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Wednesday 21 September 2022
Q&A with SiFive SVP Jack Kang: 5 nm chips with SiFive cores likely to be used in cars by 2025-2026
SiFive successfully rolled out a portfolio of automotive CPUs based on the RISC-V standard, and is about to create a new ecosystem of chips, tier-1 auto component providers and OEM...
Wednesday 21 September 2022
Thai corporate VCs are sucking up all the oxygen
Thailand has a plethora of innovative startups, from artificial intelligence to agricultural technology, but their progress is stymied by a huge problem that threatens the nation's...
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Chinese IC startups face uncertain outlook
Macroeconomic factors and changing investment strategy have taken their bites on China's semiconductor startups. As Financial Times reported, weakening market demand, especially...
Friday 16 September 2022
National Development Fund sees fruition of angel investment
The Taiwan government's National Development Fund (NDF) began to implement 5-year Startup Business Angel Investment Program specifically for angel investment in startup businesses...
Friday 16 September 2022
RISC-V Taipei event shows stunning growth potential, with automotive as next market to conquer
At the RISC-V Taipei 2022 event held on September 19, industry leaders are pronouncing strong confidence in the exponential growth of RISC-V's share in the automotive space within...
Thursday 15 September 2022
Indian EV startup seeking global partners willing to take risks
Partnerships are vital in the EV ecosystem. The recent global supply chain concerns have prompted many companies to bring their component suppliers closer. But most Indian EV manufacturers...
Monday 5 September 2022
Lypid's PhytoFat makes alternative meat more flavorful and delicious: Interview with CEO Jen-yu Huang
Technology not only changes the way people live, but also what they eat. As more people consider going on a plant-based diet as part of the personal endeavor to reduce carbon emissions,...
Monday 5 September 2022
India roundup: Renesas to acquire India-based fabless startup
Renesas will acquire India-based 4D radar technology provider to complement its ADAS offering, and Reliance's upcoming 5G rollout may repeat its history of disrupting the Indian mobile...
Thursday 1 September 2022
SparkLabs Taiwan establishes partnerships with Qualcomm and Google
International startup accelerator SparkLabs Taipei announced on August 31 of a name change as well as partnerships with Qualcomm and Google to offer new training and mentorship initiatives...
Monday 29 August 2022
Health and energy sectors headline VC trends
The Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) has released a report of Taiwan's venture capital (VC) investment trend, showing that VCs have displayed a trend of "lower quantity...
Thursday 25 August 2022
Nexar utilizes crowdsourced vision data to foster autonomous driving
Data is the foundation of autonomous driving. Nexar, an AI computer vision company, analyzes street information through a network supported by its dash cams. Integrating real-time...
Thursday 25 August 2022
SMIC founder reportedly sets up photomask materials firm in China
Richard Chang, who founded China's pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), has reportedly orchestrated the establishment of a semiconductor photomask materials...
Tuesday 23 August 2022
Chinese regulator approves Leapmotor's IPO plan
Following a 177% on-year growth in electric vehicle (EV) delivery in July, Leapmotor was granted approval by the China Security Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on August 19 to issue...
Friday 19 August 2022
PlayNitride to become major microLED chips producer in next 2-3 years, says chairman
PlayNitride is listed on the Taiwan Innovation Board of the Taiwan Stock Exchange on August 18, becoming the first one to be listed on the board. The company took the initiative to...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Appier 2Q22 revenues hit record
AI-based SaaS (software as a service) developer Appier posted consolidated revenues of JPY4.4 billion (US$33.9 million) for the second quarter of 2022, the historically highest quarter...