Due to skyrocketing COVID demand for desktops and notebooks from businesses and individuals, PC makers ran into trouble building enough computers and procuring ample components. However, as store shelves are now mostly stocked, PC demand has slowed due to inflation and uncertainties caused by the war in Ukraine. As a result, Acer chairman Jason Chen…
Computer programs and mathematical methods are generally excluded from patentability in Canada. However, the Federal Court of Canada decision in Choueifaty v. Canada (Attorney General) 2020 FC 837, has paved the way to patenting software inventions – even when implemented using generic computer components – and confirmed that where an algorithm improves the functioning of…
A new coronavirus outbreak in Taiwan has raised concerns over TSMC’s ability to maintain production levels, DigiTimes reported today, especially as the chances of city-wide lockdowns being imposed rise alongside the number of new cases. Taiwan handled COVID-19 better than most—The Guardian said it reported 1,000 cases and 12 deaths throughout 2020. For comparison, there…