Owing to the rebound of automotive demands and sky-rocketing needs for data storage and computing in the five main fields namely 5G, artificial intelligence, cloud services, automotive ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says vaccine shortage a security issue for global economy
TAIPEI/TOKYO-----Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said the island's lack of vaccines is a security issue for the global economy. "The government here is working very hard to persuade the ... ( read original story ...)
DoT seeks applications for telecom gear PLI scheme; to select 10 large, 10 MSMEs
According to the guidelines released on Thursday, Rs 12,195 crore will be disbursed as incentives to the qualified companies over a five year period b.. ( read original story ...)
COMPUTEX Forum Day 1: Deep Diving into AI and AIoT
According to Gartner (News - Alert), by 2023, one-third of companies that have implemented IoT will also have implemented AI in conjunction with at least one IoT project. Data generated from IoT ... ( read original story ...)
Slow to start, China mobilizes to vaccinate at headlong pace
In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines. After a slow start, China is now doing what virtually no other country in ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC Construction of Arizona Chip Plant Is ‘Well Underway’
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it’s moving forward with plans to build a $12 billion chip plant in Phoenix, a step toward addressing U.S. concerns over reliability and security in the ... ( read original story ...)
Chips crisis could deepen as Taiwan struggles with another COVID wave
Is “Chipageddon” poised to get much worse as the pandemic hits Taiwan with a recent explosion of COVID cases? Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the world’s largest chip foundry, ... ( read original story ...)
AMD and Samsung are developing a new Exynos mobile chip with ray tracing
Computex Taipei announced on June 2, 2021 that the graphics and processors company AMD has collaborated with Samsung to develop RDNA 2 graphics technology for an Exynos mobile system-on-chip, with the ... ( read original story ...)
Nvidia still confident of gaining regulatory nod for Arm deal
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang said he is still confident regulators will green-light its $40 billion acquisition of SoftBank Group’s Arm, despite growing scepticism about the deal’s prospects. ( read original story ...)
Snapdragon-Branded ASUS Smartphone Appears
An unannounced Snapdragon-branded ASUS phone has picked up the TENAA certification in China, revealing key specs and design. ( read original story ...)
Strategy Analytics: Xiaomi Smartphone Shipments Grew 1000 Percent in Chile in Q1 2021, Poised for Second Spot in 2021
According to new research from Strategy Analytics, Chile smartphone shipments jumped 71% YoY to an all-time high of 2.9 million units in the first quarter of 2021. Xiaomi was the star performer, ... ( read original story ...)
NXP Ramps Automotive Processing Innovation with Two Processors on TSMC 16nm FinFET Technology
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI), a world leader in automotive processing, and TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced the release of NXP’s S32G2 vehicle network processors and the S32R294 ... ( read original story ...)
Korea firms to increase capex for 5G infrastructure in 2021-2022, says Digtimes Research
Taiwan shipped a total of 72.25 million large-size LCD panels in the first quarter of 2021, down only 3.4% sequentially, despite... Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 1Q 2021 Taiwan's small- to ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn Teams Up With Thai State Conglomerate On Electric Vehicle Production Platform
The collaboration with PTT, a state-owned conglomerate in Thailand, is to create an “open platform” for producing EVs and key components. ( read original story ...)
NXP’s Trimension™ Ultra-Wideband Technology Helps Samsung Users Easily Find Their Misplaced Belongings
NXP Semiconductors announced that its Trimension Ultra-Wideband platform now offers fine ranging for new tagging use cases. UWB and Bluetooth® Low Energy solutions have been combined to deliver ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan chip maker TSMC has begun construction at its Arizona factory site
Reuters previously reported that TSMC, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of semiconductors, plans to build as many as six factories at the Arizona site over a 10- to 15-year span. Its shares ... ( read original story ...)