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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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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...
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...