Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, has announced it will sponsor seven upcoming Microchip Masters events in November and December as the Gold Sponsor for all three China events, the Silver Sponsor for the India event, the Platinum Sponsor for the Korea event, and the Silver Sponsor for the two Taiwan events."We are thrilled to support the work of the Microchip Masters premiere technical training events," said David Stein, vice president, global supplier management for Digi-Key. "The Masters events continue to arm system design engineers of every level with the information and hands-on training they need to scale the learning curve and get their products to market faster. The mission of the Microchip Masters could not align more with the values and mission of Digi-Key, and we're proud to be a part of these events."The Microchip Masters conferences are held annually for embedded control engineers around the globe. The training sessions and classes cover a broad range of topics and are taught by Microchip's own application and design engineers."Attendees have consistently conveyed Microchip Masters is the premier technical training event in the industry," said Ken Pye, Microchip's vice president of worldwide applications. "We appreciate the sponsorships of Digi-Key and thank them for helping our mutual customers learn how to differentiate their end products across the many different markets we serve."Digi-Key Electronics will sponsor the following events:- Seoul, Korea: November 5-8, 2019 (Platinum Sponsor)- Wuhan, China: November 6-8, 2019 (Gold Sponsor)- Shenzhen, China: November 13-15, 2019 (Gold Sponsor)- Taipei, Taiwan: November 14-15, 2019 (Silver Sponsor)- Shanghai, China: November 20-22, 2019 (Gold Sponsor)- Taichung, Taiwan: November 28-29, 2019 (Silver Sponsor)- Bangalore, India: December 3-6, 2019 (Silver Sponsor)

Karamba Security, a world-leading provider of embedded cybersecurity for connected machines, today announced a collaboration with Winbond Electronics Corporation, a leading global supplier of semiconductor memory solutions and a pioneer in certified secure memories, to enhance embedded software security in automotive and other connected industries. OEMs and tier ones use Karamba's embedded cybersecurity solutions for connected systems to protect their software and reduce vulnerability exposures. Under the new partnership, Karamba will offer enhanced hardware security with the use of Winbond's secure memories.The Karamba and Winbond collaboration will provide cybersecurity offerings that leverage Winbond's TrustME secure flash memories with Karamba's embedded security policy. Winbond's family of secure memories combines its world class NOR flash manufacturing process and state-of-the-art hardware security technology. The company's offerings range from the world's first and most secured EAL5+ Common Criteria certified flash memory device to cost effective EAL2 and Arm PSA certified memory devices.Winbond's secure memory with tamper resistance allows Karamba's Runtime Integrity security to focus on performance excellence, automatically hardening the full image of the connected system and preventing modification of the factory settings."Teaming with a pioneer in certified secure memories enables us to improve security while maintaining the high-performance characteristics required in automotive and industrial systems," said Ami Dotan, Karamba Security's co-founder and CEO. "More than ever, autonomous vehicles, industry 4.0 controllers, and enterprise IoT edge devices need security technology that is embedded in them and which does not impact performance. Partnering with Winbond, with its certified secure memories, strengthens our commitment to offer state-of-the-art cybersecurity solutions and increases customer trust in our solutions."Karamba's Control Flow Integrity (CFI) is becoming an industry requirement in automotive embedded systems and is expanding to other industries, making this collaboration a natural one," said Hung-Wei Chen, Director of Winbond Secure Flash Memory Marketing."Security is everyone's business, and every layer must take part in securing the overall system, so memory with built-in security is becoming indispensable. Winbond's Common Criteria certified production site guarantees secured production, software programing, and key provisioning for connected systems. Partnering with Karamba complements our security offerings and allows us to provide comprehensive solutions to our customers."Learn more by visiting Karamba Security at AutoISAC Summit on October 23-24th in Plano, Texas.About Karamba SecurityKaramba Security provides industry-leading embedded cybersecurity solutions for connected systems. Product manufacturers in automotive, Industry 4.0, IoT, and enterprise edge rely on Karamba's automated runtime integrity software to self-protect their products against Remote Code Execution (RCE) cyberattacks with negligible performance impact. After 32 successful engagements with 17 automotive OEMs and tier 1s, product providers trust Karamba's award-winning solutions for compliance and increasing their brand competitiveness when protecting their customers against cyberthreats.More information is available at www.karambasecurity.com and follow us on Twitter @KarambaSecurity.About WinbondWinbond Electronics Corporation is a total memory solution provider. The Company provides customer-driven memory solutions backed by the expert capabilities of product design, R&D, manufacturing, and sales services. Winbond's product portfolio, consisting of Specialty DRAM, Mobile DRAM and Code Storage Flash, is widely used by tier-1 customers in communication, consumer electronics, automotive and industrial, and computer peripheral markets.Winbond's headquarters is in Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) and it has subsidiaries in the USA, Japan, Israel, China and Hong Kong. Based in Taichung and new Kaohsiung 12-inch fabs in Taiwan, Winbond keeps pace to develop in-house technologies to provide high-quality memory IC products.Winbond's TrustME secure flash memories with Karamba's embedded security policy

PrimeVOLT has introduced numerous flagship new PV Inverters, fully demonstrating the R&D and production capabilities of Taiwan at the 2019 Energy Taiwan trade show.Having been active in the solar energy industry for many years, PrimeVOLT took advantage of this opportunity to introduce four new single-phase PV inverters - 3kW, 3.6kW, 5kW, and HV-5kW. Aside from a significant improvement in efficiency, the new models are lighter in weight and more compact, bestowing more than 20% weight and volume reduction compared to previous models.To satisfy the customer requirements of large-scale, land-based solar power plant in Taiwan, PrimeVOLT launched its 60kW and 75kW high power three-phase flagship PV Inverters, which have become the spotlight of the exhibition and impressed visitors so much. Following the launch of 40kW PV inverter in 2018, the new 60kW and 75kW PV inverters come with four MPPTs and are capable of maximizing power generation in each PV array, so that the entire power generation could be tracked and enhanced effectively.Additionally, PrimeVOLT has implemented measures to ensure that no power loss occurs during reactive power compensation (PF0.9), preventing a decrease in PV inverter output while static VAR compensators are in operation. This feature guarantees steady income of PV power for each PrimeVOLT's user.Exclusive aluminum die casting technique that withstood on-site testingDifferentiating from traditional PV inverter produced through welding of stainless steel and is therefore prone to erosion and water damage, PrimeVOLT PV inverter is manufactured using its signature aluminum die casting technology. Having acquired both IP65 (dust and water resistance) and IEC salt-spraying certification, the uni-body design ensures optimal efficiency even though the solar power plant is located in high salt spray and high humidity environment.Offering the fastest and most comprehensive services, PrimeVOLT gains business opportunitiesApart from offering product that is 100% designed and manufactured in Taiwan, the PrimeVOLT team offers professional advice on the optimal capacity and complementary hardware requirements for the initial stages of power plant planning and works with customers in finding the optimal solution. PrimeVOLT's expertise has earned widespread praise from customers over the years. In addition, PrimeVOLT elaborated local service network satisfies the needs of customers by providing on-site service within 48 hours from notice.For more information on PrimeVOLT's products, please visit: www.primeVOLT.comPrimeVOLT's at Energy Taiwan 2019

The automotive industry is steering toward a future of self-driving cars, where vehicles can be controlled via smartphones, drive autonomously from the parking lot to pick up their owners, communicate with their surroundings over vehicle-to-everything (V2X) networks, and avoid roads with traffic congestions or accidents. In line with the megatrend of digitization, the automotive industry is incorporating a massive quantity of electronic control units (ECUs) and software systems in today's automobiles.In particular, an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), in-vehicle infotainment system and digital dashboard all use a myriad of control units comprising microcontroller units (MCUs) and high-performance processing chips. Existing embedded flash memory can hardly keep up with the need of these automotive electronics systems. This gives rise to the growing use of external flash memory with increasing capacities.As automotive electronics systems grow in the level of integration and complexity, semiconductor chips with robust security implementations to suit artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and V2X applications are grabbing industry attention. The implementations of information security - including identity authentication, crypto keys, secure boot and a range of protection technologies for data storage - have traditionally been carried out by processors. However, a new trend is emerging: making use of native security functionalities on memory chips to guarantee data confidentiality and integrity while reducing potential risks. The combined use of Macronix's new ArmorFlash solution with NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier and Pegasus platforms in high-performance Level 2+ to Level 5 autonomous driving systems set a good example of success scenarios.Dr. Donald Huang, deputy director of product marketing at Macronix International, commented during a recent interview that the industry is attaching great importance to security implementations on memory chips. The use of native functionalities including data encryption and decryption, identity authentication and anti-tamper protection on top of the "physical unclonable function" (PUF) code generated with the chips' unique and unpredictable characteristics can ensure data confidentiality and integrity. Such high-end secure memory solutions can then be incorporated in wide-ranging applications requiring robust information protection. Macronix's new ArmorFlash Series is Iconic as a secure memory solution.ArmorFlash enables higher-level information security and protectionAs global semiconductor manufacturers and tier-1 automakers exert efforts to meet market demand for higher-level information security and protection in network communication and data access solutions, Macronix leads the industry in launching its ArmorFlash total solution, pushing the frontier of flash memory data security. Macronix ArmorFlash comes with data encryption and decryption, identity authentication, anti-tamper protection, AES 256-bit encryption, TrueRandom Number Generation (TRNG) and monotonic Counter. On top of these features, ArmorFlash features the PUF code to guarantee data confidentiality and integrity. It ideally supports the use in automotive systems, industrial control applications and IoT devices throughout the product lifecycle from deployment, installation to long-term operation by enabling strong protection against data corruption and malware implant.ArmorFlash supports SPI standardsThe Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) is a synchronous serial communication interface commonly adopted in IoT devices and automotive electronics. Memory products supporting SPI can facilitate electronics system integration, accelerate development cycle and shorten time to market. Manufactured with advanced process technologies and supporting floating gate flash memory technology, Macronix's market-recognized SPI flash memory features an amazingly high 250MHz clock frequency, making the series the fastest SPI NOR flash on the market. Macronix takes it one step further by introducing the ArmorFlash total solution with SPI support to address information security requirements by automotive electronics and IoT devices, pioneering the advances in data protection for the global flash memory industry.AEC-Q100-Compliant ArmorFlash is available with 1.8V and 3V operating voltagesThe first ArmorFlash MX75U25690F is being produced and marketed in volume. The product has passed rigorous AEC-Q100 qualification tests. With the ability to operate in extreme temperatures ranging from -40 degree C and +105 degree C, the MX75U25690F ideally supports data storage and processing in the limited footprint inside automobiles. It also works well with mainstream controller and processor chips manufactured by leading automotive chipmakers. Macronix plans to add products supporting 1.8V and 3V operating voltages to its ArmorFlash product portfolio. Going forward, Macronix's non-volatile memory product families that include SLC NAND, NOR and eMMC will also incorporate ArmorFlash to enable complete data protection for automotive electronics.Comprehensive capacity selections to meet automotive applicationsAs automotive systems evolve with ever-increasing innovative features, they need increasingly larger memory capacity. Available in 8Mb to 8Gb capacities, Macronix's ArmorFlash products are designed to meet the two main market requirements: large capacity and robust security. The MX75 ArmorFlash Flash Memory solutions in BGA, SOP or KGD packages are being shipped to customers for authentication and crypto key protection purposes in wide-ranging IoT devices, automotive electronics, smart home products and industrial applications.Macronix attended 2019 Semicon Taiwan: Smart Transportation Forum, taking place September 18, 2019, and invited attendees to experience the enormous development potential of ArmorFlash in the automotive sector. Visit http://www.semicontaiwan.org/zh/node/14571 for more information.Macronix ArmorFlash memory optimal for secure authenticity & confidentiality

The global development in green energy has come under the international spotlight. Setting the goal of a capacity of 20GW for solar energy by the year 2025 shows the emphasis the Taiwanese government puts on green energy development in its non-nuclear power policy. Due to Taiwan's high population density and limited land space finding a suitable site for a 20GW capacity solar installation becomes a top priority.To this end, an increase in the number of land-diverse applications in reservoirs, ponds, salt flats, fish farms, and detention ponds as a solar power station is noticeable. The potentially harsh conditions such as high salt spray and high humidity and their effects on the feasibility of such solar power stations have also drawn attention and aroused discussions.PrimeVOLT, which has been actively working in the solar energy industry for many years and has established a prestigious reputation with the exceptional performance of their self-developed PV Inverters. The products' outstanding ability to withstand harsh operating conditions such as high salt spray and high humidity, has earned PrimeVOLT trust of investors and EPC in the solar energy industry. In addition to the largest market share in Penghu and the applications of their products for over five years, major projects with collaborating parties on reservoirs, ponds, and canals in Taiwan prove PrimeVOLT's leading position in the industry as a manufacturer of reliable solar inverter withstanding harsh environments. Accordig to Chuang Ching-Ming, general manager of PrimeVOLT, the future of green energy development in Taiwan is positive with market opportunity and potential. He also shares deeper insights about the product in the followings.Aluminum die-casting and uni-body design help to prolong lifetime and improve aestheticsChuang points out that PrimeVOLT's PV String Inverter is designed for medium to small output kW capacity and meets the requirements of withstanding high humidity and high salt spray for the applications near water. PrimeVOLT inverters have thus gained a solid reputation as products of choice for power plant construction in such environments.Utilizing aluminum die casting to create uni-body products is one of PrimeVOLT's core concepts. The absence of welding provides a tightly sealed design and waterproof function, allowing PrimeVOLT products to remain operational over long periods of time in adverse environmental conditions. Successful market strategies have helped PrimeVOLT break sales records year after year. The total combined wattage of installations for 2019 is expected to exceed 200MW. Growth rate over the past few years had always stayed above 50%, with certain years even achieving growth rates over 75%. In terms of domestic PV Inverter market share, PrimeVOLT has now climbed to the second place and is on its way to taking the crown.With the launch of 75kW flagship models, high capacity product production lines are rapidly expandingEven though String type inverters have advantages in better MPPT tracking performance, easiness of maintenance, and the ability to disperse risks of power losses when an inverter malfunctions. Photovoltaic power plants in Taiwan are inclined towards the use of Central PV Inverters for the quick installations and management convenience. In this respect, Chuang revealed PrimeVOLT's plans of developing high capacity and central PV inverters in alignment with market demands. For the time being, aside from continuously enhancing the competitive edge of PrimeVOLT's existing 3kW to 40kW string type models, PrimeVOLT plans to develop higher powered models this year.At the Energy Taiwan 2019, PrimeVOLT will showcase its new string-type models. In addition to models with restyled exterior appearances, more compact dimensions, lighter weight, higher efficiency, and better cost-effectiveness, 60kW and 75kW flagship models are also going to be debuted. In the future, products with even larger capacities will be brought onto the market to meet the needs of clients after taking market trends into consideration.Regarding long-term product planning, the R&D team, which has accumulated extensive technical know-how in the development of electronic energy products (uninterruptible power supplies/battery storage capacity applications), will dedicate their efforts to the development of renewable energy products (small scale wind/hydro power) in addition to PV Inverters that are even more competitive. The goal is to help clients realize improve efficiency and monetary gains with the use of innovative solutions that are designed and made in Taiwan. Aside from creating business opportunities through partnerships in the industry, we also hope to do our part in contributing to environmental cleanliness and Taiwan's future green energy developments.For more information about PrimeVOLT or its products, please visit us at booth J0909a, Energy Taiwan 2019, or visit PrimeVOLT's website: www.primevolt.com.twPrimeVOLT general manager Chuang Ching-MingPrimeVOLT new 75kW flagship model

Clientron Corp., a leading global provider of thin client, POS and embedded systems, introduces the brand new all-in-one thin client TC238 that features a 23.8" display with fanless and ultra-slim enclosure, and system designed with the concept of Intel Smart Display Module (Intel SDM) for optimized display computing. The TC238 AiO thin client runs on client-server architecture and can be implemented with major existing VDI protocols to deliver the best user computing experience for virtual desktop solutions.Easy deployment and maintenance to optimize user experienceThe TC238 AiO thin client designed with Intel Smart Display Module (SDM-Large) featuring open pluggable, flexible integration, easy deployment and maintenance design to reduce total cost of ownership.Energy-efficient and high performance for End user computingPowered by high performance and power efficient Intel Braswell x5-E8000 quad core processors, the TC238 AiO thin client supports DDR3L-1600 memory, storage options including mSATA SSD and on-board eMMC storages as manufacturing optional. The I/O connectors include two USB3.2 Gen 1 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, one DisplayPort, one DVI, audio ports as well as networking ability with a M.2 interface for WiFi and Bluetooth functionality.High-density viewing and space-saving benefitsFeaturing ultra-slim enclosure, the TC238 AiO thin client supports 23.8" full HD display and anti-glare panel for comfortable reading. Powered by one wire, it offers streamline and space-saving benefits for operations. In additions, it supports 4K display output to give users a rich, high-density viewing on external monitor.Enhanced system security & virtual desktop solutionsThe TC238 thin client supports Trusted Platform Module (TPM) by manufacturing optional for secure data protection. Moreover, it supports all mainstream virtual desktop protocols including Microsoft RDP/ RemoteFX/WVD, Citrix HDX, and VMware Horizon View to ensure high availability and seamless communication with other applications.The Clientron AiO thin client TC238 is available now. For more product details, please contact Clientron sales or visit our website www.clientron.com.Clientron AiO thin client TC238

Digi-Key Electronics, the global electronic components distributor, received the Electronics Components Distributor of the Year 2019 Award by Electronics Maker (EM) as part of their Best of Industry Awards."We are pleased to present the Digi-Key team with this top honor for their outstanding distribution work in the electronics components industry," said Arvind Kumar Vaid, chief editor for Electronics Maker. "High service distribution is key to moving this industry forward, and Digi-Key excels at this year after year."The award was presented to Digi-Key at the fifth annual EM Best of Industry Awards at The Stellar Gymkhana Club in Greater Noida, India.The EM Best of Industry Awards celebrates excellence in the market and honors leading performers that are driving the industry forward. The honorees are selected by an independent judging panel comprised of industry leaders and associations."It's an honor to be recognized by Electronics Maker in this space," said Jim Ricciardelli, executive vice president of digital business for Digi-Key Electronics. "Our customers in India and beyond are driving tremendous innovation with our products and we look forward to seeing their global innovation outputs over the next few years."Digi-Key offers a variety of EDA and Design Tools, including Scheme-it, an online schematic and block diagraming tool, and the DK IoT Studio, a fast way to create, deploy and manage complete embedded-to-cloud IoT solutions. They also offer many online conversion calculators and other free tools and resources to support engineers and makers.For more information about Digi-Key's broad product offering can be found by visiting www.digikey.com.Digi-Key awarded Electronics Components Distributor of the Year 2019 Award by Electronics Maker

Clientron Corp, a global leading provider of POS, thin client and embedded systems, will proudly showcase its latest POS innovation at GITEX Technology Week 2019, the biggest tech show in the Middle East, North Africa & South Asia, from 6 - 10 October 2019 in Dubai. Clientron booth is located at H1-E22, Hall 1, Dubai International Trade Centre.Demonstrating its leading POS innovation and rich product portfolio, Clientron will introduce its multi-functional POS and Self-service Kiosk solutions including the top-of-the-line 15"/15.6" touch POS terminal with powerful Intel 7th Core i processors, the fully-integrated POS with built-in high speed thermal printer, the 32"/ 22" self-service Kiosk with 500 nits high brightness touch display, as well as various POS peripherals for smart retail and hospitality applications.Clientron booth's highlights include:PT2600: Fanless & ultra-slim POS Terminal with powerful platformFeaturing 15.6" multi-touch display, the PT2600 POS Terminal is equipped with powerful and efficient 7th Gen. Intel Core i processors for optimized operation and energy saving. With stylish and state-of-art design, the PT2600 provides various peripherals options including VFD & 10" customer display, 2D barcode scanner, MSR, iButton, and WiFi for retail businesses where space is at premium.PST750: Multi-functional POS Terminal with Built-in Thermal PrinterRunning on high performance Intel Core i processors, the innovative PST750 all-in-one POS terminal features flexible mechanism design, supporting a number of well-known printer brands, such as: Seiko and Epson. The PST series feature printer foot stand with lightweight design, saving counter space, especially suitable for catering services and more smart retail applications.PSL540: Low-profile POS Terminal with Built-in Compact Thermal PrinterWith full functions and streamline design, the PSL540 POS integrated thermal printer and POS peripherals with a compact and low-profile enclosure for small stores and price checking machines.32" & 22" Self-Service KioskThe interactive Self-service Kiosk, featuring 32" or 22" high-brightness touch displays and ultra-slim enclosure, supports a variety of payment solutions to complete transactions, and peripherals including NFC & credit card reader, barcode scanner and receipt printer for self-ordering Kiosk applications. Design with flexible I/O expansion, it can provide customized services according to demands.Additional Clientron's lineup includes: Clientron will display the most affordable POS terminal- PT2000, featuring streamline design and offered in a fanless system with long life span for both entry and mainstream POS market segments; the top-of-the-line POS terminal Ares755 & PT2500 with powerful Intel 7th Core i processors for high-performance and flexible extension options. In addition, Clientron provides different types of foot stand line-up selections to meet customers' needs and enhance users' experience. Moreover, many of the extended portfolios of integrated POS peripherals will also be exhibited in this event.For more information about Clientron or its products, please visit us at booth H1-E22, hall 1, GITEX 2019, or visit Clientron's website: www.clientron.com.Clientron to introduce its latest POS and Self-service Kiosk at GITEX 2019

Amiccom Electronics Corporation (Amiccom) announced a new generation of ultra-low-receiving current sub-GHz RF transceiver, named A7169. Inherited the low-current RF architecture developed by Amiccom, the A7169 has the same excellent features, programmable RF output power with maximum output up to 20dBm; FSK sensitivity@2kbps is -118dBm with receiving current of 3.2 mA.For A7169, the maximum data rate is raised from 250kbps to 500kbps to fulfill the demand of various high speed applications. The A7169 supports unlicensed ISM band applications below 1GHz (150MHz ~ 950MHz). The MCU can control the A7169's RF state through the SPI interface and access the content of built-in 64 bytes TXFIFO and RXFIFO.In addition to long-distance transmission capability, the built-in RSSI of A7169 can help user to detect clean transmission channels. The Auto Calibration mechanism is used to overcome the variation of semiconductor process. The function of automatic frequency compensation (AFC) can solve RF frequency variation coming from crystal frequency drift. In addition, the A7169's new optimized demodulator circuit can manipulate the received data with data rate error up to -/+ 12% while still maintain good RX sensitivity. It can work stably in various environments and suitable for the application like wireless M-bus and Tire Pressure Detection System (TPMS).Package of A7169 is QFN 3x3 16pin. Compared with the previous IC families, it has smaller size and fewer pins. This saves board space and greatly reduces bill of material (BOM), which effectively lowers system development complexity and costs. The applications for the A7169 include long-distance two-way car alarm, industrial control, intelligent building energy management, home automation and so on. Overall, the A7169 is a high-performance, low-power RF chip with built-in features that can extend battery life and provide customers with fast/convenient/low-cost wireless solutions.

TPCA Show 2019 will take place October 23 to October 25, 2019 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1 (TaiNEX 1). Themed on "5G Next," this year's exhibition will focus on the tight relationship between the PCB industry and 5G development. More than 400 PCB supply chain makers from home and abroad will display their products at over 1,400 booths on the show floor.The exhibits at TPCA Show 2019 are categorized into 13 PCB technical field, including AP, SAP, mSAP, SMT, INFO, Heavy Copper, Fine Line, Microvia, Smart Automation System/Standard, High-frequency and High-speed PCB Materials, HLC, Aspect Ratio and other PCB process solutions. TPCA Show 2019 not only serves as a platform for upstream and downstream PCB manufacturers to share experiences and exchange views but also aims to help PCB manufacturers enhance their abilities to integrate technologies and unshackle from traditions.IMPACT-IAAC 2019 Conference, organized by IEEE EPS-Taipei, iMAPS-Taiwan, ITRI and TPCA, will be held in conjunction with TPCA Show 2019. The symposium aims to become the world's most professional and iconic event for the electronics packaging and PCB sectors. Multiple sessions of enlightening forums are arranged at the symposium, in addition to product launches scheduled on each day of the three-day event to offer a glimpse at 5G product materials and technology trends. Chang-Ming Li, chairman of TPCA, will kick off the three-day event with a welcome session at the 2019 PCB Industry Summit. The PCB Smart Manufacturing Forum will approach Industry 3.5 implementations for the PCB industry from the perspectives of Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) manufacturers and equipment providers. As part of TPCA's efforts toward promoting industry safety standards in recent years, the PCB Safety Standard Verification Startup Session and Safety Seminar will shed light on verification mechanisms according to the standards. Experts in the industry are invited to join the efforts to build safe work environments. On October 25, National Chung Hsing University will host a forum engaging industry, academia and research specialists to propose solutions aimed at the latest metallization process technologies and trends. The event presents a rare opportunity for attendees to take part in a myriad of eye-opening forums. Otherwise, what is also new service at TPCA Show 2019 is that the show floor plans are available online, in addition to print versions, for visitors to conveniently search for the products or technologies they are looking for.Advanced registrations are available now at www.tpcashow.com.