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Wednesday 24 April 2019
Acer enforcing dual transformation strategy in 2019
Acer is moving to carry out a dual transformation strategy in 2019, which has its core business focus on promoting ConceptD series PCs and its innovative business powered by multiple...
Tuesday 23 April 2019
MediaTek gearing up for 5G smartphone market boom in China
MediaTek is expected to kick off shipments of its Helio M70 5G modem chips to China smartphone vendors in the second quarter of 2019 to cash in on the first wave of 5G business opportunities,...
Monday 22 April 2019
Mithril joins Binance Chain to deepen blockchain applications
In a move to strengthen its blockchain operations, Taiwan-based Mithril, founded in 2017 as a decentralized social media platform that rewards all content creators, has recently become...
Friday 19 April 2019
Compal and university developing AI diagnosis platform for depression
Compal Electronics has announced a partnership with Taiwan's National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) to establish a bio-technology firm and will develop a platform to analyze...
Friday 19 April 2019
Compal enhancing non-notebook offerings
Compal Electronics has been enhancing its non-notebook product lines to include a wide range of smart home and healthcare devices. Tablets and smartwatches remain the major drivers...
Friday 19 April 2019
TSMC 7nm utilization to climb in 2H19, says CEO
TSMC will see its 7nm process utilization rate climb substantially in the second half of 2019, driven by a seasonal pick-up in demand for smartphones, as well as chip demand for HPC,...
Friday 19 April 2019
HTC ties up with blockchain venture capital
HTC has teamed up with Proof of Capital, a blockchain venture capital fund, aiming to deepen the development and expand the global ecosystem of the cryptographic technology.
Thursday 18 April 2019
Renesas migration to fab-lite model to benefit Taiwan OSAT firms
Renesas is reportedly moving toward a fab-lite business model by temporarily shutting down some frontend and backend fabs, with its Taiwan-based OSAT partners including ASE, Ardentec,...
Thursday 18 April 2019
Acer eyeing opportunities from big enterprises, says chairman
Acer is eyeing business opportunities from big enterprises by using its non-traditional PC products such as monitors, artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and digital signage to...
Tuesday 16 April 2019
KKStream strengthens video streaming services with AI
Taiwan startup KKStream, a video streaming service consultant affiliated with Taiwanese music streaming service provider KKBOX Group, will leverage AI, big data and cloud computing...
Friday 12 April 2019
Power, talent shortages may dent hi-tech investments in Taiwan
Taiwanese semiconductor, communication and electronics firms have significantly increased their investments in Taiwan since the China-US trade war kicked off in 2018, but shortages...
Thursday 11 April 2019
China IC design growth may slow to under 20% in 2019, says Digitimes Research
The annual growth of China's IC design industry output value will likely slow to less than 20% in 2019, for the first time since 2011, according to Digitimes Research.
Thursday 11 April 2019
Microsoft Taiwan to push development of 100 AI solutions by end of 2019
Microsoft Taiwan, at its AI Solution Day held in Taipei on April 9, announced the start of "AI 100," a plan to prompt local partners and clients to develop 100 AI solutions by year-end...
Wednesday 10 April 2019
MLCC, chip resistor demand to pick up in 2Q19
Taiwan-based suppliers of MLCCs and chip resistors are expected to see demand pick up gradually later in the second quarter of 2019, with factory utilization rates rebounding, according...
Tuesday 9 April 2019
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 business officer...