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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...
Wednesday 21 March 2018
Advantech invests in AzureWave
IPC firm Advantech has announced an investment of NT$299 million (US$10.18 million) to acquire 17.5 million shares of AzureWave at a unit price of NT$17.10 via private placement.
Tuesday 20 March 2018
Oppo unveils R15 devices with AI applications
Oppo has announced its new flagship devices, the R15 and the R15 Dream Mirror Edition in China with features echoing the company's commitment to deepen its deployment in AI and AR...
Tuesday 20 March 2018
TSMC to enter 7nm chip shipments for new Xilinx ACAP in 2019
Xilinx has introduced a new product category called adaptive compute acceleration platform (ACAP) - a highly integrated multi-core heterogeneous compute platform - for big data and...
Monday 19 March 2018
Predictive, warning mechanisms to boost manufacturing efficiency
While IoT, big data, AI and machine learning technologies are increasingly applied to improve production process and management, predictive and advance warning mechanisms can be integrated...
Monday 19 March 2018
AI, 5G may drive global IC revenues to US$500 billion, says SEMI president
After soaring 22.3% on year to hit a 7-year annual high of US$420 billion in 2017, the global semiconductor revenues will enter a new round of growth mainly driven by AI and 5G technologies...
Friday 16 March 2018
SAS Taiwan expects double-digit growth in 2018
Global analytics software leader SAS saw its revenues from the Taiwan market post a 25%% CAGR over the past eight years after scoring a high growth of over 20% in 2017 driven particularly...
Friday 16 March 2018
Tech startup incubation on course to flourish in Taiwan
The Cloud Computing and IoT Association in Taiwan (CIAT) is actively promoting the development of SIGs (special interest groups) in four major areas - IoT information security, AI...