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Friday 3 August 2018
Asia to become largest collaborative robot market in 4-5 years, says UR president
Asia is expected to become the largest market for collaborative robots in 4-5 years, according to Jurgen von Hollen, president for Denmark-based Universal Robots (UR).
Friday 3 August 2018
Taiwan enhancing cooperation with Israel to develop AI, advanced materials
The Taiwan government is stepping up cooperation with Israel on the research and development of AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and applications, advanced semiconductor...
Thursday 2 August 2018
Global smartphone market declines 1.8% on year in 2Q18, says IDC
Global smartphone shipments totaled 342 million units in the second quarter of 2018, down 1.8% from a year, according to IDC. The drop marks the third consecutive quarter of year-over-year...
Thursday 2 August 2018
Qisda unveils autonomous mobile robots developed jointly with ABB
EMS provider Qisda has unveiled an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) developed via cooperation with Switzerland-based ABB at Taipei International Industrial Automation Exhibition, with...
Thursday 2 August 2018
Taiwan Chilec unveils latest smart pneumatic components
Taiwan Chilec, specializing in pneumatic automation components, is showcasing its latest smart pneumatic components and digitalized electric control devices to support smart manufacturing,...
Thursday 2 August 2018
Huawei ships highest volume of notch-type smartphones in 1H18
Global shipments of notch smartphones - models with a u-shape notch at the top of the display - from the top-six vendors totaled 86.1 million units in the first half of 2018, according...
Thursday 2 August 2018
FET 2Q18 performance meets guidance
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has reported revenues of NT$21.62 billion (US$705.55 million) for the second quarter of 2018, which met the Taiwan-based company's guidance as...
Thursday 2 August 2018
Advantech works with Tokyo Electron Device to promote edge computing for AIoT
Advantech has disclosed it is working to strengthen its partnership with Tokyo Electron Device (TED) in striving to promote edge computing. With the aim of transforming the conventional...
Thursday 2 August 2018
Taiwan promises SMEs help for smart manufacturing upgrades
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will keep boosting industrial upgrading to smart manufacturing and automation, and will help Taiwan's small- to medium-size enterprises reduce...
Thursday 2 August 2018
IoT applications driving sensor tech upgrades, says AMS Taiwan chief
As a front-tier device of an IoT (Internet of Things) system, sensor plays a crucial role in data collection and transmission to determine the performance of the system, and the rapid...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
Techman to double robot production capacity
Collaborative robot maker Techman Robot, an affiliated company of Quanta Compuer, plans to double its production capacity in the third quarter of 2018 to meet anticipated growing...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
Apple, Qualcomm may make peace over 5G, supply chain speculates
Leading mobile chipmaker Qualcomm has revealed that new iPhone models for 2018 may not adopt its modem chip solutions amid a patent royalty row between them. But supply chain sources...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
Solomon Technology showcasing ultra-compact robotic arm at Taipei automation exhibition
Automation solution provider Solomon Technology is showcasing Meca500, an ultra-compact 6-axis industrial robotic arm developed by Canada-based Mecademic, at Taipei International...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
Samsung posts record chip profit in 2Q18
Samsung Electronics' semiconductor division enjoyed record-high earnings in the second quarter of 2018, driven by robust demand for DRAM memory used in data center applications and...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
CEO with leadership is key to success for startup, says Chun P Chiu, senior advisor of InnoBridge
Technology only accounts for 25% of what makes a startup successful while the CEO's leadership can contribute to 50% of its success, said Chun P Chiu, national policy advisor to the...