DIGITIMES regularly interviews leading industry executives, inviting them to talk frankly about the technology issues and the business challenges that need to be addressed in an industry that is marked by constant change. We always welcome the opportunity to discuss industry trends and issues face-to-face, via email or during a conference call, especially for companies that are targeting the Greater China market.
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AR is friendliest interface to information: Q&A with ARPlanet CEO Jennifer Pai
ARPlanet Digital Technology, founded in 2010 as an AR startup, provides a full range of virtual and physical realities integration solutions. The company is now...
Enterprise AI to be key growth driver: Q&A with IBM Greater China CTO Dong Xie
IBM has been looking to expand its presence in the cloud computing industry via the releases of its AI+ and the offering of hybrid cloud solutions, and expects...
The future of machine economy: Q&A with IOTA Foundation co-founder Dominik Schiener and BiiLabs CEO Lman Chu
IOTA Foundation, a German blockchain NPO, announced on May 17 that it is setting aside US$2 million to set up an IOTA Ecosystem Fund to support developers. The...
Hybrid cloud in 5G era: Q&A with VMware Taiwan general manager Barry Chen
VMware has teamed up with Taiwan-based partners including Chunghwa Telecom, Chief Telecom, Far EasTone Telecommunications, Systex and Taiwan Mobile to offer its...
The prospects of EV solid-state batteries: Q&A with ProLogium chairman Vincent Yang
ProLogium Technology is setting up a solid-state lithium ceramic battery (LCB) factory with annual production capacity of 1-2GWh in northern Taiwan, with the factory...
Blockchain crucial for IP assets tokenization: Q&A with Machi X CEO Leo Cheng
Innovative blockchain applications are proliferating fast to usher in huge business opportunities, and among them is the tokenization or digitalization of intellectual...
Taiwan hardware capability is best nutrient for AI development: Q&A with Microsoft Taiwan COO Hedy Ho
Microsoft keeps investing in Taiwan, having set up an IoT innovation center in October 2016, an AI R&D center in January 2018. It alsto introduced an AI 100...
Arm portrays its strategy for machine learning at the edge
With one of the strongest processor ecosystems in the industry, Arm's role to accelerate the adoption of machine learning (ML) at the edge can't be overemphasized,...
TH Tung: Taiwan startup sector must create its characteristics
TH Tung, chairman of Taipei Computer Association (TCA), likens the startup scene - whose fundamental elements are capital, talent, technology and market - to wine...
Gaming market growing with more players: Q&A with Gigabyte's executive vice president of Aorus Brand Marketing Eddie Lin
As Gigabyte Technology's premium gaming brand, Aorus has come to its fifth year of operation in 2019. Continuing its multi-product lineup strategy, Aorus is offering...
Science minister Chen Liang-gee shows confidence and ambition in promoting Taiwan entrepreneurship
Science minister Chen Liang-gee has been making a lot of efforts grooming Taiwan's startups, a clear example being his ministry's arrangement of a large delegation...
Business transformation via stake investment: Q&A with Qisda chairman Peter Chen
EMS provider Qisda has achieved growth by investing in firms whose businesses complement its own, with its 2018 consolidated revenues reaching a record at NT$4.576...
Quanta making AI push, says chairman
AI will usher in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and Taiwan must manage to develop a solid presence in the AI era that will persist into the next decades, Quanta...
Memory long-term outlook promising: Q&A with Micron EVP Sumit Sadana
The memory-chip market conditions will start to improve later in 2019, followed by several years of prosperity, according to Sumit Sadana, executive VP and chief...
The road to transformation: Q&A with MSI president and CEO Sheng-chang Chiang
After years of operation in the PC market, Micro-Star International (MSI) has advanced to the next phase with the company's founders passing on management to a...
AI-enhanced manufacutring: Q&A with Seagate executive VP Jeffrey Nygaard
Seagate has teamed up with HPE and Nvidia to release an AI-based manufacturing platform, Project Athena, in line with the concepts of Industry 4.0, as artificial...
Industry 4.0 brings lucrative opportunities for chipmakers: Q&A with TI manager Matthieu Chervier
Global chipmakers have been racing to develop chip solutions associated with Industry 4.0 applications to tap huge business opportunities arising from smart manufacturing...
Quanta chair issues prescriptions for AI healthcare development in Taiwan
AI applications can usher in brand-new values for Taiwan's medical sector, given the growing integration of health insurance data and technological resources and...
Public cloud services market to see strong growth: Q&A with eCloudvalley president Linda Lin
Public cloud services take up 30% of enterprises' IT spending in the US and the percentage is estimated to be only 5% in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It is even...
Asustek shakeup: Q&A with company chairman Jonney Shih and president Jerry Shen
Asustek Computer has long been the leader in the motherboard business since its establishment in 1990. In 1997, the Taiwan-based vendor ventured into the notebook...
UnlimiterHear and Airoha to jointly develop Bluetooth chips with hearing protection technology
UnlimiterHear, a Taiwan-based hearing technology specialist, has teamed up with Airoha Technology to develop Bluetooth chips for hearing aids.
Keelung to turn into smart people-serving city, says mayor
The government of Keelung has been keen on proceeding with smart city development in recent years, aiming to turn the harbor city in northern Taiwan into a people-serving...
Embracing hybrid clouds: Q&A with VMware VP Bernard Kwok
Nearly two-thirds of enterprises in developed countries have embraced various cloud computing services and the proportion of them for using hybrid clouds is expected...
Industry 4.0, IoT opportunites for information security industry: Q&A with ACSI president
Industrial control engineers now face unknown areas as Internet-based information security has extended from IT to OT (operational technology) involving production...
