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Thursday 19 December 2019
Major robot developers showcasing innovations at iREX 2019
International Robot Exhibition (iREX) 2019 opened in Tokyo, Japan on December 18 with major robot developers including Universal Robots, TM-Robot, OnRobot and Solomon, all showcasing...
Thursday 19 December 2019
Baidu, Samsung team up for AI chips
Baidu and Samsung Electronics have announced jointly that Baidu's first cloud-to-edge AI accelerator, Baidu Kunlun, has completed its development and will be mass-produced early next...
Thursday 19 December 2019
Innodisk invests in sensor developer Sysinno for AIoT
Taiwan-based industrial memory module maker Innodisk has acquired a 43% stake in Sysinno Technology, becoming the largest shareholder the Taiwanese sensor technology developer.
Thursday 19 December 2019
Smart biomedical cluster formed at Southern Taiwan Science Park
A smart biomedical cluster, especially for dentistry and orthopedics, has developed well at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), with makers there able to produce over 75% and...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
HTC mulls cutting more jobs
HTC has confirmed that it will trim its workforce as it looks to ensure that the development of its core businesses will be able to secure sufficient resources for further advancem...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
Worldwide wearables market to top 300 million units in 2019, says IDC
The global market for wearables is on track to ship 305.2 million units in 2019, up 71.4% from the 178 million units shipped in 2018, according to IDC. From there, total volumes will...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
Components makers find Apple orders less juicy
Apple has informed its upstream partners it will stop paying non-recurring engineering (NRE) fees for the development of new iPhones' chassis and metal frames, according to industry...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
Kiwi Campus to produce service robots in Taiwan
Colombia-based Kiwi Campus, a startup developing service robots for use in university campuses, will cooperate with Taiwan-based metal-alloy chassis maker AVY Precision Technology...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
Taiwan autonomous vehicles as part of MaaS
As a tool for transforming transportation, autonomous vehicles are to be developed to become a part of MaaS (mobility as a service), according to the architect of Taiwan's law governing...
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Highlights of the day: 5G SoC prices likely to drop in 2H20
Although demand for 5G smartphones is expected to pick up dramatically in 2020, prices of related SoC are expected to stay unfriendly for the first half of 2020 and are unlikely to...
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Handset vendors, supply chain makers accelerating capacity relocation outside China, says Digitimes Research
Handset vendors and related supply chain makers in China are accelerating their push to build up production capacities outside China as the country's production of smartphones are...
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Intel acquires AI chipmaker Habana Labs
Intel has announced that it has acquired Habana Labs, an Israel-based developer of programmable deep learning accelerators for the data center for approximately US$2 billion. The...
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Prices of 5G SoC may drop in 2H20
Unit prices for 5G mobile SoCs may begin to ease off in the second half of 2020, according to industry sources.
Monday 16 December 2019
Highlights of the day: TSMC expands partnerships to satisfy orders
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has expanded its cooperation with partners as a measure to satisfy its clients. It has placed orders with Teradyne for more test...
Monday 16 December 2019
Coretronic Intelligent Robotics testing surveillance drone systems at science park
Coretronic Intelligent Robotics (CIRC) is trialing two automatic surveillance drone systems for security patrols at the Tongluo site of Hsinchu Science Park, according to company...