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Monday 16 December 2019
AI to help evaluation of life insurance policies
Law Insurance Broker, startup BravoAI and insurance marketing software developer GoUP Tech have cooperated to develop an AI-based solution for evaluating existing life insurance policies...
Friday 13 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Fingerprint sensor demand to soar from 5G phones
Fingerprint recognition will continue to be a major feature for smartphones next year, with optical and ultrasonic in-display sensors to be two main options for device vendors. Taiwan-based...
Friday 13 December 2019
EMEA PBBA market value rises in 3Q19, says IDC
The EMEA purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) market rose in value by 2.7% on year to reach US$325.5 million in the third quarter of 2019, according to IDC. This follows the 6.3%...
Friday 13 December 2019
Huawei, Xiaomi keen to expand IoT penetration with different approaches
Chinese vendors Huawei and Xiaomi are both keen on developing IoT devices that are promising to replace handsets for smart mobility, video and entertainment applications, and they...
Friday 13 December 2019
AIMobile partners with Canon to target AI surveillance business
AIMobile, an AI solution joint venture between Inventec and Advantech, has partnered with Canon to integrate its AI technologies into the Japanese firm's imaging systems to strengthen...
Friday 13 December 2019
Oppo developing its own mobile chips, says report
Chinese handset vendor Oppo is currently developing a mobile processor in house, and the chip, dubbed M1, is an auxiliary processor, according to a China-based tech.qq.com...
Friday 13 December 2019
Cisco unveils plan for building Internet for next decade
Cisco has unveiled further details behind its technology strategy for building a new Internet - one designed to push digital innovation beyond the performance, economic and power...
Friday 13 December 2019
Advantech sees embedded systems as foundation of IoT platforms
Despite the possibility of only accounting for less than 25% of the AIoT market in the next few years, embedded computing systems will still be crucial for the development of IoT,...
Thursday 12 December 2019
Highlights of the day: UMC enters Sony CIS supply chain
UMC's acquisition of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor apparently has fulfilled two of its major strategic purposes: to expand its presence in the Japanese maket and the niche market. Through...
Thursday 12 December 2019
NARLabs to invest NT$570 million in supercomputer projects in 2020
National Center for High-performance Computer under stated-owned National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs) is planning to invest NT$570 million (US$18.63 million) in 2020 to...
Thursday 12 December 2019
Demand for 5G mmWave chips not picking up until 2H20
SoC solutions supporting 5G mmWave technology are unlikely to make a meaningful presence in the 5G chip market until the second half of 2020, according to industry sources.
Thursday 12 December 2019
Foxconn subsidiaries push into 5G businesses
Now that Young Liu has taken the helm, the Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has begun a series of transformations targeting the business opportunity from 5G,...
Thursday 12 December 2019
Taiwan IC design houses see increases in orders for 5G phones
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen significant increases in orders for related ICs for 5G phones recently, particularly from first-tier Chinese handset brands, with the ramp-ups...
Thursday 12 December 2019
US, Taiwan deepening cooperation in digital economy development
US and Taiwanese firms have been doing well in cooperative development of tech innovations in 5G, IoT and big data analysis, but it requires more efforts from both sides to facilitate...
Thursday 12 December 2019
Samsung dominates 5G smartphone market, says IHS
Samsung has carved out a commanding lead in the nascent 5G smartphone market, with the company accounting for three-quarters of worldwide shipments in the third quarter of 2019, according...