Server demand was slow in the first half of 2019, but growth has resumed starting in the second half, with Facebook becoming the biggest client for Taiwan-based server ODMs in the third quarter, according to Digitimes Research's latest findings...
Global server shipments picked up 11.2% sequentially in the third quarter of 2019, a growth similar to Digitimes Research's forecast made in the previous quarter, and are expected to see a mild on-quarter increase in the fourth quarter, better than Digitimes Research's original anticipation of a slight drop...
China has shown strong ambition to raise its IC self-sufficiency. Although Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron have been victorious following a consolidation of the global DRAM industry at the expense of Taiwanese makers, Chinese newcomers seem to be undeterred by the dominance of the top-3...
The arrival of 5G is ushering in hardware upgrades to support related applications and services. It is expected more 5G smartphones will come with displays offering high refresh rates that can enhance user experience...
Taichung Software Park in central Taiwan has set up an accelerator base inviting firms to help speed up applications of innovations developed by startups in the park, according to the park's administration.
For IT firms, the PC segment isn't attractive anymore, but servers are a different story. The server market has slowed down in 2019, but growth momentum is expected to resume in 2020. Suppliers of chips for severs are set to enjoy a boom in shipments. But for PC vendors, the weakening demand for gaming devices mean they have to look elsewhere for growth...
Taiwan government-sponsored National Applied Resarch Laboratories (NARLabs) will showcase five smart systems for monitoring natural disasters at SecuTech Thailand 2019 in Bangkok during October 28-31.
Taiwan hopes to cultivate its own unicorn startups by leveraging major services provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS), which is now maintaining operations in the government-funded Startup Terrace in New Taipei, according to the nation's premier Su Tseng-chang.
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has reported success in showcasing 12 local startups at MedTech Conference 2019 in the US, during which they attended 180 sessions of matchmaking for capital, talent and technology.
TSMC apparently can't wait to extend its technology leadership. It has asked the Southern Taiwan Science Park to ready the land it has alloacted for the foundry's 3nm fab project by the end of 2019, a few months ahead of its original schedule...
