Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2022
Taiwan’s first-quarter 2022 notebook shipments performed weaker than expected, slipping over 20% sequentially and the lowest shipment level since the second quarter of 2020.
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May
COB miniLED-backlit TV demand is strong, says Epistar chairman
Based on TV vendors’ prduct developments, demand for COB (chip on board) miniLED-backlit LCD TVs in 2022 is strong but may see some delays mainly due to impact of inflation and COVID lockdowns in some Chinese cities, according to Patrick Fan, chairman for Taiwan-based LED chip maker Epistar.
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May
BenQ Materials, CMMT have order visibility till end of June
Polarizer makers BenQ Materials and Cheng Mei Materials Technology (CMMT) have obtained orders with shipments scheduled until the end of June 2022, according to the companies.
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May
AI accelerator IP in hot demand: Q&A with US startup Expedera
US AI accelerator IP startup Expedera successfully raised their series A funding of US$18 million in December 2021 to accelerate product development and market expansion for meeting the market’s robust demand for deep-learning accelerator (DLA) semiconductor IP. DIGITIMES talked to VP Engineering and co-founder Siyad Ma and VP of Marketing Paul Karazuba to get to know the company, and understand the latest market trend and their expansion plans.
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May
SM Lab-developed cathode materials said to be more efficient than LFP
South Korea-based battery startup SM Lab has successfully developed manganese and nickel materials for battery cathodes, and reportedly is to co-produce EV batteries with Volkswagen, according to Investment Bank (IB), as cited by Korean local media Aju Business Daily.
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May
LGES 1Q22 revenue beats forecast; Samsung SDI hits reord quarterly profits
South Korea-based battery manufacturers reported strong on-year revenue growths in the first quarter of 2022, according to local news outlets.
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May
AI not immune to hacking, says Hon Hai Research Institute CEO
AI has permeated well into the modern society playing a crucial role in a wide variety of applications, but AI systems, just like all kinds of computer operating systems, can hardly avoid being hacked. Therefore how to make them stay immune to attacks has become a common goal for all those engaged in the AI technology development, Wei-Bin Lee, CEO of Hon Hai Research Institute under Foxconn Technology Group, has said.
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May
CHPT lands MEMS probe card orders from Asia-based customers
IC test interface solutions provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has newly landed MEMS probe card orders for smartphone chips from Asia-based customers, with volume production kicking off in the second quarter, according to the Taiwan-based company.
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May
Canadian AI firm Pleora seeks partners in Taiwan to provide integrated solution for industrial automation
Canada AI company Pleora Technologies which created GigE Vision, a standard for networking cameras and processing in industrial automation projects, joined the 2022 Canada Trade Office Taipei (CTOT) startup accelerator program, hoping to find strategic partners which are system integrators or hardware manufacturers and together expand its industrial automation markets in Asia.
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May
HTC posts smaller loss in 1Q22
HTC saw its net losses narrow substantially on-year in the first quarter of 2022, but gross margin grew for the 18th consecutive month to 37.8%, thanks to robust sales of its VR and other products for the metaverse.