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Friday 1 September 2017
Acer pushing multi-brand business model, says chairman
Acer has been pushing for business transformation and is looking to expand into emerging markets including those for gaming PC, virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI),...
Thursday 31 August 2017
China startup Cambricon reveals ambitious AI chip shipment plan
China-based AI (artificial intelligence) chip startup Cambricon Technologies expects to roll out hundreds of millions of AI SoCs needed for smart terminal devices and servers in the...
Thursday 31 August 2017
Advantest obtains ramp-up of orders for memory production
Semiconductor testing equipment supplier Advantest has landed a ramp-up of orders from Korea- and Taiwan-based memory chipmakers, according to CH Wu, chairman of Advantest Taiwan.
Thursday 31 August 2017
WI Harper manages US$165 million fund to help Taiwan develop AI
US-based venture capital firm WI Harper Group manages a US$165 million fund partly contributed by the Taiwan government, in a bid to help Taiwan develop AI (artificial intelligence)...
Thursday 31 August 2017
Complex traffic conditions pose challenge for self-driving cars in China
While the rapid development of autonomous vehicles is reshaping the traditional auto industry, complicated road and traffic conditions in China are casting a major challenge to the...
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Appier obtains investment of US$33 million in series C round, says paper
Taiwan-based AI (artificial intelligence)-based application developer Appier has raised venture capital funds of US$33 million in series C round from Japan-based SoftBank and LINE,...
Tuesday 29 August 2017
Commentary: Innovation is key to survival for Taiwan IC designers
Due to lackluster business performances recorded by most Taiwan IC design houses in the first half of 2017, the overall production value of Taiwan's IC design industry will see only...
Tuesday 29 August 2017
Intel unveils neural compute engine in Movidius Myriad X VPU for AI
Intel has introduced its new Movidius Myriad X vision processing unit (VPU), advancing Intel's end-to-end portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to deliver more autonomous...
Tuesday 29 August 2017
Taiwan approves 5-year NT$16 billion AI development plan
The Taiwan government has approved a Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) proposal to undertake five strategic tasks with a 5-year budget of NT$16 billion (US$527 million) to...
Monday 28 August 2017
Digitimes Research: Google aims to achieve virtual experiences through daily life applications
Google's development of AI/VR/AR products can be backdated to as early as the launch of Google Search as the service is using machine learning algorithms to search for needed information...
Monday 28 August 2017
Global tech heavyweights actively vying for smart home market pie
The market for smart home applications, particularly smart audio products, is emerging as a new major battlefield among global high-tech giants, as Amazon, Apple, Google and Xiaomi...
Monday 28 August 2017
AI complementary to HI, says Microsoft Taiwan marketing head
AI (artificial intelligence) and HI (human intelligence) have respective advantages and thus should complement each other, according to Microsoft Taiwan's new marketing and operating...
Friday 25 August 2017
China e-car startup Singulato to roll out smart cars in 2018, says CEO
China's e-car startup Singulato Motors is scheduled to start volume production of smart cars capable of Level 3 (partial) autonomous driving in 2018, and roll out cars with Level 4...
Friday 25 August 2017
Alchip posts EPS of NT$1.53 for 2Q17
Alchip Technologies, a Taiwan-based provider of ASIC/SoC design services, saw its EPS hit a nearly 3-year high of NT$1.53 (US$0.05) in the second quarter of 2017.
Thursday 24 August 2017
China AI startup Cambricon receives new funding of US$100 million
China-based AI chip startup Cambricon Technologies has newly raised US$100 million in series A round funding to support its development of advanced AI chips, which is expected to help...