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Trends in industrial computing
Digitimes trackes the latest trends in industrial computing applications, including IoT, Industry 4.0 and automation and robotics.
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Friday 4 March 2022
Taiwan IC supply chain wary of war impacts on consumer demand
Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain remains unscathed by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, but experts are wary that worldwide economic development may suffer and...
Thursday 3 March 2022
Automakers exploring robotics for advanced driver assistance
Because the core technologies of autonomous driving and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are similar, many robotics experts have explored the development of autonomous driving syste...
Thursday 3 March 2022
AP Memory eyes AI, IoT applications as growth drivers in 2022
Taiwan-based AP Memory Technology, specializing in customized memory chip designs and IPs, expects its 2022 revenues to grow further on strong shipments of its AI memory solutions...
Friday 25 February 2022
UMC to expand Singapore fab site for additional 22/28nm process capacity
United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced plans to set up a new advanced manufacturing facility adjacent to its Fab12i in Singapore. Dubbed Fab12i P3, the facility is designed for...
Tuesday 22 February 2022
Ace Pillar, Coretronic MEMS showcase products at Taiwan machine show
Mechatronic component distributor Ace Pillar and MEMS sensor maker Coretronic MEMS are showcasing products used in industrial automation at the combined exhibition TIMTOS (Taipei...
Tuesday 22 February 2022
TSMC obtains significant sub-7nm chip orders
TSMC has secured significant orders demanding its sub-7nm process manufacturing from major US vendors, according to sources at semiconductor equipment suppliers.
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Eclipse Automation celebrates groundbreaking for its first factory in Asia
A groundbreaking ceremony for Eclipse Automation's new factory was held on February 10, 2022, in Penang, Malaysia.
Friday 11 February 2022
Asia Tech Image to intensify automation of production lines
Contact image sensor (CIS) module maker Asia Tech Image has set aside a capital expenditure budget of about NT$50 million (US$1.8 million) for automation of production lines at its...
Thursday 10 February 2022
TSMC turns active in seeking more long-term contracts
TSMC has become actively involved in its pursuit of long-term order commitments from customers, sparking concerns that the market, particularly for mature process nodes, which it...
Wednesday 9 February 2022
Silicon Motion looks to SSD controllers for 2022 growth
Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology, which delivered record operating results in 2021, expects that 2022 will be another banner year for the company because...
Tuesday 8 February 2022
Mirle fulfills NT$1 billion worth of orders from AUO
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced the purchase of a batch of equipment from Mirle Automation for NT$1.02 billion (US$36.6 million).
Monday 31 January 2022
Uneven chip supplies not necessarily all bad: Q&A with ChipMOS Technologies chair SJ Cheng
Taiwan's semiconductor packaging and testing sector has scored its best-ever business results over the past two years, with the display driver IC (DDI) backend segment also logging...
Thursday 27 January 2022
Andes RISC-V SoC shipments top 3 billion units in 2021
Shipments for SoC chips adopting Andes Technology's processor IPs topped three billion units in 2021, representing a 2017-2021 CAGR of 50%, according to Frankwell Lin, chairman and...
Thursday 27 January 2022
PDC upbeat about demand for medium- and large-size MLCCs
Prosperity Dielectrics Company (PDC), which mainly supplies multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and related ceramic powders, has expressed optimism that demand for medium- and...
Wednesday 26 January 2022
SilTerra to expand 8-inch fab expansion
Malaysia-based pure-play foundry house Silterra has announced plans to expand its annual production capacity by 20%.