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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 23 March 2018
Alpha Networks and Qisda team up for IoT, 5G
Networking device maker Alpha Networks will be working with EMS service provider Qisda in the IoT and 5G markets, said Alpha chairman John Lee at a March 22 investors meeting. The...
Thursday 22 March 2018
Power Logic revenues reach new high in 2017, but profits drop over 40% on year
Cooling fan maker Power Logic has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.29 billion (US$44.07 million) for 2017, up 10.06% on year to reach a new historical high thanks to a significant...
Thursday 22 March 2018
Ennoconn crucial to Foxconn IIoT deployment in China
With its IIoT arm Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) expected to be officially listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in April, the Foxconn Group will take a big stride forward in transforming...
Thursday 22 March 2018
Taiwan Mobile forming IoT platform
Taiwan Mobile is teaming up with more than 50 partners to create the largest IoT platform in Taiwan aiming to tap into the fields including the IoV, wearable, smart home and smart...
Wednesday 21 March 2018
Advantech invests in AzureWave
IPC firm Advantech has announced an investment of NT$299 million (US$10.18 million) to acquire 17.5 million shares of AzureWave at a unit price of NT$17.10 via private placement.
Tuesday 20 March 2018
Compal raises capex sharply for 2018
Compal Electronics has set its 2018 capex at NT$6 billion (US$205.7 million), up over 70% from the NT$3.4 billion spent in 2017 with half of the amount planned to be used in automation...
Tuesday 20 March 2018
Foreign investors urged to tap huge opportunities from Thailand 4.0
Thailand is actively carrying out a spate of economic reforms and infrastructure projects based on the Thailand 4.0 Development Plan launched in 2016, and foreign investors are welcome...
Monday 19 March 2018
Predictive, warning mechanisms to boost manufacturing efficiency
While IoT, big data, AI and machine learning technologies are increasingly applied to improve production process and management, predictive and advance warning mechanisms can be integrated...
Monday 19 March 2018
Min Aik reports profits in 2017
Taiwan-based metal-stamping part supplier Min Aik Precision has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.47 billion (US$84.08 million) for 2017 with net profits reaching NT$16.51 million...
Friday 16 March 2018
Siemens announces MindSphere and investment in Taiwan
Siemens Taiwan has unveiled its open Internet of Things (IoT) operating system MindSphere in Taiwan and announced to invest NT$60 million (US$2.04 million) to establish a digital...
Friday 16 March 2018
Tech startup incubation on course to flourish in Taiwan
The Cloud Computing and IoT Association in Taiwan (CIAT) is actively promoting the development of SIGs (special interest groups) in four major areas - IoT information security, AI...
Friday 16 March 2018
IC distributors seeing upbeat demand for niche-market apps
Robust demand for niche-market ICs particularly high-speed transmission chips and FPGAs will be driving related IC distributors' revenue growth in 2018, according to industry sourc...
Thursday 15 March 2018
Challenges looming for Foxconn IIoT arm after going public
Amid speculations on reasons behind the recent speedy regulatory approval of Foxconn Industrial Internet's (FII) initial public offering (IPO) in China, it remains unclear to outsiders...
Thursday 15 March 2018
UR, Quanta Storage gearing up to enhance cobot sales deployments
To better cash in on the robust worldwide demand for collaborative robots (cobots), leading makers including the Denmark-based Universal Robots (UR) and Taiwan-based Quanta Storage...
Wednesday 14 March 2018
Wistron expects better profits in 2018
Wistron, having survived the difficult times over the past two to three years, is seeing rapid growths for its high-margin products and expects its gross margins and operating profit...