In a recent move aimed at bolstering national security measures, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 37 entities to the Entity List under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), including 22 from the People's Republic of China (PRC). What is noteworthy is that quantum technology is specifically mentioned for adding the new Entity List.
Even with the slow recovery in the PC market, continued healthy demand for motherboards and the AI server trend have helped Asus and Gigabyte maintain revenue growth into April 2024, with Gigabyte, in particular, seeing single-month revenue reach a record high in April.
As an exclusive ODM supplier for AMD's desktop chipsets, ASMedia Technology saw inventory turnover boost its gross margin to 59% in the first quarter of 2024, a marked improvement of 6% over 2023. Net income after tax in the first quarter increased sequentially by 31% to NT$886 million (US$27.3 million), marking a 10-quarter high, and a year-on-year improvement of 127%, while earnings per share stood at NT$12.8.
The US must undertake a "full-time surge" to combat the rise in cyberattacks that are undermining US national security, the recently departed head of the National Security Agency said in an interview.
Hung-chang Hsieh, CEO of the IC distributor Alltek Technology, stated that in recent years, the increase in interest rates has led to higher financial costs and changes in industry trends.
With the release of Amazon's latest earnings report, the revenue performances of the top three North American cloud computing service providers (CSPs) for the first quarter of 2024 have been revealed. Each provider achieved double-digit growth and set new revenue records, collectively generating over US$61 billion in revenue in the cloud infrastructure services market.
The European Parliament made a significant announcement on March 13, 2024, declaring the passage of the "AI Act," set to be implemented in phases beginning in mid-2025.
Business Finland, the government organization for innovation funding and trade, travel, and investment promotion, has recently brought some of the country's leading quantum technology companies and research organizations to Taiwan.
AP Memory Technology, specializing in customized IoT RAM and other DRAM memory, saw a sequential fall in operating profits of approximately 63% in the first quarter of 2024 owing to seasonality. However, the company remains optimistic about its business prospects for the second half of 2024.
Amazon.com Inc. plans to spend US$9 billion expanding its cloud computing infrastructure in Singapore, the latest global tech company to boost investment in Southeast Asia.
During the 2024 World Governments Summit, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang championed the concept of Sovereign AI, advocating for nations worldwide to establish their own national AI infrastructure.
Malaysia's Johor state has emerged as a main hub for data center construction in the country, attributed to its proximity to Singapore, relatively, inexpensive land, water, and electricity resources, and the ongoing China-US trade conflicts, all of which are attracting more multinational corporations to establish operations there.
Taiwan-based IC design houses are generally bullish about their market prospects for the second half of 2024, notwithstanding the persistently unfavorable macroeconomic climate, according to industry sources.
The shortage of Nvidia GPU supply is easing, allowing players in the server supply chain, such as cooling solutions provider Sunon, to ramp up shipments starting in the first quarter of 2024 and expect continued quarter-by-quarter growth, according to industry sources.
Imec.xpand, an independent global venture capital fund, today announced the launch of a new EUR 300 million fund aimed at accelerating the growth of transformative semiconductor and nanotechnology innovations.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's tour across Southeast Asia has concluded, having visited three key countries: Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, as part of the company's strategic outreach efforts in the region.
Taiwan's GDP increased by 6.51% from the previous year in the first quarter of 2024, outpacing South Korea's 3.4% and Singapore's 2.7%, thanks to exports of AI chips and AI servers.
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), an IC test interface solutions provider, is optimistic about demand spurred by AI servers and smartphones and projects a surge in probe card orders in the second half of 2024.
In response to the flourishing development and expanding applications of AI, a race to acquire the most AI servers between China's trio of telecom giants has been ignited.
