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TW Biz News|WK 01/13 - 01/19

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Every week, we'll select Taiwan's five business news from the previous week for your review.



 


Washington, Jan. 13 (CNA) The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced on Monday that it will impose new artificial intelligence chip sales sanctions, with Taiwan among the United States' 18 allies not to face restrictions.


Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) Taiwanese manufacturers have a chance to play a key role in the humanoid robot supply chain, an industry operator said Sunday, a day after Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) said his company and TSMC are jointly creating new opportunities in areas such as robotics and self-driving cars. Yen Jui-hsiung (嚴瑞雄), chairman of Tongtai Machine & Tool Co., Ltd., a major machine tool manufacturer based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, said that Taiwanese companies are capable of making key parts needed for humanoid robots to move, such as harmonic drives and planetary gearboxes.


Will the combination of AI and robots lead to humanoid robots in our everyday lives? Haw Chen, CEO of the world’s second-largest collaborative robot manufacturer, Techman Robot, told the CommonWealth Magazine Economic Forum that thanks to the AI-backed training of novel robots, robot development has entered a new realm.


TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taiwan dollar is reportedly poised to replace the Chinese yuan as the top funding currency in Asia. The Sharpe ratio, a financial metric for risk-adjusted returns, shows that over the past month, strategies involving borrowing the Taiwan dollar and investing in higher-yielding assets ranked second among Asian currencies, just behind the Chinese yuan, per Bloomberg.


Taiwan has long been a powerhouse in the global tech landscape, with its influence extending far beyond its borders. Known for its semiconductor advancements, world-class consumer technology, and innovative efforts in artificial intelligence (AI), Taiwan is home to some of the industry's most influential tech companies.


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