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Thursday 30 May 2024
HBM competition (1): advanced packaging technology divergence explained
High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is a graphic memory with high bandwidth. Its main function is to support High-Performance Computing (HPC) or high-speed parallel computing with CPU/GPU in Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing.
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Monday 27 May 2024
Innovation vs. regulation: Taiwan struggles to balance AI legislation amid global scrutiny
As global AI regulations gain momentum, Taiwan—a key player in AI hardware—has yet to finalize its "Artificial Intelligence Basic Act."
Monday 27 May 2024
Will Chinese EV makers leverage declining sales to limit losses?
The cutthroat price competition in China in the past year has pressured many local automakers, resulting in significant losses. Some companies might have accepted their falling EV sales and withdrawn from the price war, a strategy to improve their losses.
Monday 27 May 2024
Executive shake-ups at OpenAI and Amazon highlight shared challenges in balancing agility and stability
In recent days, both OpenAI and Amazon have seen significant changes in their senior leadership teams. While the reshuffling may seem coincidental, it highlights the similar challenges both companies face in balancing agility with maintaining a controversy-free image.
Friday 24 May 2024
AI becomes the key to new paradigm shifts and how TSMC responds to new era
Since the turn of the century in the year 2000, the changes brought to the world by digital technology and the Internet can be roughly categorized into four phases. The first phase was the post-dot-com bubble era in the early 2000s, and the leading vendors of this era were Nokia and Cisco, which provided networking equipment.
Thursday 23 May 2024
Generative AI not a bubble, market scale to hit US$1.5 trillion by 2030
Generative AI (GenAI) is a subset within the AI realm, and it is expected to be one of the most critical driving forces for global economic growth in the next 5-10 years.
Thursday 23 May 2024
Exploring the Synergy of Nanoelectronics, AI, and Quantum: Interview with General Chair of IEEE INEC 2025
IEEE INEC, which stands for IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, was initiated in 2006 when the field of nanoelectronics was emerging and will host its 2025 conference in Taipei on Jan 3-6.
Thursday 23 May 2024
What are the functions AI smartphones will emphasize?
AI smartphones are defined as smartphones that can run Large Language Models (LLMs) to perform Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) functions offline. Many may be curious, how will the first batch of AI smartphones differentiate themselves from current ones?
Wednesday 22 May 2024
Generative AI at reasonable prices: Tenstorrent's strategy according to Chief CPU Architect Wei-han Lien
With Generative AI and other High-Performance Computing (HPC) demands surging, the costs for AI hardware, infrastructure, and energy consumption are also on the rise. Many companies including OpenAI are finding it getting harder and harder to foot the hefty bill.
Tuesday 21 May 2024
'Leadership is not forever': Pompeo urges Taiwan to continually innovate to maintain chip dominance
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Taiwan to attend the inauguration of Taiwan's fifth elected president on May 20, 2024.
Tuesday 21 May 2024
Canadian startup CEMWorks looks to play crucial role in semiconductors, 5G, and AI with its simulation tool
The Winnipeg, Canada-based CEMWorks is looking to bring its electromagnetic (EM) simulation solution to more companies to help develop new technologies, contributing to the "precision and efficiency" of the design, manufacturing, and application process for electronics.
Tuesday 21 May 2024
Demand divided for smartphone specs in 2024; flagship models to stand out
AI-driven growth will propel flagship mobile phones to a singular position in 2024, despite a fragmented demand for mobile phone specifications, according to market sources.
Monday 20 May 2024
From Cloud to Edge, hybrid AI model is taking shape
Generative AI will inevitably move away from cloud services, which used to rely heavily on data centers and leave some private and real-time information to be processed on "edge" devices.
Monday 20 May 2024
Sharp to close world's first 10G LCD panel fab by September, spurring major customers to reassess supply partnerships
The world's first 10th-generation LCD panel factory, located in Japan's Sakai and operated by Sharp subsidiary Sakai Display Products (SDP), is set to cease production by September 2024. The impending closure has ignited industry concerns regarding how major customers, including Shenzhen MTC, Samsung Electronics, and LG Electronics, will reassess their supply partnerships for transferring orders.
Friday 17 May 2024
Generative AI is transforming the game 'from cloud to edge'
The internet giants are building comprehensive ecosystems, in which Generative AI (GenAI) plays a pivotal role. "From cloud to the edge" will be an inevitable trend.
Friday 17 May 2024
ASML's secret sauce for semiconductor success amid challenges in the Angstrom Era
Moore's Law is not advancing as fast as it used to be under 2nm and even into the Angstrom level, and competitors are trying to catch up. Can ASML, the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker, continue its monopolistic leadership in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment market?
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