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Tier IV raises $9M from Quanta Computer to develop reference model for ECUs for autonomous driving

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This latest funding engages Quanta Computer and Tier IV to develop a new reference model of electronic control units (ECUs) for autonomous driving. Founded in 1988, Quanta Computer is headquartered in Taiwan with major operation facilities set up in Asia, Canada, North America, South America, and Europe.

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Are Homemade CPUs Alibaba’s Bid For Independence?

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The United States, alarmed at China's campaign to bring Taiwan under its control, has also begun an ambitious program to 'reshore' its semiconductor manufacturing after allowing much of it to migrate to Taiwan. RISC-V, which refers to the fifth generation of an open-source reduced instruction set computer architecture created by U.S.-based

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TSMC R&D Chief: There’s Light at the End of the Chip Shortage

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Yuh-Jier Mii started on the ground floor of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The commercial term nanometer refers to a new, improved generation of silicon semiconductor chips.). Growing up in Taiwan, the environment encouraged people to become scientists or engineers.”. in 1994 as a fabrication integration manager.

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Foxconn sees ‘slightly better’ 2024, warns on AI chip shortage – ET Auto

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Taiwan’s Foxconn , Apple’s biggest iPhone assembler and the world’s largest contract electronics maker, expects its business this year to be “slightly better” than last year but is facing a shortage of chips for AI servers.

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In 2024, Intel Hopes to Leapfrog Its Chipmaking Competitors

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For the past five years, Intel has lagged behind Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The “A” in 20A refers to the angstrom—though, like “nanometer” in the previous chip-naming convention, it no longer refers to a specific measurement in the product. and Samsung in advanced chip manufacturing.

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Intel challenges Nvidia, Qualcomm with ‘AI PC’ chips for cars – ET Auto

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. “If AI in the car means 500 watts … and God knows what costs … it’s not scalable,” Weast said, referring to Nvidia’s powerful, expensive products. Nvidia last year formed an alliance with MediaTek of Taiwan to offer lower-cost chip sets.

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Honda sees full-year benefit emerging 19% this fiscal yr next working source of revenue slipped 3.7% closing yr

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to starting an EV beneath a unique emblem referred to as Afeela. In April, Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe stated the corporate will collaborate with Taiwan Semiconductor Production Co. In spite of that, Honda has but to roll out a mass-market EV, despite the fact that it’s operating with Sony Staff Corp.

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