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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Monday 14 September 2026

Weekly news roundup: HBM4 strain, Intel price hikes and the next AI infrastructure buildout

AI demand remained the dominant force across semiconductors, memory, foundry and data-center infrastructure this week. Intel raised CPU prices while Qualcomm and MediaTek targeted...

Monday 14 September 2026

Lite-On revenue rises in August on cloud power demand

Lite-On Technology posted NT$19.6 billion (approx. US$622.1 million) in consolidated revenue in August 2026, up 3% month-over-month and 25% year-over-year, as strong demand continued...

Monday 14 September 2026

Scaling Photonics: Assembly, Test and Fiber Automation at SEMICON Taiwan

As AI continues to accelerate demand for high-speed optical connectivity, technologies such as silicon photonics, CPO, LPO, NPO and OCS are moving rapidly toward commercial...

Sunday 13 September 2026

Column: What is SLAM? The first step in Physical AI

We previously discussed how automation removes environmental uncertainty, while autonomy requires systems to operate in complex settings. The biggest difference is that autonomous...

Thursday 10 September 2026

Samsung SDS broadens AI push from software to factory robots

Samsung SDS is using its enterprise AI strategy to move beyond office automation and into factory robotics, betting that its systems-integration experience can turn fragmented robot...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Ennoconn reports August growth as Kontron stake rises to 48.36%

Industrial computer maker Ennoconn Technologies said its business recorded growth in August 2026 across all three of its main business units, supported by stronger demand for Physical...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Intel CPU prices reportedly rising 10% again as Qualcomm and MediaTek target IPC and IoT gaps

Intel's PC CPU prices have continued to rise since the end of 2025, and supply chain sources said the company is expected to raise them by another 10%. Its low-margin small-core line...

Monday 7 September 2026

Dark fab cybersecurity: Why autonomous manufacturing needs zero trust

AI-driven automation is reshaping the cybersecurity requirements of semiconductor manufacturing, with zero-trust architecture, trusted data, and interoperable standards becoming increasingly...

Friday 4 September 2026

Taiwan automation specialist Kenmec targets semiconductor packaging plants with low-clearance OHT, AI digital twins

Rising semiconductor packaging and testing demand is exposing space and logistics constraints at existing plants. Kenmec Mechanical Engineering is targeting the upgrade market with...

Thursday 3 September 2026

Column: From automation to autonomy—what robotics still needs to make the leap

I visited Automation Taipei 2026 in mid-August, where the show looked lively and occupied a footprint 7% larger than in 2025. Physical AI and vision-language-action (VLA) models dominated...

Monday 31 August 2026

Smart manufacturing, robotics drive renewed growth in industrial PCs

The industrial PC (IPC) industry is entering a new AI-driven recovery cycle as artificial intelligence moves into a broader range of real-world applications. Market research estimates...

Monday 31 August 2026

Agentrys, agentic chip design startup backed by MediaTek, raises US$24.5M in funding

Chip design company Agentrys announced last week that it raised US$24.5 million in funding from backers including MediaTek. It is one among an emerging crop of startups using agentic...

Thursday 27 August 2026

Synopsys lifts 3QFY26 sales, raises full-year outlook

Synopsys, a leading electronic design automation (EDA) company, reported stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results for the 2026 fiscal year (3QFY26) as the AI boom drove...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

Malaysia mobility sector embraces Chinese firms as investment catalyst

Malaysia's mobility industry is welcoming a larger role for Chinese automakers, with investment, technology exchange and supplier development emerging as key themes at...

Tuesday 25 August 2026

China opens satellite IoT to private players as Geespace wins two-year commercial trial

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has approved Geely-backed Zhejiang Geespace Technology to conduct a two-year...

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