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Thursday 24 May 2018
North American semi equipment industry posts record April billings
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$2.69 billion in billings worldwide in April 2018 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. The billings...
Thursday 24 May 2018
Samsung unveils plan for 3nm process
Samsung Electronics has disclosed its comprehensive process technology roadmap updates down to 3nm at the annual Samsung Foundry Forum in the US.
Wednesday 23 May 2018
Legal and ethical issues concerning AI need to be addressed, says Microsoft executive VP
It is imperative that legal and ethical parameters be established as soon as possible to cope with the fast development of AI that has given rise to issues concerning prejudice, transparency...
Wednesday 23 May 2018
Yageo to buy Pulse Electronics for US$740 million
Taiwan-based Yageo has reached a deal to buy US-based Pulse Electronics, a supplier of electronic components, for US$740 million in cash.
Tuesday 22 May 2018
Microsoft to work with China Mobile in speech recognition
Microsoft will cooperate with China Mobile in developing speech recognition applications, the software giant has announced.
Tuesday 22 May 2018
Intel Purley server platform may see replacement boom at end-2018
The replacement demand boom for Intel's Purley Xeon server processors may not appear until the end of 2018 or even the first half of 2019 due mainly to expensive prices affecting...
Tuesday 22 May 2018
Micron and Intel intro QLC NAND flash
Micron Technology and Intel have announced joint production and shipments of what they claim to be the industry's first 4bits/cell 3D NAND technology. Leveraging a proven 64-layer...
Tuesday 22 May 2018
Microsoft to enhance AI development in China, says executive VP
Microsoft will leverage its resources and partnerships to provide innovative solutions and tools to help China-based artificial intelligence (AI) developers seize business opportunities,...
Friday 18 May 2018
Teradata Universe Beijing 2018 highlights latest data analysis trends
The Teradata Universe Beijing 2018 opened on May 18 under the theme of "Think Data. Drive Business," with some 1,000 attendees from the Greater China area participating to learn from...
Tuesday 15 May 2018
Taiwan, SU to jointly host APAC Global Impact Challenge 2018
The government in Taiwan will host, for the first time, the Singularity University (SU) Asia Pacific Global Impact Challenge (GIC) 2018, in an effort to boost the country's international...
Monday 14 May 2018
AI may be last growth driver for Taiwan IT players, says Quanta chairman
Ongoing AI (artificial intelligence) applications may provide the last wave of huge growth in business opportunities for Taiwan IT firms, as they have done little about the development...
Monday 14 May 2018
Quanta sees weak 1Q18 results
Quanta Computer has announced its first-quarter 2018 financial results with its profits, gross margin and operating profit margin all slipping from the same quarter a year ago, with...
Monday 14 May 2018
Dell PC business to continue thriving in 5G era, says CEO
Unlike most IT players showing pessimism about the future of the PC industry, Michael Dell, CEO of of his namesake company, has optimistically stressed that Dell's PC business will...
Friday 11 May 2018
SMIC to start risk production of 14nm FinFET process in 1H19
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), the largest China-based foundry house, will kick off risk production of its 14nm FinFET process and venture into the AI (artificial...
Thursday 10 May 2018
Google embracing AI technologies
Google kicked off its annual, three-day developers' conference in Mountain View, California on May 8 with a theme focusing on the development of full-fledged artificial intelligence...