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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 18 April 2014
Networking equipment for commercial building automation systems to reach US$34.7 billion by 2021, says Navigant
Offering automated, granular, real-time control of every major system within commercial buildings, networked building controls can provide building owners and operators with significant...
Friday 28 March 2014
Global semiconductor industry to remain strong in 2Q-3Q14, says TSMC chairman
The global semiconductor industry will remain promising in the second and third quarters of 2014, according to Morris Chang, chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...
Monday 24 March 2014
Apple pushing automated production
Apple is planning to have its iPhone batteries fully manufactured on automated production lines in 2014 to reduce its manpower demand. The move is expected to trigger other brand...
Friday 21 March 2014
IoT will include 26 billion units installed by 2020, says Gartner
The Internet of Things (IoT) will include 26 billion units installed by 2020, and by that time, IoT product and service suppliers will generate incremental revenues exceeding US$300...
Friday 21 February 2014
Advantech ARK Fanless Intelligent Systems Accelerate; Time-to-value for Ideal IoT Solutions
Unlike those of ordinary PCs, industrial PCs' functions and features vary depending on the operating environments and requirements, such as for high performance, 24/7 operation ,...
Tuesday 21 January 2014
Google's acquisition of Nest shows how B2C and advanced automation make for success in home energy management, says Lux Research
Google recently announced a cash purchase of home automation start-up Nest Labs for US$3.2 billion; Google Ventures has been a major investor in the company, whose last funding round...
Tuesday 21 January 2014
Shipments of communications nodes for commercial building automation systems to surpass US$380 million by 2021, says firm
Integrated building management and building automation systems (BASs) rely on networks of sensors, switches, fans, alarms, and other devices, along with powerful software tools, to...
Friday 17 January 2014
AsiaTree Global Technology promoting LED light automation equipment
Taiwan-based AsiaTree Global Technology (AGT) has begun marketing its in-house-developed AT8000 series automated equipment for LED T8 light tubes, and will additionally offer the...
Thursday 26 December 2013
Intelligent Embedded Computers Lead the Way for Life Automation
Early embedded computers were primarily designed for industrial automation to improve process control and productivity for instance. Now, with the emergence of Internet of Things,...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Internet of Things to provide new business opportunities and enable business model changes
The Internet changed our life enormously. McKinsey Global Institute recently released a report to highlight the number of connected machines has grown by three times over the past...
Monday 2 December 2013
Innovation through Partnership to Make IoT a Reality
In WPC 2013, which was held from November 21st to November 23rd in Suzhou, Advantech invited important guests from Intel, ARM, and Loogson to join a panel discussion on the theme...
Thursday 28 November 2013
Samsung executive talks about IoT strategy
Samsung Electronics has developed SAMI (Samsung Architecture for Multimodal Interactions), a system central to Samsung's Internet of Things (IoT) strategy, according Luc Julia, vice...
Wednesday 27 November 2013
FineTek: Tapping IoT market with wireless smart sensors
In line with the rising popularity of IoT (Internet of Things), FineTek (Group) Company, which has deepened its deployments in the industrial sensor market by utilizing its in-house...
Monday 25 November 2013
MEMS supplier Bosch gearing up for Internet of Things
Bosch, which provides MEMS to the automotive and consumer sectors, is gearing up for new products enabling the Internet of Things (IoT).
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Automation becomes latest trend in notebook ODM industry
Facing rising labor costs, several notebook ODMs such as Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are starting to push automation across their production lines in China for 2014. Compal...