AIoT: Helping To Build A Smarter World

The global electronics community has recognised the importance of embedded solutions and intelligent devices, which require the balanced fusion of hardware and software programs. In line with the latest developments, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) have gradually combined into a new domain—the AIoT. The Taiwan International AIoT show, organised along with TAITRONICS (Taipei International Electronics Show) 2018, gave a glimpse of AIoT’s immense possibilities.

- Paromik Chakraborty

Banking on Taiwan’s hardware manufacturing strengths and highlighting the need for improved software capabilities, the main focus of this year’s TAITRONICS was on modern technologies like AI, IoT, cloud computing and Big Data analytics.

Dr Ming-Hsin Kung, deputy minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan), shared his thoughts: “Today, it is not only about components and hardware. Software and applications are also powering innovation. The ‘Double Industry’ has reached US$ 150 billion and is growing. With these capabilities, we are going to shape the Silicon Valley of Asia initiative.”

As explained by T.C. Gou, chairman, TEEMA (Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association), it is estimated that by 2020, AI will have investments of over US$ 46 billion globally and all smart applications will be included under its umbrella.

James C.F. Huang, chairman, TAITRA, said: “Forty four years ago, Taiwan’s electronics industry was not very powerful. People were facing many challenges with designing and producing chips. Today, Taiwan is one of the largest manufacturers of electronics. However, we need to focus more on software too, so that we combine it with our hardware capabilities to leverage technologies like AI and IoT.”