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Friday 25 August 2017
Alchip posts EPS of NT$1.53 for 2Q17
Alchip Technologies, a Taiwan-based provider of ASIC/SoC design services, saw its EPS hit a nearly 3-year high of NT$1.53 (US$0.05) in the second quarter of 2017.
Thursday 24 August 2017
China AI startup Cambricon receives new funding of US$100 million
China-based AI chip startup Cambricon Technologies has newly raised US$100 million in series A round funding to support its development of advanced AI chips, which is expected to...
Tuesday 22 August 2017
China AI service provider Unisound gains strategic funding of US$45 million
China's AI service platform Unisound has gained CNY300 million (US$45 million) in strategic investment from an undisclosed group of investors to finance the firm's R&D on AI technologies...
Monday 21 August 2017
Taiwan to build AI innovation ecosystem, says MOST
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) will undertake five strategic tasks to establish an AI (artificial intelligence) innovation ecosystem in a bid to boost development...
Friday 18 August 2017
Lenovo reports net loss of US$72 million for April-June 2017
Lenovo has reported net loss of US$72 million for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2017, during which the companmy recorded quarterly revenues of US$10 billion, flat on year,...
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Electric car vendor Thunder Power to build plants in Taiwan
Hong Kong-based Thunder Power Holding has announced a new electric car in Taiwan and has also recently signed a letter of intent with a local government to establish plants for battery...
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Taiwan science ministry to enforce 4-year AI chips research project
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology has decided to implement a four-year "Semiconductor Moonshot Project" to encourage university professors to lead students in researching...
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Spreadtrum to roll out 12nm AI chips in 2018
Spreadtrum Communications plans to launch its 12nm mobile chips for artificial intelligence (AI)-based smartphones in 2018, according to company CEO Leo Li.
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Pegatron to rebound after hitting bottom in 2Q17
Pegatron Technology has announced net profits of NT$3.44 billion (US$115.93 million) for the second quarter, down 11.5% sequentially and 13.8% on year, while EPS were only NT$1.34,...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
China lags behind US in AI investment, says research institute
While China has attached much importance to AI (artificial intelligence) development, local companies have significantly lagged behind US counterparts in terms of investment in AI...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Inventec posts EPS of NT$0.54 for 2Q17
Inventec has reported consolidated revenues of NT$111.12 billion (US$3.74 billion) for the second quarter of 2017 with net profits of NT$1.73 billion and of EPS NT$0.54, while consolidated...
Monday 14 August 2017
Notebook lithium battery prices rising
Because of increasing prices for raw materials and strong demand from the electric vehicle and smartphone market segments, lithium batteries for notebooks are expected to see another...
Thursday 10 August 2017
Taiwan market: HPE may regain title as No. 1 server brand in 2018
Artificial intelligence applications are not only driving scientific and technological developments, but also fueling the replacement of servers, prompting HPE, a spin-off from HP,...
Thursday 10 August 2017
Digitimes Research: Japan AI focuses on medical applications
Though slightly lagging behind in R&D and application of AI (artificial intelligence) technology as compared with the US and some countries in Europe, Japan has a strong AI focus...
Wednesday 9 August 2017
Taiwan IT industry can directly jump onto AI development: Q&A with LotaData CEO Apu Kumar
While high-tech gurus have yet to reach a consensus over whether Taiwan is suitable for developing artificial intelligence (AI) applications, a US-based AI company quietly came to...