Quanta Computer has developed its first autonomous vehicle, and tested in recently in the US, according to company senior vice president Mike Yang.

With manufacturers starting to move some production out of China to avoid the US tariff on products imported from the "world's factory," robot and automation solution providers are...

Backend service leader ASE Technology Holding plans to set up 15 lights-out fabs by the end of 2020 as part of its efforts to strengthen smart production capability to support high-end...

China's industrial IoT (IIoT) sector will generate a market scale of up to CNY 10 trillion (US$1.40 trillion) in the next 10-15 years as estimated by research firms, prompting many...

In line with the ongoing wave of production relocation from China, Taiwan makers of automation equipment and systems are also proceeding with global production deployments to offer...

Over 900 smart automation solutions providers including more than 50 system integrators are showcasing their latest offerings at the Automation Taipei 2019 running August 21-24 at...

Himax Technologies has announced that the company is teaming up with GTS to allow its structural light 3D sensing solution to be adopted for factory automation.

Flexible PCB specialist Zhen Ding Technology (ZDT) saw its net profit for the second quarter of 2019 surge 77.62% on year to NT$1.785 billion (US$56.85 million) on revenues of NT$23.08...

Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes IC packaging and testing equipment, has newly signed a distribution agency contract with Osai Automation Systems, allowing it to sell the Italy-based...

Taiwan-based Phoenix Silicon International (PSI), dedicated to wafer reclaim, wafer thinning and MEMS mid-end process services, plans to set up a new plant to fulfill robust orders...

Collaborative robots (cobots) are emerging as key automation tool in the Industry 4.0 era and enjoy greater growth potentials than traditional industrial robots, as they are flexible,...

Taiwan-based Group Up Industrial (GP), dedicated to supplying automation and semiconductor dry process equipment, has seen clear order visibility through the third quarter of 2019...

Samsung Electronics has announced that its 5nm FinFET process technology is complete in its development and is ready for customers' samples.

The government in Taiwan has made it a major policy to help domestic firms step up R&D on innovative IoT applications and work out IoT-based smart city, smart mobility and smart...

Seagate has teamed up with HPE and Nvidia to release an AI-based manufacturing platform, Project Athena, in line with the concepts of Industry 4.0, as artificial intelligence gradually...

EMS provider Lite-On Technology has signed MoUs with US-based sales agents and set up a marketing base in the US to enter the market for devices for industrial automation (IA), according...

Taiwan-based cloud computing startup Intelligent Cloud Plus, an acoustic specialist, offers solutions that can analyze the sound waves generated by machines' vibration to provide...

Global chipmakers have been racing to develop chip solutions associated with Industry 4.0 applications to tap huge business opportunities arising from smart manufacturing in conjunction...

The Taiwan Flexible Electronics Committee under the SEMI-FlexTech has been set up recently, with ASE Technology vice president YY Yeh elected as its chairman.

With strong results from its server operation in 2018, Dell EMC expects Greater China to be the key growth driver for its enterprise segment in the next couple of years, as businesses...

Backend house GEM Services, which specializes in packaging services for semiconductor power devices, is expected to enjoy another year of record-high revenues in 2019 thanks to robust...

As international IDMs still dominate the market for IGBT, the core power component for new energy vehicles and hybrid vehicles, Taiwan makers of discrete power devices are keen to...

Taiwan-based LED firms have been improving their production efficiency by upgrading manufacturing lines with more smart automation equipment in a bid to maintain competitiveness against...

IC design house VIA Technologies expects to be profitable in both 2018 and 2019 as the company has been preparing new products and technologies for areas such as artificial intelligence...

As the growing adoption of smart manufacturing solutions at global electronics makers is driving Industry 4.0 to advance to 5.0, leading backend service specialist ASE Technology...