Smart manufacturing is reducing the industry’s reliance on human labor and opening the door to green manufacturing amid the global push for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards. Particularly with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI), manufacturers can accelerate their transition from traditional smart manufacturing practices to more environmentally sustainable operations.

When will AI PCs take off? The consensus in the PC industry is that 2024’s second half will be a warm-up, with a surge in demand expected to unfold gradually in 2025. By then, ARM-based players like Qualcomm and MediaTek will be gearing up to challenge x86 titans Intel and AMD in a high-stakes showdown.

Three years since the Japanese government’s decision in 2021 to support Taiwan’s large foundry company, TSMC, in establishing a factory in Kumamoto, Kyushu has not only seen growth in infrastructures such as the semiconductor industry, supply chains, and civil transportation, as well as industries such as retail logistics education, more factories have been further affected, allowing many sunset industries opportunities to transform and restructure themselves.

8月25日，华灿光电(300323.SZ)披露2024年半年度报告，报告期公司实现营收18.91亿元，同比增长66.46%;归母净利润亏损2.46亿元，同比收窄;扣非净利润亏损3.01亿元，同比收窄;基本每股收益-0.15元。