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 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...

Saturday 22 August 2026

Automation Taipei 2026: If AI is advancing so fast, why is the factory floor still so hard to automate?

For all the extraordinary progress made by artificial intelligence, the physical world remains stubbornly difficult to automate.

Friday 21 August 2026

DS Technology shifts from custom automation to modular systems, eyes Brazil and Mexico

Taiwanese automation integrator DS Technology is shifting more of its highly customized robotic automation work toward standardized,...

Friday 21 August 2026

Vecow eyes robotics growth as North America, EMEA account for 65% of business

Taiwan industrial computer supplier Vecow is stepping up its push into robotics and edge AI, with North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) together accounting for...

Friday 21 August 2026

Taiwan automation shifts from hardware specs to AI platforms and open robot architectures

Taiwan's automation industry is moving beyond the traditional race over robot-arm payload, servo precision, and sensor resolution. At the 2026 Automation Taipei and Taiwan Automation...

Friday 21 August 2026

Nitto Denko to expand HDD baseboard capacity for AI data center demand

Nitto Denko said it will invest JPY28 billion (US$176.68 million) through fiscal 2028 to expand production of thin-film metal base boards for hard disk drives, raising capacity by...

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