Microsoft Corp yesterday announced that it would build an Azure data center in Taiwan, and create a new team focused on the research and development of artificial intelligence (AI) hardware. The US ... ( read original story ...)
Technology hampers investigators
The functions of smartphones are constantly being reinvented, augmented and refreshed. In addition to their role as a conventional cellphone, apps for personal organizers, Internet browsers, GPS ... ( read original story ...)
FET to install 4,000 base stations for 3.5GHz 5G band in 2020
Far EasTone Telecommunications has said that its deployment of 5G networks in Taiwan is ahead of schedule, with plans to complete the installation of 4,000 base station for 3.5GHz band by year-end ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan eager to team up with US on high-tech
Taiwan is eager to bolster cooperation with the US as the global supply chain undergoes restructuring, especially in the areas of semiconductors, communications, artificial intelligence (AI), green ... ( read original story ...)
Tiny Taiwan caught in the middle as U.S. and China battle for supremacy
"We don’t want to be manipulated or caught in a great power competition," said Evan Tsao, 31, a master’s degree student from Kaohsiung, in southern Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
New Huawei phones mark end of an era
Huawei Technologies Co (華為) on Thursday unveiled the Mate 40 smartphone series, potentially its last major release powered by its self-designed Kirin chips. China’s biggest technology company by sales ... ( read original story ...)
Intel shares tumble on tepid forecast
Intel Corp shares on Thursday slumped after a surprise drop in data center sales and a tepid forecast added to concern that the company is losing its lead in processors. The data center business, a ... ( read original story ...)
Initial Shortage of iPhone 12 supply in Taiwan is likely to be solved in two weeks: Report
Apple launched the iPhone 12 series exactly ten days back. People have already started pre-ordering some of the models. However, in Taiwan, there seems to be a shortage of iPhone 12 supply initially, ... ( read original story ...)
Shortages of iPhone 12 in Taiwan to be solved in two weeks
Taiwan's telecom and channel operators are to face short supply of the iPhone 12 lineup when they begin to deliver the devices to pre-registered consumers on October 24, with market sources saying ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei’s Q3 growth slows as ‘intense’ US pressure hits supplies
TAIPEI -- Huawei Technologies reported a sharp slowdown in growth as the world's biggest telecom equipment maker continues to grapple with the U.S. crackdown. Huawei said its revenue for the first ... ( read original story ...)
Expanding FWA services to spur 5G CPE demand, says Digitimes Research
A growing number of Taiwan-based network equipment suppliers have ramped up shipments of 5G CPE (customer premise equipment) products to the markets in Europe and the US starting third-quarter 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Silicon Motion Launches PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 Controller Solutions for Client SSDs
Silicon Motion's SM2267 and SM2267XT meet the requirements of mainstream and value client SSDs and feature four 16Gb/s lanes of PCIe and four NAND channels with up to 1, 200 MT /s ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s UMC nears settlement on leaking Micron secrets to China
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp. will soon settle an intellectual property suit brought against it by the U.S. Department of Justice with a $60 million fine, the chipmaker said ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan insurers flock to local property with lower rates, Savills says
Taiwanese life insurers invested US$3.49 billion in real estate, mostly in domestic property, between January and September, more than 2½ times the $1.32 billion total for all of 2019, according to UK ... ( read original story ...)
British official concludes virtual Taiwan visit
British Minister of State for Trade Policy Greg Hands yesterday wrapped up a two-day virtual visit to Taiwan, during which he presided over the two nations’ 23rd annual trade dialogue and the signing ... ( read original story ...)
Thanks to Trump, Huawei’s Cool New Phones Might Be Limited Edition
The battered Chinese giant won’t say how many of its new handsets it can produce. U.S. restrictions may have curtailed access to essential components. ( read original story ...)