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2025/6/4
Whether it's DRAM for short-term data buffering or Flash for long-term data storage, memory has become an essential building block in electronic systems. This article introduces the two major categories of memory—volatile and non-volatile—and explains their respective characteristics and application scenarios. It concludes with an overview of prominent memory companies in Taiwan and around the world, analyzing their current production capacities as well as potential future trends and outlooks.
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2025/4/24
Unlike CPUs and GPUs, ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits) are pre-configured for specific applications before manufacturing. These chips are highly customized in both design and production, tailored for targeted use cases. ASICs have seen rapid growth in the AI and cloud computing markets. In the context of LLM (Large Language Model) applications, while Nvidia maintains a strong advantage in the training phase through its mature CUDA ecosystem, ASICs are expected to demonstrate significant potential in the inference phase due to their unique product attributes. Over time, a complementary ecosystem is likely to emerge, where ASICs fill specific roles alongside GPUs. This article offers a concise overview of ASIC characteristics, business models, industry landscape, and future outlook.
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2025/3/25
As the world’s leading GPU provider, NVIDIA’s success lies in its fully integrated software-hardware ecosystem and its highly scalable business leverage model. This article will dive deep into how NVIDIA has built a powerful, closed GPU ecosystem through its proprietary CUDA technology, securing a leading position across verticals such as gaming, artificial intelligence (AI), data centers, and autonomous driving. This article also systematically introduces NVIDIA’s product lineup, core competitive strengths, and technical comparisons with peers such as AMD and Intel. It also highlights the latest technologies and future directions revealed at the GTC conference. As AI technology continues to evolve rapidly, cost-performance is expected to become a critical factor shaping the market landscape. Investors should closely monitor trends in real-world applications and carefully assess the potential risk of an AI bubble to seize long-term investment opportunities.
2025/3/20
Constellation Brands (STZ) is a well-known U.S. producer and distributor of alcoholic beverages, with core operations spanning beer, wine, and spirits. Its beer segment continues to show stable growth, while its wine and spirits businesses have shifted focus toward the premium market. In line with evolving consumer trends, the company is also actively expanding into non-alcoholic and functional beverages. In 2017, Constellation invested in cannabis in an effort to enter the cannabis-infused beverage market. However, the market’s performance fell short of expectations, and Canopy has remained unprofitable. In 2024, Constellation further reduced its stake and redirected its focus back to its core business. As the alcoholic beverage industry continues to move upscale, Constellation maintains a competitive edge.
2025/3/11
TSMC CEO C.C. Wei visited the United States and held discussions with Donald Trump regarding a new round of investment plans. The visit culminated in the announcement that TSMC will launch a large-scale expansion investment in the U.S., in response to potential future tariff policies targeting semiconductors. This article outlines the current geopolitical and economic landscape, and highlights the possible implications of the investment plan: TSMC’s expansion will boost production capacity, reduce tariff-related risks, and enhance geopolitical security. However, high operational costs and pressures on talent allocation may pose challenges. For the U.S., the move will contribute to a more complete semiconductor supply chain and drive job creation. On a global scale, it marks a further shift toward regionalized supply chains. Ongoing attention will be required as the tech cold war between the U.S. and China continues to unfold.
2025/3/4
In recent years, drone technology has developed rapidly, evolving from its original military use to being gradually integrated into daily life and industrial applications. Since drones do not require direct human operation, they are particularly suitable for areas such as fast transportation, surveillance and monitoring, and disaster relief. Market forecasts suggest that the drone industry will continue to grow in the coming years. With ongoing advancements in AI algorithms, drones are also expected to achieve greater capabilities in autonomous navigation and tracking. Taiwan's drone industry still faces several challenges, including a relatively small market size, limited brand influence, and intense international competition. However, Taiwan maintains a strong edge in semiconductors and electronics manufacturing, securing a solid position in key components, sensors, and image processing chips.
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2025/2/10
The official unveiling of Nintendo’s next-generation console, the Switch 2, not only marks a significant hardware upgrade but also represents a strategic battle within the global technology supply chain. The Switch 2 introduces key design innovations, including enhanced chip performance, upgraded memory, and dual USB-C ports, significantly improving the gaming experience and further strengthening Nintendo’s dominance in the portable gaming market. This article also highlights key Taiwanese suppliers in the Switch supply chain, covering core assembly, memory and power modules, as well as sensor production.
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Nvidia shared its insights on AI future trends and technological innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 5. This article discusses the topic from three key perspectives: core trends, business highlights, and future developments. Business Highlights include: GeForce RTX updates, Applications of Cosmos and robotics, Development of autonomous vehicles, and Advancements in Project Digits. For future developments, Nvidia emphasized enhancing AI’s depth of reasoning as its primary technical focus, with robotics serving as a crucial means to bring its AI vision to life. By further improving AI performance, Nvidia aims to lead the industry in bridging AI with real-world applications, particularly in edge AI.
2025/1/10
SoIC (System-on-Integrated-Chips) is a high-density 3D stacking packaging technology developed by TSMC, leveraging through-silicon vias (TSV) and hybrid bonding to enable higher performance and lower power consumption in chip designs. SoIC holds significant potential for applications in artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and autonomous driving. As production capacity continues to expand, SoIC is projected to become a mainstream next-generation semiconductor packaging technology.
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2024/12/23
As Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEOS) become a key technology in global communications, the industry is accelerating the development of IoT and AI applications due to its advantages of high coverage, low latency, and rapid deployment. This article explores the characteristics and market trends of LEOS, while analyzing the role of Taiwanese companies within the industry supply chain.
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