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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 30 September 2016
TAICS to cooperate with US TIA on 5G, IoT
The Taiwan Association of Information and Communication Standards (TAICS) on September 29 signed a MoU with US Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) for cooperation on development...
Friday 30 September 2016
Qualcomm announces solutions for embedded computing, IoT applications
Qualcomm has introduced its Snapdragon 600E and 410E processors for embedded applications in many verticals such as digital signage, set-top boxes, medical imaging, point of sale...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Kenmec secures more than NT$3 billion worth of automation equipment orders, says report
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has a backlog of orders totaling more than NT$3 billion (US$95.5 million) on strong orders for automation equipment from China and Taiwan, according...
Friday 9 September 2016
IC Insights cuts IoT semiconductor market forecast
IC Insights has trimmed back its semiconductor forecast for Internet of Things system functions over the next four years by about US$1.9 billion, mostly because of lower sales projections...
Monday 5 September 2016
Gemtek Technology cooperates with Axiata to offer LoRa IoT solutions in Southeast Asia, says paper
Wireless broadband networking/communication device maker Gemtek Technology has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Axiata, a Malaysia-based telecom carrier operating mobile...
Monday 5 September 2016
Memory-IC design house AP Memory launches tender offer for rival Zentel
Taiwan-based mobile-DRAM design specialist AP Memory Technology has announced plans to acquire 50-100% of local rival Zentel Electronics, which is focused more on specialty DRAM products...
Thursday 1 September 2016
China manufacturing IoT spending to hit US$128 billion by 2020 as industry shifts from production to services, says IDC
Chinese manufacturing enterprises' spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to reach US$127.5 billion by 2020, with a compound average growth rate of 14.7% during 2016...
Wednesday 31 August 2016
Taipei hosts industrial automation exhibition
The Taipei International Industrial Automation 2016, an exhibition focusing on Industry 4.0-based smart manufacturing, began today at the Nankang Exhibitin Center, and will run till...
Wednesday 31 August 2016
Mirle develops forming equipment for 3D curved glass chassis, says report
Mirle Automation has developed forming equipment for 3D curved glass chassis, and reportedly entered the supply chain for the 2017 iPhone series, according to a recent Chinese-language...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Japan IT vendors stepping into IoT business
Due to stagnant growth in the Japan IT market, many Japan-based IT vendors have stepped into developing cloud computing-based IoT (Internet of Things) solutions for the Japan market,...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
NEXCOM's full depiction of Cloud-Infused Industry 4.0 at 2016 Taipei Int'l Industrial Automation Exhibition
Putting Industry 4.0 into practice has become a universal lesson throughout the industry. However, most Industry 4.0 interpretations in recent years have mainly focused on the data...
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Japan to focus on developing self-driving, medicare and smart-factory industries
The Japan Revitalization Strategy 2016 calls for the development of key technologies related to the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), including IoT, robot and artificial...
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Hua Hong ships 1.2 billion MCUs in 1H16
Hua Hong Semiconductor, a China-based pure-play 200mm (8-inch) foundry, has announced shipments for microcontrollers (MCU) climbed 50% from a year earlier to 1.2 billion chips in...
Thursday 11 August 2016
Asia Pacific Telecom forms first Taiwan IoT alliance
Mobile telecom carrier Asia Pacific Telecom on August 9 announced the formation of IoT by GT, Taiwan's first IoT alliance based on LoRa (low-power long-range WAN) technology.
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Pegatron automates factory in Shanghai, says chairman
Pegatron Technology chairman TH Tung has commented on China-based media reports that Pegatron's factory in Shanghai, China has recruited fewer workers than in 2015, saying that Pegatron...