Advantech

Advantech (研华科技) is a Taiwanese industrial computing and Internet-of-Things (IoT) company headquartered in Taipei. Founded in 1983 by K.C. Liu and a group of engineers, the company began as a manufacturer of industrial PC hardware and grew into one of the world's leading suppliers of embedded computing platforms, industrial motherboards, panel PCs, data-acquisition modules, and industrial networking equipment. Its products are used in factory automation, transportation, medical devices, retail, energy, and smart-city infrastructure. Advantech's business is organized around its 'Intelligent Systems' strategy, which it has articulated as a shift from selling hardware components to delivering integrated IoT solutions and platform services. The company operates a large network of channel partners and system integrators, and it has expanded through acquisitions and joint ventures in Europe, North America, Japan, and China. Its brand is associated with ruggedized, long-lifecycle industrial hardware and with the 'Advantech' ecosystem of embedded boards and application-ready platforms. Advantech is publicly listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2395. It sells to original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and end users, and it maintains regional offices and manufacturing sites across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company has positioned itself around smart manufacturing, smart cities, and edge computing, and it invests in software platforms and cloud-connected services to complement its hardware lines. In the Chinese-speaking market the company is widely known as 研华科技 or simply 研华, and it is a reference brand for industrial PC and embedded computing buyers. Its product families include industrial motherboards, embedded single-board computers, panel PCs, industrial chassis, data acquisition and control modules, industrial switches, and IoT gateways.

Advantech was founded in 1983 in Taipei, Taiwan, by K.C. Liu and a group of engineers who saw an opportunity in the emerging market for PC-based industrial computing. In its early years the company focused on industrial motherboards, add-on cards, and data acquisition hardware sold to system integrators and OEMs, building a reputation for reliable, long-lifecycle products suited to harsh environments. Through the 1990s and 2000s Advantech expanded its product lines into embedded single-board computers, panel PCs, industrial chassis, and industrial networking equipment, and it built a global distribution and channel network spanning Asia, Europe, and North America. The company listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2395, giving it capital to fund international expansion and acquisitions. In the 2010s Advantech articulated an 'Intelligent Systems' strategy, moving beyond component sales toward application-ready platforms and integrated IoT solutions for vertical markets such as factory automation, smart cities, transportation, medical, and retail. It launched software initiatives including the WISE-PaaS IoT platform to connect its hardware to cloud and edge applications, and it pursued acquisitions and joint ventures to strengthen its regional presence and vertical expertise. By the 2020s Advantech had become one of the world's largest industrial PC and embedded computing suppliers, with a broad portfolio spanning edge computing hardware, IoT gateways, and industrial networking, and a strategy centered on edge-to-cloud intelligent systems for industrial and infrastructure customers.

• 2010

  Launched 'Intelligent Systems' strategy and IoT platform initiatives.

• 2000

  Listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2395.

• 1990

  Expanded into embedded computing and industrial networking product lines.

• 1983

  Advantech founded in Taipei, Taiwan by K.C. Liu and partners.

Premium industrial computing and IoT platform brand focused on rugged, long-lifecycle hardware plus integrated edge-to-cloud solutions for system integrators and OEMs.

• Industrial motherboards

• Embedded single-board computers

• Panel PCs

• Data acquisition modules

• Industrial Ethernet switches

• IoT gateways

• WISE-PaaS IoT platform

• 2026-08-24

  Advantech launches DS-015 ultra-thin edge AI computing platform[2]研华推出 DS-015 超薄边缘 AI 运算平台finance.sina.com.cn

  Reported: 2026-08-24

  Advantech officially released the DS-015 high-performance ultra-thin edge AI computing platform, designed for self-service devices in retail and fast-food chains, featuring NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano / Jetson Orin NX modules with up to 157 TOPS of AI computing power.

• 2020-06-16

  Advantech introduces ROM-5620 core module[3]研华推出ROM-5620核心模块tech.sina.com.cn

  Reported: 2020-06-16

  Advantech announced the ROM-5620 SMARC 2.1 core module based on NXP's i.MX 8X SoC, completing its range of core modules based on the NXP i.MX8 processor series. The article also says the ROM-7720, ROM-5720 and ROM-5620 modules are now on sale.

1. 1Advantech official websiteadvantech.com
2. 2研华推出 DS-015 超薄边缘 AI 运算平台finance.sina.com.cn
3. 3研华推出ROM-5620核心模块tech.sina.com.cn