TetraMem is a semiconductor startup based in Fremont, California. They utilize an in-memory computing (IMC) structure with proprietary computing memory device solutions to improve computing efficiency and power consumption while delivering high computing throughout multiple AI applications. DIGITIMES talked to TetraMem co-founder Glenn Ge to get a first-hand understanding of their innovation and their insights for future industry development.

Entropica Labs, a Singapore quantum computing startup, attended Computex 2022 in late May. It is one of the portfolio startups of SGInnovate, the deep tech investor of the Singapore government.

The year 2022 looks poised to become a breakthrough year for quantum computer hardware. But Taiwan, where half of the world's chips are manufactured, is ironically lagging far behind competitors because its semiconductor industry is too successful.

At the 22nd Taiwan-Belgium Joint Business Council Meeting (virtual) on May 5, Belge academic and research institution leaders expressed interest in collaborating with Taiwan on the semiconductor technology development, while officials beckoned local chip companies to invest and produce in its microelectronic clusters.

Analytics company Clarivate published its Top 100 Global Innovators list for 2022 on March 31, in which nine Taiwanese institutions were recognized for their innovative capabilities.

Slovakia-based battery startup InoBat Auto, developing lithium-ion batteries for EV and aviation sectors, will visit Taiwan in April/May to seek manufacturers and potential customers, as part of its plan to consolidate its global supply chain, company CEO Marian Bocek said in an interview.

Eight Taiwan companies, with the coordination of Infinio Capital, participated in Satellite 2022 conference and exhibition hosted in Washington D.C. to connect with space-tech industry companies in the U.S.

Newracom, a US startup headquartered in Irvine, California, launched the world's first Wi-Fi HaLow commercial sensor solution with IoT device provider Deviceworx last December, just one month after HaLow became Wi-Fi certified products incorporating IEEE 802.11ah technology.

An autonomous drone landed on Phuket Island, successfully completed the mission of delivering goods for its customer; but the engineer who was managing the drone was 3,000 kilometers away in Tainan. The cost of a single trip of delivery was less than NT$40 (about US$1.5)! This is the solution provided by Avilon Intelligence, a Taiwan-based startup that won third place in Qualcomm Taiwan Innovation Challenge in 2021.

Global tech companies are expected to concentrate on the development of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies in 2022, in the hope of using them to launch metaverse projects in the future, according to industry observers.

The completion of the human genome sequencing project has opened up new opportunities for drug development. Some diseases that were once difficult to cure can now be treated with targeted drugs. However, targeted drugs are only suitable for patients with specific genes. Furthermore, there are still no suitable drug treatment options available for patients with cancer or other special diseases. This has made cellular medicine a popular global research focus. Despite the fact that many companies are investing in cellular drug development and that cell drug clinical trial designs are largely identical to traditional clinical drugs, the lack of accurate and rapid pre-clinical cellular pharmacokinetic validation had made it impossible to confirm the safety, efficacy, and traceability of developed cell drugs, thus greatly slowing down the development of this new generation of therapeutic methods.

Israel-based 3D electrode startup Addionics raised US$27 million in its Series A funding. According to Venture Beat, the fundraising was led by tech investment firms Deep Insight, Catalyst Fund, and Delek Motors.

Gorilla Technology Group, a Taiwan-based edge AI company, has revealed plans to invite leading technology application brand companies from Taiwan and Japan to form a "Smart City Diverse Industry Alliance" ecosystem, with the goal of jointly expanding the global markets for edge AI analytics solutions and services.

Augmented reality and virtual reality are poised to radically change the lives of billions of people, and a few tech giants will make huge profits as it happens.

IoT devices, on one side, offer extended features and functionality; on the other side, they are well-known with weaknesses and vulnerabilities. With its solution, Tokyo-based CollaboGate helps companies to build trust in IoT devices.