported consolidated revenues of NT$15.6 billion (US$531.96 million) for 2017, growing 69.41% on year with net profits also increasing 27.75%...
Monday 26 March 2018
Adata posts EPS of NT$8.59 for 2017
Adata Technology's board of directors has decided to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$6 (US$0.21) for 2017, when the memory module maker generated earnings per share of...
Friday 23 March 2018
Episil upbeat about 2018
Taiwan-based Episil Holdings, which makes silicon epitaxial wafers and provides foundry services at its 5- and 6-inch wafer fabs, expects to return to profitability in 2018 thanks...
Friday 23 March 2018
IC designers gaining from strong demand for AI-based ASICs
The growing application of AI to terminal devices has triggered a new wave of IC design and IP resources reorganization, with device makers showing increasing demand for ASICs, either...
Thursday 22 March 2018
Ennoconn crucial to Foxconn IIoT deployment in China
With its IIoT arm Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) expected to be officially listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in April, the Foxconn Group will take a big stride forward in transforming...
Thursday 22 March 2018
MediaTek to see 2Q18 sales driven by Helio P60 shipments to China
Taiwan-based IC designer MediaTek is expected to report strong sales in the second quarter of 2018 and see its revenues, gross margins and net earnings for the year to rebound, thanks...