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Tuesday 5 December 2023
IBM unveils Quantum processor breakthrough and charts roadmap to 2033
IBM, a trailblazer in quantum computing, chose the stage of the IBM Quantum Summit on December 4 to reveal a significant milestone in the field – its IBM Quantum System Two and its Quantum innovation roadmap to 2033.
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Chinese LLM developers turn to leasing amid AI chip shortage
Due to the chip shortage brought by export restrictions imposed by the US, China-based tech firms turned their eyes to computing rental service providers, leading to doubling fees charged by rental suppliers.
Monday 4 December 2023
Acer Medical joins forces with Taichung Veterans General Hospital to promote AI image identification
Acer Medical, a subsidiary of the Acer group, announced that its AI bone density abnormal screening software "VeriOsteo OP," in collaboration with Taichung Veterans General Hospital (VGHTC), has received approval from the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA). In the future, it will be promoted to places like medical institutions. Acer Chairman and CEO Jason Chen stated that Acer currently has four smart medical products, obtained 10 certifications in 8 countries, and deployed in over 200 medical institutions. The company is starting to hit its stride in smart healthcare.
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwan-based BMC chip makers optimistic over demand growth driven by AI servers and edge computing
Seeing demand growth driven by edge computing and artificial intelligence (AI), microcontroller unit (MCU) manufacturers are making an effort to integrate AI into MCUs as well as advancing into the baseboard management controller (BMC) market.
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwan emerges as a global hub for medical tech revolution, powering 90% of world's AI servers and manufacturing
At the 2023 Healthcare Expo Taiwan, President Wong Chi-Huey of the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry (IBMI) emphasized Taiwan's vital role in the evolving global health landscape. As declining birth rates and an aging population reshape societies worldwide, nations are crafting new healthcare models. Armed with cutting-edge technology, Taiwan stands at the forefront of this global medical revolution.
Friday 1 December 2023
How has generative AI fueled edge computing and raised the bar on privacy standards?
After the introduction of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI), it sparked a significant transformation in the global industry. As Generative AI continues to develop, there's a growing emphasis on cybersecurity and privacy to meet enterprise demands. The once emphasized cloud AI is now making a shift towards edge AI, with major tech giants introducing solutions that can operate locally without internet connectivity.
Thursday 30 November 2023
Cable maker Wonderful Hi-Tech eyeing robust growth in 2024 amid shifting market dynamics
Taiwan-based Wonderful High-Tech, a dedicated provider of electronic wires and cables for diverse applications, is poised for substantial revenue and profit gains in 2024. The company cites sustained high demand for data centers and servers, expanding market shares in irradiation crosslink cables, the introduction of new products, and market diversification as key drivers of its optimistic outlook.
Thursday 30 November 2023
Live from AWS re:Invent 2023: AWS showcases AI technology and human-machine interface revolution
The generative AI application boom has caused many companies to believe that it will massively change human-machine collaboration interfaces. At its annual re:Invent event, leading cloud service provider AWS showcased the use of conversational interfaces to control drones and utilizing IoT technology in driving environment simulation to promote smart cockpit vision through cloud technology.
Thursday 30 November 2023
Chinese LLM developers seek alternatives as Nvidia upcoming compliant chip reportedly fall short in performance
Nvidia intends to introduce a specialized AI chip for the Chinese market, potentially as early as the first quarter of 2024. Reports from Chinese media indicate that Nvidia's Chinese customers are seeking alternatives because of the significantly reduced performance of the China-focused chip.
Wednesday 29 November 2023
AWS and Nvidia unveil Project Ceiba and bring GH200 into Cloud
Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang showed up at the AWS re:Invent conference and announced a strategic collaboration between the two companies. AWS will become the first cloud provider to bring Nvidia's GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips with new multi-node NVLink technology to the Cloud. The two companies also announced to co-work in an ambitious initiative called "Project Ceiba," which aims to create an AI Super Computer with over 10,000 GPUs.
Wednesday 29 November 2023
Chinese AI chip startups forge ahead amid US export curbs and domestic support
Following the US tightening its controls on exports of high-end AI GPUs to China in October 2023, Chinese companies are turning to homegrown AI chips to build their computational infrastructure, leading to potential opportunities for Chinese AI chip startups. Most notably, Enflame Technology and Moore Threads Technology are leveraging the Chinese government's push for the "East Data, West Computing" strategy to propel their AI chip businesses forward.
Tuesday 28 November 2023
GPU antitrust to challenge Nvidia
Nvidia should have been prepared for antitrust action concerning AI GPUs, according to sources at motherboard manufacturers.
Tuesday 28 November 2023
IC distributors find their niche as US targets China's AI chip industry
US export restrictions aimed at curbing China's development in advanced semiconductors have hit the field of AI. With huge untapped potential in the AI market, distributors in the Asia Pacific region can target the mid-to-low range for the market in China, say sources in the IC distribution channels.
Monday 27 November 2023
Challenges remain as system integrators self-developed chips against established IC design houses
As the AI era arrives, cloud service providers (CSP) have increasingly recognized the importance of high-performance computing (HPC) chips, and system integrators, hardware manufacturers, and software providers have joined forces with dedicated foundries to craft their ASICs,
Monday 27 November 2023
Infortrend operations remain stable due to AI-driven data storage increase
AI has driven demand for big data analysis and has jointly boosted the momentum of the storage industry. Storage provider Infortrend pointed out that in previous years, the storage industry has grown steadily by around 10% each year. With the influence of AI, this growth is anticipated to accelerate by 5-10%. Even the double headwind factors of high inflation and high interest rates will only have a limited impact on the storage industry.
Friday 24 November 2023
TSMC and JCET expressed contrasting views on chiplet development
At the recently concluded 2023 China International Semiconductor Summit held in Shanghai, senior executives from JCET and TSMC both emphasized the role of advanced packaging, yet with contrasting conclusions.
Friday 24 November 2023
Mitac expects growth in 2024
According to Mitac Holdings president Bill Ho, 2024 is full of uncertainty, including changes in geopolitical and economic development offering little visibility. Despite this, he maintains a positive outlook regarding the company's investment strategy and overall growth.
Friday 24 November 2023
Autonomy still the main tone in the latest China International Semiconductor Summit
At the recently concluded 2023 China International Semiconductor Summit attended by more than 2,000 industry professionals, both Wei Shaojun, Director of the Institute of Microelectronics at Tsinghua University, and Yang Fang, Vice President and Co-Founder of Sensetime Group, focused on developing independent and controllable technologies in their talks.
Friday 24 November 2023
Compeq sees customer inquiry for its PCB site in Thailand, sales recovering from doldrum
Compeq Manufacturing, a major high-density interconnect (HDI) printed circuit board (PCB) producer, said its third-quarter 2023 sales revenues and earnings are showing early signs of recovery from the previous doldrums. Many customers are inquiring about the capacities of its Thai factory, according to Compeq spokesperson.
Friday 24 November 2023
WinWay says outlook for 2H24 is very optimistic
IC testing interface specialist WinWay Technology is full steam ahead with new products, holding a "very optimistic" outlook for the second half of 2024, according to the Taiwan-based company.
Friday 24 November 2023
Gigabyte to see brand mobo shipments rebound
Gigabyte Technology will see its brand motherboard shipments rebound to 10 million units in 2023 and rise to 11.5 million units in 2024, according to industry sources. In 2022, shipments dropped to 9.6 million units.
Thursday 23 November 2023
Japan's ABCI supercomputer set for major upgrade to boost AI research capabilities
Japan's government-funded AI research supercomputer, ABCI (AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure), which was launched in 2018 and upgraded to ABCI 2.0 in 2021, is poised for another significant upgrade. The current investment plan of JPY400 billion (US$2.66 billion) aims to increase computing power to five times that of ABCI 2.0, with an expected launch by 2024.
Thursday 23 November 2023
Asian scams in the era of AI: balancing positive and negative impacts
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) operates the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Donna Gregory, the former director of IC3, highlighted in an online forum that artificial intelligence (AI) carries both positive and negative impacts. Unlawful individuals have already exploited technologies like text-to-speech and deepfake for fraudulent activities, warranting increased vigilance.
Thursday 23 November 2023
Co-Tech expects steady growth in AI server demand
Copper foil manufacturer Co-Tech Development anticipates a consistent increase in demand for AI servers.
Thursday 23 November 2023
Xanadu hardware CTO shares views on why silicon photonics is the future of quantum computing
Silicon photonics (SiPh), the manufacturing of integrated photonics on CMOS platform, has been a buzzword in the recent two years, given the technology's promising prospect to deliver a faster, securer and more efficient solution to data centers increasingly burdened by the ever-growing transmission demand of AI. However, the potential of silicon photonics is not confined to the realm of conventional computing and communication.