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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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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...
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Taiwan to be flexible in allocating frequency band for IoT, says minister
The Taiwan government, specifically for IoT application, will allocate frequency band units based on flexibility and application-oriented considerations, according to minister of...
Tuesday 19 July 2016
Former Acer executive to helm optical fiber sensor startup
Former Acer Taiwan's president Towny Huang has recently joined Internet of Things (IoT) startup Citpo Technologies and become the chairman of the firm.
Friday 15 July 2016
Micron intros SLC NAND flash for IoT and automotive
Micron Technology has announced its newest embedded SLC NAND flash optimized for the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) and automotive applications. Available with differing...
Friday 15 July 2016
Automation is best solution to lower labor and land costs, says Kenmec chairman
While Taiwan-based manufacturers setting up factories in China keep relocating to seek the lowest labor and land costs, automated production is the best solution, according to chairman...
Wednesday 13 July 2016
TSMC buys equipment for NT$1.7 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) spent a total of NT$1.72 billion (US$53.6 million) on manufacturing and facility equipment from Mirle Automation, Screen Semiconductor...
Monday 11 July 2016
Certification service provider IST looks to auto, IoT for 2H16 growth
Taiwan-based Integrated Service Technology (IST), which offers full-scope verification and analysis services to the IC engineering industry with customers covering the whole spectrum...
Monday 4 July 2016
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom to set up LoRaWAN for IoT, says paper
Mobile telecom carrier Asia Pacific Telecom will deploy 500 LoRaWAN (low-power long-range wide area network) hot spots in Taipei City, New Taipei City and Taoyuan City, northern Taiwan,...
Wednesday 29 June 2016
Industry integration, 5G and IoT applications: Q&A with Qualcomm president Derek Aberle
Qualcomm president Derek Aberle spared his time with Digitimes for an exclusive interview recently and shared his insights into a number of major issues facing the global...
Wednesday 29 June 2016
LTE Cat-M1, LTE Cat-NB1 to become mainstream IoT technology, says Qualcomm
While 5G mobile communication technology is expected to play an essential role in IoT (Internet of Things) applications, two narrowband LTE technology standards - LTE Cat-M1 (machine...
Monday 27 June 2016
Meaningful use cases help spur spending on IoT in CEE, says IDC
In a new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide, IDC forecasts that organizations in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will invest more than US$11.2 billion...
Thursday 23 June 2016
Marketech 2016 profits to hit 12-year high, says report
Automation equipment specialist Marketech International is expected to see its profits for 2016 climb to a 12-year high with EPS reaching between NT$3 (US$0.09) and NT$3.50, a Chinese-language...