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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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Tuesday 3 February 2015
Applied positive about IoT
Ultra-low power technology will become important thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data, according to Applied Materials Taiwan president Erix Yu. The two trends will...
Monday 2 February 2015
Accretech and ChipMOS to cooperate on process automation and equipment development
ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda), a provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services, has signed a Letter of Intent to cooperate on the development of new equipment and...
Wednesday 28 January 2015
IoT opportunities reliant on dependent developments, say Taiwan makers
Taiwan makers are eyeing opportunities with the the Internet of Things (IoT) but believe business opportunities will come slowly as hardware, software and new concept developments...
Friday 23 January 2015
Toshiba reorganization to strengthen IoT-related business
Toshiba has announced that the company will consolidate departments involved in information and communication technology (ICT) solutions into its in-house Cloud & Solutions Company...
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Equipment maker Mirle to post 20% revenue growth in 2015
Mirle Automation currently has a backlog of orders totaling NT$3.8 billion (US$120 million), with order visibility stretching to third-quarter 2015. The supplier of automatic systems...
Tuesday 20 January 2015
Taiwan has chance to serve as major IoT application center, says TCA chairman
Taiwan's technology industry, being a major design and manufacturing base for the global IT industry, is now stepping up efforts developing Internet of Things (IoT) and smart city...
Thursday 15 January 2015
Intel to partner with more IT players for IoT opportunities
In addition to existing partnerships with Amazon, IBM, Eurotech and General Electric (GE), Intel is preparing to team up with more IT firms such as AT&T, Verizon, Cisco, SAP and...
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Inventec chairman confident of shipping 100 million products in 2015
Inventec chairman Richard Lee, at Xiaomi's product launch conference in Taiwan, pointed out that the company is expected to see about 100 million ODM/OEM product shipments in 2015,...
Tuesday 13 January 2015
Automated inspection can be introduced to assembly processes, say Taiwan makers
While it is practically difficult to fully automate assembly lines, especially for precision products, the practice of inspecting components in assembly processes can be automated,...
Monday 12 January 2015
Inventec automating production lines in eastern China
Taiwan-based notebook ODM Inventec, in order to reduce impact of continued wage hikes and tight supply of labor, started trial automation of production lines at factories in Shanghai,...
Thursday 8 January 2015
IoT-related M&A spending exceeds US$14 billion in 2014, says research firm
Acquirers stepped up their activity in the Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace in 2014, spending approximately US$14.3 billion to acquire 60 companies in 2014. That spending is almost...
Thursday 8 January 2015
Foxconn SiP subsidiary to list on TSE
ShunSin Technology, a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) specializing in assembly and test of system-in-package (SiP) modules, plans to have its stock...
Wednesday 31 December 2014
Compal looking to acquire more IoT and IPC companies in 2015
Compal Electronics is planning to take a more aggressive approach to acquiring industrial PC and Internet of Things (IoT) companies in 2015 and has already identified some emerging...
Wednesday 24 December 2014
Services to make up vast majority of IoT business opportunities, say analysts
As 4.9 billion connected devices are predicted to be in use in 2015, up 30% from 2014, and will reach 25 billion by 2020, the Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining further attention...
Wednesday 24 December 2014
Macronix sampling NOR chips for IoT, says report
NOR flash chipmaker Macronix International has begun sampling its low-power solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) applications and is looking to go into mass production in 2015,...