193 news items tagged innovation news
RISC-V: Q&A with SiFive head of global communications James Prior
Friday 5 February 2021RISC-V has grabbed headlines recently as the open-source technology is now viewed as a hotbed for innovation. It is also a source of intellectual properties (IP) freely open to the...
Taiwan startup develops 5G private network simulation solutions
Wednesday 3 February 2021A Taiwan-based startup is ready to launch terminal simulation systems and 5G vertical applications to help local companies accelerate related efforts to develop, build, operate and...
WPG to build last mile in semiconductor supply chain at Taoyuan Aerotropolis
Wednesday 27 January 2021Taiwan is the leader in many semiconductor sectors, but the "last mile" in terms of logistics and shipping centers is missing in the country - a gap that WPG Holdings is ready to...
Smart logistics vision for next 30 years: Q&A with WPG Holdings vice chairman Frank Yeh
Tuesday 26 January 2021COVID-19 and the US-China trade war have combined to accelerate a split of the global supply chain in two - namely a "G2" pattern with one serving China and the other the rest of...
Vietnam investment opportunities: Q&A with Wiziin CEO Tien Nguyen
Monday 25 January 2021Many startups are confused about how to find angel investors, while investors are discouraged by the lack of transparency of information about startup investments. Nguyen Ngoc Tien...
Semiconductor knows no borders: Q&A with Silicon Catalyst partners
Monday 4 January 2021While many might be deterred by the hefty costs of starting a semiconductor company, there are still many other entrepreneurs with a silicon dream knocking on the door of Silicon...
Online counselling by Japanese venture capital experts helps Taiwan-based startups foray into Japan
Monday 4 January 2021IoT is poised to become the backbone for the future of smart living. Some research institutions have projected the IoT market will have 50 billion connected devices and reach a scale...
Oversight system: Q&A with Dover Microsystems CEO Jothy Rosenberg
Monday 28 December 2020Cyber security is a key issue for the era of big data, Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G. Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that, globally, businesses in 2021 will fall victim to...
Understanding what customers really need: Q&A with AImazing founder Jun Ting
Thursday 24 December 2020AImazing, founded in 2015, was groomed by Taiwan-based accelerator AppWorks. AImazing, which set up its headuqarters in Singapore and R&D base in Taiwan in 2017, was about to...
Taiwan investors should change mentality towards startups, says Wistron chairman
Wednesday 23 December 2020Taiwan's investors should change their mentality about entrepreneurships, giving more support to startups, according to Wistron chairman Simon Lin.
Heron Neutron Medical devoted to development of A-BNCT
Tuesday 22 December 2020Heron Neutron Medical has invested NT$800 million (US$27.7 million) to set up an A-BNCT (accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy) R&D and production base at Hsinchu Biomedical...
Perception skills are key to success: Q&A with Laura Huang, associate professor at Harvard Business School
Thursday 17 December 2020The key to whether something sells or not is not the superiority of the product technology, but whether consumers are willing to pay for it. That's a key message Laura Huang, associate...
Taiwan firms face critical moments in next 3-5 years in quantum computing, says Foxconn chair
Thursday 17 December 2020Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Young-Way Liu has pointed out that quantum computing is attracting more global attention, and the next three to five...
Taiwan ICT companies urged to seize quantum opportunities
Wednesday 16 December 2020Even with the birth of quantum computers, instruments for data collection and measurement will still need semiconductor components and Taiwan's ICT industry should see how they can...
Taiwan government to support companies in quantum era
Tuesday 15 December 2020Amid concerns that quantum computing could threaten the existence of the semiconductor industry, Taiwan's minister of science and technology Tsung-Tsong Wu has noted that his ministry...
III develops software for machine connectivity
Monday 14 December 2020Taiwan government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III) has developed Chameleon software to be matched with gateways, enabling Internet connection of machines and equipment...
Vietnam sees FinTech boom
Friday 11 December 2020The number of FinTech startups in Vietnam has almost tripled from 44 to 121 between 2017 and 2020, with 31% of them operating in payments, according to a report released by Fintech...
iCAN-TTA demo day showcases Taiwan startup energy
Thursday 10 December 2020In view of the fact that academic research has always been a key force driving national economic development, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) commissioned the Center...
Taiwan medical devices competitive, says Qisda VP
Tuesday 8 December 2020Taiwan-based makers of medical devices and materials currently are technologically 2-3 years ahead of their Chinese competitors although the latter have a huge domestic market, said...
Startup tenacity: Q&A with SparkLabs Taipei founder Edgar Chiu
Friday 4 December 2020COVID-19 has been hammering the world, with many companies facing tremendous challenges amidst risks and uncertainties beyond their control. But many startup teams demonstrating their...
Taiwan Advanced Instrumentation Project drives commercialization of 10 research achievements
Thursday 3 December 2020A presentation to showcase the achievements of Taiwan Advanced Instrumentation Project (TAIP) took place in Taipei recently. As part of the government's Forward-looking Infrastructure...
MedicalTek adopts AUO 3D medical display
Thursday 3 December 2020LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has cooperated with MedicalTek, a startup engaged in developing endoscope visualization systems for minimal invasive surgical operation, to develop...
Micron lighthouse factories enhance production in Taiwan
Wednesday 2 December 2020Micron Technology's two factories in Taiwan were recognized by the Global Lighthouse Network (GLN) under the World Economic Forum (WEF) in September 2020, according to the company's...
ITRI helps machine tool makers hike product value
Tuesday 1 December 2020Government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has developed a solution based on digital CNC (computer numerical control) to facilitate system integration and...
Singapore and Indonesia lead in ASEAN startup scene, says AppWorks partner Jessica Liu
Tuesday 1 December 2020In terms of the maturity of the startup ecosystem and digital economy among Southeast Asian countries, Singapore is the leader, followed by Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, according...