Taiwan chips in over US$103 million to boost AMD’s R&D center initiative

Following Nvidia’s footsteps, AMD is set to establish an R&D center in Taiwan. The project has received approval from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) under its “Global R&D Innovation Partner Program,” with AMD slated to receive over NT$3.3 billion (approx. US$103 million) in subsidies. However, the first phase of the funding has been delayed for two months before being scheduled for review by the Legislative Yuan.

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Single’s Day and GenAI set to boost year-end smartphone sales amid Apple’s slowing growth momentum for 4Q24

While Apple anticipates a slight slowdown in revenue growth for the fourth quarter, industry analysts are optimistic that the Single’s Day e-commerce promotion, along with price cuts from various vendors, generative AI (GenAI) applications, and the traditional peak sales season, will collectively give smartphone sales a positive boost.

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Is the iPhone 16 selling well? Foxconn’s record October revenue offers initial clues

The sales performance of Apple’s iPhone 16 series has garnered mixed reviews since its launch. However, the benefits generated during the initial phase of the product release cannot be overlooked. Driven by growth in consumer electronics, Foxconn reported a revenue of NT$804.847 billion (approximately US$25.2 billion) for October 2024, marking an increase of 8.59% compared to NT$741.2 billion (approximately US$23.2 billion) in the same month last year.

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