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Wednesday 13 September 2023
Qualcomm to continue supplying 5G chips to Apple through 2026
Qualcomm said Monday that it will continue to supply Apple with 5G modem chips through 2026, raising concerns about the progress of Apple's in-house developed 5G chip.
Wednesday 13 September 2023
Huawei and Xiaomi incorporate LLM in smartphones, why not Apple?
Recently, Chinese smartphone manufacturers are aggressively incorporating large language models (LLMs) into their devices, and this trend deserves a closer look. Apple appears not...
Wednesday 13 September 2023
Innovation at 355: three aspects of innovation at Merck
In the words of John Lee, chairman of Merck Group Taiwan, innovation is a key factor behind human progress. As a German company with a 355-year history, Merck has been able to weather...
Wednesday 13 September 2023
China +1: Four regions emerge as new manufacturing hubs
As the trade and tech conflicts between China and the US escalate, there's a burgeoning trend among international businesses to hedge their bets despite the large local market in...
Wednesday 13 September 2023
Xiphera implements cryptographic algorithms on FPGAs and ASICs
Xiphera, founded in 2017 by Matti Tommiska and Kimmo Jarvinen, has designed hardware-based cryptographic algorithms that can be implemented directly on Field Programmable Gate Arrays...
Wednesday 13 September 2023
Sustained rise in chip inventories amid sluggish smartphone and PC demands
Partly attributable to the influence of generative AI, the semiconductor sector has stabilized after its decline. Nonetheless, the industry continues to anticipate a complete rebound...
Wednesday 13 September 2023
New SUV from Geely-affiliated Lynk uses 7nm-made Chinese auto chip
Geely-affiliated car vendor Lynk has launched a new SUV powered by what it describes as China's first homegrown 7nm-made automotive processor.
Wednesday 13 September 2023
TSMC to invest in Arm and Intel subsidiary IMS Nanofabrication
TSMC's board of director has approved plans to invest up to US$100 million in Arm, based on Arm's IPO share price. Separately, the board approved the purchase of a minority stake...
Tuesday 12 September 2023
Tech industry key conversation (Part 1): DIGITIMES founder Colley Hwang vs. Avnet CEO Phil Gallagher
In 2023, the world went through a "major shortage" in the semiconductor industry chain. However, though the economic situation quickly corrected, uncertainties such as inflation and...
Tuesday 12 September 2023
Vietnam's journey in the semiconductor industry
Amid the global supply chain realignment, Vietnam has emerged as a new link in the value chain for electronics manufacturing, inspiring some to imagine Vietnam's intention to develop...
Tuesday 12 September 2023
Quantum startup IonQ seeks scale-up and control solutions in Taiwan to overcome challenges
Quantum computing, often considered the next frontier in computing technology, has garnered immense attention in recent years. While giants like Google and IBM have made significant...
Tuesday 12 September 2023
Inventec and Renesas to jointly develop PoC for automotive gateways
Inventec and Renesas Electronics have agreed to jointly design automotive-grade gateway solutions for the rapidly-growing electric vehicle (EV) market, according to the company. A...
Tuesday 12 September 2023
AI and HPC chips boost the verification and analysis business
Driven by the AI frenzy, high-performance computing (HPC) chips are becoming pivotal in the semiconductor landscape, spotlighting advanced packaging technologies like CoWoS. Heat...
Tuesday 12 September 2023
MediaTek sees August revenue hit 5-month high
MediaTek has reported August revenue climbed about 33% sequentially to a five-month high of NT$42.26 billion (US$1.32 billion).
Tuesday 12 September 2023
Taiwan's ITRI unveils upcoming R&D focuses as the country seeks to fill semiconductor tech gap
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), which receives subsidies from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, is scheduled to spend up to NT$25.5 billion in 2024, an increase...