I was once invited by the Canadian government to talk in several cities about the possibilities of Canada-Taiwan collaboration in the high-tech industy. The talks took me to Vancouver, Banff, Victoria Harbour, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and the nearby technology town of Waterloo. Asians account for a large portion of Vancouver’s 40%, and Toronto and Waterloo are close to the Great Lakes region, which not only has a strong telecommunications industry.
Line Next, Japan-based Line Corporation’s US-based subsidiary dedicated to developing and expanding global NFT (non-fungible token) ecosystem, has signed with 10 partners for a joint strategic investment of US$10 million in total to promote the development of the global NFT market, according to Line.
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has reported contract violations by its display driver IC clients who would rather honor punitive payments than see their inventories swell further amid sluggish market demand.
Cadence Design Systems and Tower Semiconductor, the leading analog solutions, announced a collaboration to advance automotive and mobile IC development.
Connector and cable assembly maker Sinbon Electronics has disclosed it has joined Swappable Batteries Motorcycle Consortium (SBMC), becoming the first Taiwan-based member among SBMC-accredited providers of high-current charging and swappable battery solutions.
TetraMem is a semiconductor startup based in Fremont, California. They utilize an in-memory computing (IMC) structure with proprietary computing memory device solutions to improve computing efficiency and power consumption while delivering high computing throughout multiple AI applications. DIGITIMES talked to TetraMem co-founder Glenn Ge to get a first-hand understanding of their innovation and their insights for future industry development.