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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 2 January 2020
LTCC application to 5G mmWave base stations: Q&A with Brian Laughlin and Jeffrey Wang from DuPont
While 5G mmWave-related technologies are developing rampantly, US chemical materials giant DuPont has set eyes on promoting its LTCC (low temperature co-fired ceramic) solutions to...
Friday 27 December 2019
China IC capacity on track to expand further in 2020, says Digitimes Research
China's overall IC production capacity will continue to expand in 2020 as both IDMs and foundry houses there have readied expansion plans covering 4-, 6-, 8- and 12-inch wafer fabs...
Thursday 26 December 2019
Robots industry sees weak 2019
Worldwide industrial robots installation reached only 421,000 units in 2019, slightly lower than 2018's 422,000 units, marking the first on-year drop in seven years, according to...
Thursday 26 December 2019
ASE planning capacity expansion in southern Taiwan
IC assembly and test services provider ASE Technology Holding has signed a MoU with Taiwan's STSP (Southern Taiwan Science Park) Bureau to secure 20 hectares of land at a new national...
Thursday 26 December 2019
Taiwan businesses urged to create extra values for clients in 5G, AI era
In the era of 5G and AI, Taiwan businesses must sharpen their capabilities of creating more added-value for clients so as to boost their profiles in the global electronics supply...
Thursday 26 December 2019
Bitmark blokchain system seeks to turn medical data into wealth
Bitmark has created a specialized blockchain application to convert personal medical data - with patients' authorization - into digital assets that can be sold, licensed and transferred...
Thursday 19 December 2019
Netronix to ramp up ePaper solutions shipments for diverse applications in 2020
Netronix, a Taiwan-based provider of ePaper solutions, will ramp up its shipments of new products for education, aviation, logistics, and other IoT applications in 2020, according...
Thursday 19 December 2019
Kinwong, Plotech to build new HDI PCB capacities in China
Chinese PCB maker Kinwong Electronic and Taiwan-based peer Plotech Technology have both disclosed plans to set up new production lines for HDI boards in China seeking to cash in on...
Thursday 19 December 2019
Major robot developers showcasing innovations at iREX 2019
International Robot Exhibition (iREX) 2019 opened in Tokyo, Japan on December 18 with major robot developers including Universal Robots, TM-Robot, OnRobot and Solomon, all showcasing...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
Rigid-flex boards to stay as mainstream for midrange applications
While SiP substrates are increasingly needed to support function upgrades on wearables, TWS earbuds and other devices, rigid-flex PCBs will firmly stay as mainstream applications...
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Highlights of the day: 5G SoC prices likely to drop in 2H20
Although demand for 5G smartphones is expected to pick up dramatically in 2020, prices of related SoC are expected to stay unfriendly for the first half of 2020 and are unlikely to...
Friday 13 December 2019
Hisilicon to sell IoT chip modules on open market, executive says
Hisilicon Technologies, a chip arm of Huawei, will be ready to sell its IoT chip modules on open market in early 2020 at the earliest, according to company technology vice president...
Friday 13 December 2019
Huawei, Xiaomi keen to expand IoT penetration with different approaches
Chinese vendors Huawei and Xiaomi are both keen on developing IoT devices that are promising to replace handsets for smart mobility, video and entertainment applications, and they...
Friday 13 December 2019
Cisco unveils plan for building Internet for next decade
Cisco has unveiled further details behind its technology strategy for building a new Internet - one designed to push digital innovation beyond the performance, economic and power...
Friday 13 December 2019
Advantech sees embedded systems as foundation of IoT platforms
Despite the possibility of only accounting for less than 25% of the AIoT market in the next few years, embedded computing systems will still be crucial for the development of IoT,...