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Thursday 13 July 2017
Huawei set to unveil AI processors by yearend, says executive
Sensing the imminent arrival of a smart Internet era driven by artificial intelligence (AI), China's top ICT solutions provider Huawei Technologies is actively proceeding with the...
Thursday 13 July 2017
Taiwan to beef up development of AI
The Taiwan government will enhance development of smart-oriented sciences and technologies, especially development of AI technology and applications, according to the Board of Science...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Worldwide spending on robotics forecast to accelerate over the next 5 years, says IDC
A new update to the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Commercial Robotics Spending Guide forecasts worldwide purchases of robotics, including drones and robotics-related hardware, software...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Taiwan government urged not to sacrifice semiconductor to bolster AI development
While actively moving to subsidize the development of AI (artificial intelligence) software by academic and research units, Taiwan's government must not recklessly cut resources meant...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Intel unveils new Intel Xeon scalable processors
Intel has launched its new Intel Xeon scalable processors, providing businesses with performance to handle compute-hungry tasks including real-time analytics, virtualized infrastructure...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Baidu moving toward AI
China-based search engine Baidu has been shifting its business focus from Internet services to AI (artificial intelligence) application, company president and COO Lu Qi has said at...
Tuesday 11 July 2017
Intel Purley expected to trigger replacement demand in enterprise market
Intel is ready to announce its next-generation Purley server platform soon and related upstream supply chain players have already prepared to unveil their new cloud computing and...
Friday 7 July 2017
Taiwan to create AI innovation ecosystem
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has set aside a 5-year budget of NT$5 billion (US$165 million) specifically for developing AI (artificial intelligence) core technologies...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Intel, Qualcomm to compete fiercely in AR/VR and AI sectors
Intel and Qualcomm are expected to compete neck and neck in the VR/AR and AI sectors as the two companies have continued to enhance their deployments in these areas. With new applications...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Wireless charging demand promising: Q&A with Dialog CEO Jalal Bagherli
As a global leader in providing rapid charging solutions, Dialog Semiconductor has demonstrated its prowess in power management for smartphones and other applications. But the market...
Tuesday 4 July 2017
Samsung begins mass production at new fab
Samsung Electronics announced its new semiconductor fabrication line in Pyeongtaek (South Korea) has begun mass production and shipping its first product to customers. The new facility...
Tuesday 4 July 2017
Auras enjoys orders from servers, graphics cards and smartphones in 2017, says report
Taiwan-based cooling module maker Auras is expected to enjoy a strong second half thanks to new orders for server-related products, increasing demand for graphics card cooling modules...
Monday 3 July 2017
Globalfoundries CEO predicts a golden decade for semiconductors
The semiconductor industry will enter a golden age in the next decade, driven by robust chip and memory demand for ultra-large data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) applications,...
Monday 3 July 2017
Solectron founder offers recipes to boost Taiwan tech strength
Winston H Chen founded Solectron in 1978. Under his leadership, the company grew into the world’s largest electronics manufacturing services provider with annual revenue of...
Monday 3 July 2017
AI not designed to replace human intelligence, says SAS executive
While rapid hi-tech development has created many possibilities for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, people should, however, pursue "excellent" AI performance addressing...