This year, the big technical development of the USB technology is USB4. This upcoming standard promises to integrate the high-bandwidth Thunderbolt 3 specification and along with it the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) will simplify the USB branding scheme. With USB4 serving as both an upgrade to the feature set and a physical layer tweak to provide more data bandwidth, the specification will be made available in 2019 according to the USB-IF.USB4 promises 40Gbps speed, cuts the confusionThe USB4 specification will be based on the Thunderbolt 3 protocol that Intel has contributed to the USB Promoter Group. The new interface will use USB Type-C connectors and will maintain backwards compatibility with USB 2.0, USB 3.2, and Thunderbolt 3 interfaces. The maximum data transfer rate supported by the new USB4 interface is 40 Gbps over 40 Gbps-certified cables. Also, USB4 will support various display protocols and USB Power Delivery 3.0.USB4's underlying Thunderbolt 3 protocol also means the specification can support two 4K displays or even future 8K TV over a single cable. This new specification is trying to unify the Thunderbolt and USB protocols as part of Intel's goal to make Thunderbolt available on a royalty-free basis, which should result in broader adoption and lower cost availability of Thunderbolt accessories in the future. The USB4 standard will be officially published in the middle of 2019. At present, several global companies are actively participating in the final stages of development of the draft USB4 specification. After the specification is officially released, it is estimated that it will take 12 to 18 months before products will be available in the market, Ravencraft highlights.USB Type-C is a reversible, highly reliable connector. It is a great thing, not just for smartphones, but for pretty much everything with the idea of one cable and one port that can do it all. To address the immense demands of digital video, audio, data transfer and power charging requirements, USB-IF saw the need for a new, robust cable and connector. This new cable and connector scheme is generating significant buzz from the global consumer market and is making its way into high-volume shipments of mobile devices, PCs, tablets, multimedia devices and even applications across automotive. Ecosystem partners have also come up with various protocols to run over the USB Type-C cable and connector such as Thunderbolt, HDMI, and DisplayPort.The global market penetration of USB Type-C is forecasted to reach 5 billion units per year in 2021, according to IHS reports, showing a massive ramp for the period 2016 to 2021. There are four major markets driving the adoption of this standard, including consumer electronics, PC & peripherals, networking and automotive solutions.Fast USB charging with PPS improving user experienceBesides high data rate updates, consumers are looking for improvements to the battery charging experience. USB Power Delivery (USB PD) adoption continues to expand the USB ecosystem. The current USB PD 3.0 specification provides developers multiple voltage ranges to consider when designing their USB solution. USB PD 3.0 chipsets can supply up to 100W of continuous power flow, enough to power all kinds of desktop and mobile devices. Meanwhile, the USB PD 3.0 specification supports the Programmable Power Supply (PPS) feature, which is being widely adopted by global smartphone brands to enable fast charging over USB based on an open industry standard. This feature creates new use cases for managing the amount of electrical current to optimize the battery's charge speed and long-term health considering sensitive thermal control requirements for smartphone batteries.Together with the three significant benefits of fast data rates, fast charging and usability with fully reversible plug orientation and cable direction, USB Type-C has the potential to become the connector of choice for all next-generation products. With the USB4 specification, there are new business opportunities coming for silicon IP providers, chip makers, testing laboratories and equipment vendors. Ravencraft feels very optimistic about USB Type-C future development.Clear up the confusion of USB Type-CAlthough many USB standards have been released to the market over the past few years, there is technical terminology confusion regarding what capabilities are included in each device or cable. For instance, some system makers improperly use specification names to describe their USB solutions to consumers, such as USB 3.2 Gen 2x2. But consumers do not seem to understand nor care what the specification names mean as long as their USB products work without posing a risk to the functionality and interoperability of their existing products.To cut the confusion, USB-IF hopes to educate end consumers to look for the certified logos awarded to products that have passed USB-IF's Compliance Program. The current logo system includes High-Speed USB, SuperSpeed USB, SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps, SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps, Certified USB Chargers and Certified USB Fast Chargers. Once a product successfully achieves USB-IF certification, the company can a sign logo license agreement and then use the certified logos for clearly identifying the supported performance and charging capabilities.USB authentication enabling a secured connectionEcosystem partners spend resources to build compliant products and submit them for testing to the USB-IF Compliance Program in order to feature logos on their products. At the same time, USB-IF is engaged with international organizations like the International Electro-technical Commission (IEC) and the China Communications Standards Association (CCSA) to expand international standards cooperation to include support for the USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery specifications as well as the other USB protocol specifications. This approach for ongoing standardization work is driven by the worldwide regulation organization goals of minimizing e-waste in landfills, increasing external power supply reusability, supporting consumer convenience, maintaining product reliability and safety. In addition, widespread adoption of the resulting international standards will help to reduce the poorly designed or manufactured aftermarket substitutes, which may affect the operation of electronic devices in compliance with regulatory requirements.Further, USB-IF released the USB Type-C Authentication Specification using a cryptographic-based authentication protocol for USB Type-C chargers and devices. Using this protocol, host systems can confirm the authenticity of any USB cable or device, including capabilities and certification status. This verification process occurs immediately when a USB cable or device is plugged into a host port and before compromising power or data can be transferred. The authentication protocol empowers host systems to protect against non-compliant USB devices and to mitigate risks from maliciously embedded hardware or software in USB devices attempting to exploit a USB connection. The USB Type-C standard supports this authentication protocol for building solutions to enable secure connection and power charging scheme between notebook PCs, smartphones, storage devices and chargers.Ravencraft added that there are several chip makers producing controller ICs to communicate with devices to deliver optimum power. These chips include built-in security safeguards and are able to communicate with devices that meet the USB PD 3.0 specification to deliver the optimum power for fast charging the device. Host and device manufactures will be deploying this unique authentication feature, including some first-tier Japanese and Korean brands are expected to announce new products to prevent the non-complaint cables or power adaptors from harming their products. It is very optimistic that more chip makers are starting to look at these requirements and positively enable enterprise cybersecurity solution providers to build dedicated solutions to secure the data transfer process between USB devices and USB host in the future.Ravencraft continues, through the efforts to promote the Certified USB Logo & Compliance Program, USB-IF supports the evolving device and computing markets as more products adopt USB4, USB Type-C and Certified USB Charging. The use of the USB Type-C standard is expected to increase, as it's simply the most robust and ubiquitous interface that provides product manufacturers and end users with the greatest flexibility for use and expansion. And most of all, USB Type-C is continuing to create versatile use cases to satisfy various customers' needs. It is exciting to see the growth and continued adoption of USB Type-C technology increasing around the world.USB-IF's President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Jeff Ravencraft discusses the trends of development of USB technology at Computex 2019. The global ecosystem partners showcased new product development at the USB Community pavilion booth.

The past few years have been a critical point in time for the IoT industry. The IoT ecosystem became an incredibly diverse and complex environment. Manufacturers for IoT service providers and brand makers were unable to deliver turnkey solutions to meet consumers' needs for an intuitive cross-product functionality, hindering the market to achieve true interoperability between devices.In response to the new market demand for data transmission services, ThroughTek, an IoT platform solutions provider based in Taiwan, recently upgraded its core product, the Kalay Platform. The release of the Kalay Platform features a more secure and efficient way of delivering both wide and narrowband data transmission services for a wide range of sensors and security devices. The platform enables implementation of comprehensive solutions for smart devices and expansion of IoT applications across various industries.Enhanced data security with end-to-end encryptionIoT security challenges have been questioned by the public for many years. Most recently, California passed a bill to impose regulations on the security of IoT devices sold in the state. The law stipulates that by the year 2020, any manufacturer must provide reasonable security measures for networked devices. ThroughTek's narrowband solution is smartly designed with data security in mind. Instead of using the traditional approach of uploading data to a cloud server or host where data is most vulnerable and at risk, the Kalay Platform adopts a decentralized architecture and uses end-to-end encryption technology to ensure data stored and transmitted is protected. The new solution effectively improves data security, while allowing users to easily manage sensor devices by creating custom scenarios to automate tasks, make commands, and collect data.Technology delivering cross-platform connectivityIoT applications have gradually progressed from a single device to comprehensive system-wide solutions. Enterprises and service providers need to address challenges such as being able to quickly integrate and deploy various connected devices with the flexibility to scale in the future. In the past, the implementation of smart factories requires complete functional planning in advance. System expansion comes at a high-price with the involvement of system integrators or manufacturers to build and install the equipment, resulting in a significant increase in construction time and labor costs. ThroughTek's new transmission solution enables rapid deployment of various IoT devices across industries and brands. It is suitable for remote large-scale settings used for shopping malls, buildings, offices, agriculture, or farms. It also supports IFTTT (short for IF This Then That), which allows operators to easily expand and manage systems to carry out complex tasks to deliver more flexibility and increase productivity for large-scale outdoor IoT applications.The Kalay Platform features a more secure and efficient way of delivering both wide and narrowband data transmission services.

STAr Technologies Inc. received orders from Korea major semiconductor manufacturer for automatic test system - Sagittarius-SPT (Silicon Photonic Test, SPT) to manufacture its future fiber optic devices. The order reflects STAr successful approached to silicon photonic wafer/devices test. Silicon photonics is a disruptive technology and integrated mix of several technical blocks - lasers, optics, MEMs, high-speed digital and RF SOCs.Sagittarius-SPT is an electro-optics/silicon-photonics wafer-level test solution and provides semi-automated for full automation wafer-level test system for characterization and acceptance tests of silicon-photonics devices. This automatic test system enables advanced instruments controls and test methodologies developed for the fiber optic manufacturer and adapted to test demands with a key aspect of wafer-level testing to fast reproduce optical coupling, including probe-position optimization and polarizations alignment.Sagittarius-SPT has also brought about several breakthroughs, including the provision of an automatic test platforms for testing of wafers and components prior to wafer dicing, with capability of wafer probing for conventional DC and RF electrical test integrated to testing in the optical domain. STAr has included multiple instrument drivers for light wave component analyzer (LCA), optical switch, tunable laser source, optical power meter, etc. enabling tests for variable optical attenuator (VOA), optical modulator, laser photo diode, etc."We are very pleased by the Korea key customer's choice of STAr Technologies to supply its critical wafer-level testing as it towards fiber optics devices manufacturing," said Choon-Leong Lou, CEO of STAr Technologies, Inc. "Sagittarius-SPT is developed to meet electro-optical industry manufacturers' needs, and we believe the system will enhance the efficiency and throughput at customer's end."Overview of STAr Sagittarius-SPT

Multi-protocol wireless connectivity support for Internet of Things (IoT) devices is an important trend for developing Smart Building and Home Automation, Lighting and Smart Metering applications. These technologies address the connectivity needs of IoT adoption in industrial deployments. The integration of multiple wireless protocols within a single system-on-a-chip (SoC) chip not only provides an outstanding value for cost but also improves consumer experience and enhances functionality by removing complex co-existence issues present in wireless communication.Silicon Labs, one of the leading wireless SoC and silicon solution providers announced new SoC platform for responding the fast demands of IoT market. And this new platform is also strong signals an effort to scale its IoT business.Matt Saunders, Vice President, IoT of Marketing and Applications, Silicon Labs, talks about how the new platform of Wireless Gecko Series 2 boosting IoT product offerings to develop Smart Home and Automation market to expand the further growth and deal with the radically changing semiconductor landscape. Silicon Labs select Computex 2019 to do the press conference and product demonstration of a wide range of its wireless connectivity product offerings.The current IoT applications have the constraints of power, size, cost, wireless range and security. Saunders takes a look at the significant electronics device specification for next few years. There are several important operational requirements including power consumption of micro-Watt level to support a Li-ion battery life for 10 to 15 years normal usage. And the total device cost (not the component only) will cut down to US$ 10. This target is pushing to be the driving force in the IoT for scale up, Saunders explains.The Wireless Gecko Series 2 maintains leadership in IoT connectivityThe Wireless Gecko Series 2 product portfolio simplifies IoT product design with highly-integrated SoC options and robust software that make RF communication more dependable and energy efficient. Series 2 helps developers optimize system cost and performance for a wide range of smart building and home automation, commercial and industrial IoT applications. The important features of Series 2 are aiming to provide major advancing for IoT including flexible, reliable, long lifetime and to extend wireless range.The Series 2 wireless connectivity portfolio will include Zigbee, Thread, Bluetooth LE, Z-wave and Wi-Fi with multi-protocol and multi-band support. The products include small-form-factor SoC chips with a dedicated security core and an on-chip radio delivering 2.5X the wireless range of other competing solutions. Furthermore, Series 2 improves multiple design elements, including wireless performance, software reuse, RF communication reliability and enhanced security to speed development, deployment and adoption of the IoT.From the feature-wise, the Series 2 platform provides IoT developers with system design advantages include RF performance with +20 dBm output power and up to +124.5 dB link budget. It also provides robust wireless radio with improved blocking performance for resolving the problem with a weak signal and strengthened sensitivity while using the popular 2.4GHz bands. Moreover, the powerful 80 MHz ARM Cortex-M33 core with TrustZone technology enhance the computing performance and security. The clock speed is two time faster than the previous generation chips.Talking about power efficiency, Series 2 platform uses low active current of 50.9 µA/MHz. And the Rx/Tx current is matching 426µA/meter. This low power feature helps Silicon Labs ecosystem partners to response the immense requirements of battery-powered applications such as smart metering solutions with prolonged battery life.Despite the continued growth of connected devices, consumers are still concerned about the security of those devices. Saunders describes more details and highlights of the security features. The Series 2 platform equipped with dedicated security core for faster, lower-power encryption operations, plus true random number generator (TRNG) strengthening device cryptography. And the secure boot loading ensures authenticity of firmware images and over-the-air updates.All these new enhanced security features enable developers to implement robust security in connected products and help to increase consumer trust and drive mass IoT adoption. The reasons for providing multiple security hardware features in Series 2, Saunders explains the fundamental strategies to help improve network security. And offering customers a multi-layered security approach will help end customer to feel safer than ever before.First EFR32xG21 Series 2 SoCs available nowThe first products in the Series 2 portfolio include EFR32MG21 SoCs supporting multiprotocol, Zigbee, Thread and Bluetooth mesh networking, and EFR32BG21 SoCs dedicated to Bluetooth Low Energy and Bluetooth mesh. These SoCs are QFN package in a 4 mm x 4 mm, ideal for space-sensitive IoT designs, targeting ideal solutions for line-powered IoT products including gateways, sensor hubs, lights, voice assistant speakers and smart electric meters.The company is also offering the Wireless Starter Kit with support for Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread and Multi-protocol Zigbee/Bluetooth software stacks in order to get started as quick as possible. With Series 2, developers can bring secure, next-generation IoT products to market by taking advantage of Silicon Labs' Simplicity Studio integrated development environment (IDE). The Simplicity Studio IDE accelerates time-to-market with a suite of tools, including a unified wireless development kit, SDKs, energy profiler, patented network analysis, application demos and mobile apps.The samples and production quantities of the EFR32xG21 SoCs are available. The current product support for ecosystem partners includes sample silicon chips, PCBs and wireless modules with radio boards. Considering the partners with constrain resources for developing RF certified products, Silicon Labs also provide the pre-certified Series 2 modules for helping wireless adaption and fast time-to-market.The first smart lighting commercial products leveraging Wireless Gecko Series 2 products will be launched in October 2019. Silicon Labs is working with customers and external partners through an effective ecosystem to create powerful use cases. Meanwhile, in the life product demonstration session, Silicon Labs showcases Zigbee and Bluetooth Low Energy smart home applications with Mighty Gecko SoCs, low power Wi-Fi solutions with Blue Gecko SoCs, smart door lock solutions with Z-Wave 700 chips and versatile applications.Matt Saunders, Vice President, IoT Marketing and Applications, Silicon Labs

With consumer electronics trending toward lower power consumption, more diverse features, higher price sensitivity, to keep up with market demand, semiconductor manufacturers not only keep on refining process technologies but also are beginning to bring production closer to where their customers are in an attempt to speed up shipment while lowering fabrication costs. This has become an essential strategy for the semiconductor industry. Acting in correspondence, MSScorps is also initiating efforts toward expanding its market footprint.According to MSScorps chairman Gino Leou, MSScorps is making big strides and the year 2019 marks a major milestone for the company. Going forward, MSScorps will be able to more closely support customers with high-quality analytics services through its five operation centers across Taiwan and China.Leou co-founded MSScorps with CTO Dr. JC Chen and COO Yung-Shun Liao in July 2005 at a location on Pu-ding Road in Hsinchu. Through years of building up its task force and technological strength, the MSScorps team has grown from 10 to 280 people and is now highly regarded in the industry for its premium-quality services. In March 2019, MSScorps initiated a round of fundraising and received NT$530 million in investments from several large financial firms and venture capital funds in Taiwan. With technology, talent and capital all in place, MSScorps has begun to expand its operation by purchasing additional equipment for its Hsinchu and Tainan branches and setting up a new Nanjing subsidiary, which will be up and running in June 2019 to provide comprehensive material analysis (MA), failure analysis (FA) and surface analysis (SA) services.Establishing a Nanjing subsidiary, MSScorps targets the China market in full forceAccording to Liao, TSMC establishing fabrication facilities in Nanjing spurred an industry clustering effect. MSScorps has been planning to begin a subsidiary operation in the city for two years. After two years of efforts training a workforce and searching for a suitable location, MSScorps finally set its heart on a site only 1.5km from the TSMC Nanjing fab, enabling it to provide prompt services with zero delays.In addition to local services, MSScorps brings to Nanjing its highly-praised professional talent and equipment. MSScorps executives have relocated with a team of Taiwanese engineers and sales specialists to the Nanjing office, where a complete range of advanced equipment is also in place. Liao notes material analysis is a confidential part of the semiconductor fabrication process. To ensure information security and consistent service quality, MSScorps chooses to run a centralized operation in the Nanjing office, where all material analysis work for the China market will be conducted. The Shanghai subsidiary and other regional offices will focus on market development and sales services. Due to the country's vast territory, customers in China are more understanding that delivery takes some time. Also with China's complete logistics system, same-day shipping is common so delivery schedule is no problem at all.Chen notes MSScorps has advantages over its competitors in China in both technology and service quality. The Taiwan semiconductor industry has built up solid technological strength and extensive hands-on experiences through years of development. With its leading market position worldwide, the Taiwan semiconductor industry has unparalleled advantages, adds Chen. With respect to material analysis, China's massive demand for semiconductor production capacity imposes big challenges on material analysis service providers. China's local service providers have a hard time meeting the demand and their service quality also causes concern. They will not be able to win favors from leading foundries. This is what drives MSScorps to foray into China.Professional talent will play a critical role influencing the outcome of market competition in China, says Liao. MSScorps has always conducted in-house training and education for its employees and has established a complete talent incubation system, which it will replicate in China. As to revenue outlook, it may be too early to give a precise projection, according to Liao. The machinery that has been put in place in the Nanjing office represents about 10% of MSScorps' total equipment so the Nanjing operation is expected to make a comparable contribution to the company's revenue in the initial stage. With China's state support for IC and LED industry developments, Liao is optimistic about MSScorps' future growth. There will be plans to purchase additional equipment, which Liao expects to contribute more than 30% of MSScorps' total revenue within the next three years. In general, he does not think it will be a problem to expand customer base as MSScorps is known for matching customer needs and he envisions a promising future for MSScorps.With respect to technology, MSScorps has developed a myriad of industry-leading MA and FA techniques. According to Chen, MSScorps' independently developed Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) technology, instrument development and special sample preparation procedures are all examples of its unrivaled achievements. In particular, ALD is mainly used for sample preparation for MA and FA to keep samples intact for testing and prevent additional defects resulting from human errors. It is essential to semiconductor development as manufacturers drive process technologies toward miniaturization.As to EUV photoresist and low-k dielectric materials that are critical to the most advanced 5nm and 3nm process technologies, their natural characteristics make them susceptible to man-made problems such as deformation and collapse when observed under an electronic microscope to check their microstructure and constitution. This could lead process technology researchers to misinterpret the problem and take a wrong approach. MSScorps' independently developed ALD technique is the only one in the industry to provide an armor-like coating, protecting samples from mishandling and enabling an insight into their true microstructure and constitution. This technique is widely used in MA and FA services, fully demonstrating the compelling MSScorps advantages.Providing premium-quality analytics services and fostering a positive work environmentBeing a "hidden champion" of the semiconductor sector, MSScorps not only is highly regarded for its technologies and services but also fosters a positive work environment with a people-oriented management paradigm, which is why MSScorps is able to maintain a low turnover rate. Material analysis is a knowledge-based business and professional talent is the fundamental element, notes Leou. MSScorps' vigorous team of professionals is the reason why MSScorps is able to stay on the leading edge. Furthermore, MSScorps also implements e-management and production line scheduling, which is highly praised by its foundry customers. Few MA service providers adopt a complete e-management system like what MSScorps has put to use. It has significantly enhanced operation efficiency for MSScorps. For scheduling, MSScorps follows the same high-standard procedures as leading foundries by giving test samples check codes according to manufacturers and engineers for customers to access the MA records of their products in real time.Leou emphasizes the year 2019 marks a major milestone for MSScorps as the company presses forward. With capital and talent in position, MSScorps is ready to recreate itself as a provider of premium-quality MA services and an enabler of a people-oriented corporate culture.MSS COO Yung-Shun Liao, Chairman Gino Leou, CTO Dr. JC Chen (left to right)

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies have struggled to gain footholds in other niches to the world of cloud computing, but Nvidia is aiming to take it to the next level and rapidly change the face of businesses over the next few years. A new trend of AI based enterprise applications is on the rise, and it is one that creates a new market from the cloud to the edge. Today, the AI inference is used in search engines, streaming video services like Netflix and by AI assistants such as Alexa. Nvidia has announced both mainstream servers designed to enable AI computing in data center and edge servers designed to enable AI at the edge powered by Nvidia GPUs and software.In this interview during Computex 2019 with Paresh Kharya, Nvidia's director of Product Marketing, talks about Nvidia solutions in the cloud and new development in the edge. He is working with customers and partners to deliver the end-to-end solutions powered by Nvidia AI and deep learning technologies. Meanwhile, Nvidia, Amazon and Microsoft will team up to implement the technology into its software stacks for developers looking to take advantage of accelerated machine learning tasks both in the cloud and the edge.Nvidia T4 GPU enabled mainstream servers dealing with scaling problemsThe new servers are equipped with Nvidia's T4 GPUs running on the company's Turing architecture; this powerful hardware combined with Nvidia's CUDA-X AI libraries enables businesses and enterprises to more efficiently handle AI-based tasks, machine learning, data analytics, and virtual desktops. Designed for the data center, the Tesla T4 GPUs draw only 70 watts of power during operation. Companies offering the new servers include several big server brands in the beginning and now there are more than 30 server OEM/ODMs building the systems in the market.The Nvidia T4 is a new product based on the latest Turing architecture, delivering increased efficiency on any mainstream enterprise server. However, it is not a replacement for the previous bigger and more powerful GPUs like Nvidia V100 which are designed for specialized scale-up servers for AI training and HPC. Instead, it offers good performance while consuming very little power and has a lower price tag. This approach will help rapid deployment of popular AI-enabled applications like speech AI-based customer support, cyber security, smart retail, smart manufacturing among others using previously trained machine learning models .Nvidia EGX platform to bring low latency AI on the edgeOn the other hand, with billions of IoT sensors being used by enterprises and generating huge volumes of data, there is a strong demand to process the data for business insights. Kharya mentioned that to be most useful for decision making the data needs to be processed with AI in real-time. The edge computing technology allows data produced by sensor devices to be processed closer to where it is created instead of sending it across long routes to the clouds. Edge computing complements the cloud and enables customers to do AI computing for automation even when network connection is weak or lost. Nvidia announced a scalable platform named EGX that allows enterprises to easily deploy systems to meet their AI computing needs on premises in the edge. Kharya highlights that the edge servers like those in the EGX platform will be distributed throughout the world to process data in real time from these sensors.EGX servers start with Nvidia Jetson Nano-based micro servers, which consume only a few watts and can provide one-half trillion operations per second (TOPS) of processing for tasks such as image recognition. Kharya showcased the system board for accommodating eight camera devices in the smart traffic management solutions. For more powerful performance, EGX spans all the way to a full rack of Nvidia T4 servers, delivering more than 10,000 TOPS for real-time speech recognition and other real-time AI tasks.To simplify management of AI applications on distributed servers with enterprise-grade software, Nvidia released Edge Stack software suite. Nvidia Edge Stack is optimized software that provides container-based application management and includes Nvidia drivers, a CUDA Kubernetes plugin, a CUDA container runtime, CUDA-X libraries and containerized AI frameworks and applications, including TensorRT, TensorRT Inference Server and DeepStream. Meanwhile, Nvidia has partnered with Red Hat to integrate and optimize Edge Stack with OpenShift.The NGC-ready Validation programFeaturing Nvidia T4 or V100 GPUs and fine-tuned to run Nvidia CUDA-X AI acceleration libraries, these servers create a new class of enterprise servers for AI and data analytics with greater utility and versatility. For expanding the places users of powerful systems with Nvidia GPUs can deploy GPU-accelerated software with confidence, Nvidia setup NGC-Ready server validation program. It includes AI and HPC software tested as part of the NGC-Ready validation process. Nvidia NGC provides a bunch of GPU-accelerated software, pre-trained AI models, model training for data analytics, machine learning, deep learning and high-performance computing accelerated by CUDA-X AI.The NGC-Ready program features a select set of systems powered by Nvidia GPUs with Tensor Cores that are ideal for a wide range of AI workloads. The same approach will apply to the edge computing solutions. Nvidia Edge Stack is optimized for certified servers and downloadable from the Nvidia NGC registry. For businesses interested in the deployment of applications from edge to the cloud, customers will be able to connect to AWS Greengrass or Microsoft Azure IoT cloud platforms, allowing for easy scalability depending on the required tasks.Nvidia EGX edge stackNvidia EGX computing platform from Nano to T4

Colorful has recently announced the new 2019 addition to its gaming motherboard product family, iGame Z390 Vulcan X, powered by the Intel Z390 chipset. The flagship motherboard features 14-Phase iGame Pure Power and full tantalum capacitors with longer service life compared to conventional capacitors, high temperature resistance, high precision and superb high-frequency filter performance to better guarantee the overclocking stability of the 9th generation Intel processor.On the CPU power supply module, Colorful uses the Silver Shark 2.0 Cooling Armor with a whole new "Shark Bionics" look. The designs of "Branchial cleft" and metal lamination on the cooling armor enables air flow in the sealed case for better heat dissipation.Memory slots on the motherboard are protected with 15μ gold-plated slot design. It ensures integrity of slot contacts and prevents arc wounding, adhesion, oxidation contacts and other problems caused by electric shocks during power-on or power-off. It also supports XMP memory automatic overclocking technology.With their unique GamerVoice recently upgraded to version 3.0, the iGame series motherboards use Realtek ALC 1220 sound cards and Japanese HIFI audio capacitors as well as an audio cut-off line design on the audio section of the motherboard. The signal IO interface uses gold-plated non-magnetic jacks to reduce signal loss during transmission, achieving a 120dB signal-to-noise ratio to drive 600-ohmage impedance headphones.The iGame Z390 Vulcan X motherboard is geared with Intel's latest 219 network adapter to ease the CPU workload as well as Intel's premium CVNi AC9560 wireless network interface controller, which supports 2x2 MU-MIMO and the 160MHz frequency band. The theoretical bandwidth of 5Hz frequency band can reach 1.733Gbps. Bluetooth 5.0 is also supported.iGame Z390 Vulcan X

ViewSonic, a leading global provider of visual solutions, will showcase at their Asia Pacific headquarters during Computex 2019 in Taipei.Total solutions for education and corporations will be showcased including ViewBoard interactive displays with enhanced collaboration and myViewBoard collaborative digital whiteboard software. In addition, a full line up of ViewSonic's latest products including the new touch monitors, advanced ergonomic workplace displays, gaming monitors, as well as the new X Series of smart 4K Ultra HD LED home entertainment projectors, will also be available to be experienced.myViewBoard digital whiteboard ecosystemmyViewBoard digital whiteboard ecosystem delivers the digital whiteboard experience over multiple platforms. With an open-source design embedded, myViewBoard ecosystem supports Google and Microsoft integration, making it adaptable to any school or institution regardless of operating system. The addition of a mobile app facilitates sign-in and allows quick access to all the documents in the cloud drive.myViewBoard ecosystem integrates into any meeting space, supporting multi-location screen sharing from a huddle space to a large conference venue. In addition, its multi-factor authentication feature meets the highest digital data security standards. myViewBoard on-boarding process allows IT professionals to securely integrate with Azure Active Directory and Google single sign-on for great functionality including user deployment and device management.Brand new ViewBoard series with advanced touch technologyTo offer users a smooth, responsive touch and writing experience, ViewSonic will present a new generation of ViewBoard, the award-winning interactive displays with various advanced touch technologies that match users' natural writing style.The all new flagship IFP70 series comes with PCAP touch technology that provides high touch detection accuracy and light transmittance, offering the best user experience of all the touch technologies. This display integrates a Microsoft Azure digital twin smart sensor hub, camera, Skype for Business, and IPv6 network protocol to provide the smart building integration. The IFP70 also comes with a smart active pen for a rich interactive experience; making it a great collaboration interactive display for corporate usage.The ViewSonic IFP60 Series incorporates in-glass touch, security authentication and rich collaboration tools, earning it a place in the finalist pool of the 2019 InAVation Awards in the "Collaboration and Conferencing - Interactive Display Product" category. The IFP60 series' built-in FIPS201-certified biometric recognition system prevents unauthorised attempts to access user accounts while also allowing users to login easily without having to type in their passwords.The new 2019 ViewSonic IFP50 series comes with advanced ultra fine touch technology that, with its slim IR touch, is twice faster than the traditional IR technology and has better pen tip accuracy. Besides a 4K Ultra HD resolution and a 20-point touch-enabled panel, the new 2019 IFP50 series also has an Android 7.0 operating system and provides dual-pen annotation. Two independent pens double the learning possibilities and each pen can be set to its own colour, width, and transparency, and can switch between writing styles using the thin and thick nibs at the end of each pen.The X series LED projectorsViewSonic's new generation of X series 4K UHD lamp free smart theatre projectors include the X10-4K, X100-4K and X1000-4K, covering three different throw ratios. The X series LED projectors deploy second generation, mercury free LED technology that offer longevity, integrate dual Harmon-Kardon speakers and keep abreast of smart functionality trend with wireless miracasting and Bluetooth capability, Alexa and Google Assistant voice control technology and a smart TV interface to access and stream popular apps of your choice. The ViewSonic X series LED projectors are built using a DLP 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) chip with XPR technology and offer HDR10 content support to deliver incredibly detailed video playback, contrast and vivid colour. With the added technology of ViewSonic's proprietary Cinema SuperColor+ technology reaching over 125% of Rec.709 colour accuracy and frame interpolation technology that reduces motion blur.ViewSonic to deliver solutions for education and business

Ministry of Science of Technology (MOST)'s Global Research & Industry Alliance (GLORIA) is participating at Computex, showcasing the research results and integrated solutions from 18 alliances formed by different universities and industry sectors.Each of the GLORIA-sponsored projects integrates the respective school's interdisciplinary technical teams and industrial experts.The universities featured at the event are: National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, National Chiao Tung University, National Cheng Kung University, National Chengchi University, National Yang-Ming University, National Central University, National Sun Yat-sen University, National Chung Hsing University, Taipei Medical University, China Medical University, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, National Taipei University of Technology, National Formosa University, Far East University, Feng Chia University, Chung Yuan Christian University, and National Taiwan Ocean University.GLORIA focuses on universities, and offers related customized services according to different levels of membership in the form of industry-academia collaborative projects, including talent matching, technical advisory, business matching, laboratory equipment, and database access. This time around, MOST leads a group of top technical teams in areas of intelligent manufacturing, semiconductor, AI, and IoT, to offer energy for upgrade targeting smart living and industrial needs.In the area of intelligent manufacturing, traditionally, agriculture requires extensive manpower to patrol the fields daily. Pest and sudden natural disasters often result in severe losses. National Sun Yat-sen University has developed an intelligent farming server system, monitoring illuminance, irrigation water quality, water content, soil conductivity and soil infiltration rate. All observation data will be uploaded to the cloud via wireless transmission, building big data for analysis and prediction to remind farmers of harvesting time or monitor the results of breed improvement at all times, thus minimizing the likelihood of loss due to natural disasters.In the area of semiconductor, National Tsing Hua University's Candlelight OLED Triggering Lighting Renaissance is the world's very first hazard and pollution-free display lighting technology. In addition to being praised by journals of clinical oncology as the innovative lighting technology that helps fight breast cancer, it can also be used extensively as lighting in hospitals, hotels, homes, and factories, effectively mitigating the hazard of lighting in modern cities and lowering the possibility of eye disease or skin disease resulted from long-term exposure to light.In the area of AI and IoT, National Central University is exhibiting image recognition assembly line integration technology and smart tag, which aid engineers and factory management staff: test data of different systems, operation procedures, and assembly line facilities of different scales can all be managed on one system, achieving highly efficient and automated control and management even for factories at different locations.In the area of biotechnology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology is showcasing highly sensitive electrochemical immunosensor, which can detect the slightest responses of ovarian cancer cells and generate strong signals used for detection of malignant tumors, as well as differentiating blood serums of patients with ovarian cancer and other gynecological diseases.This exhibition presents outstanding achievements by each alliance focusing on forward-looking areas. GLORIA's objective is to bridge industry-academia collaborations with international trends, and during Computex 2019, GLORIA is showcasing its interim achievements as the important platform that integrates resources for industry-academia cooperation and promotes research results.MOST showcases GLORIA projects

The beloved XPS 15 is back and better than ever. Dell's flagship and one of the smallest 15.6-inch laptops, now offers even more power with the latest 9th Generation Intel Core processors up to 8 core i9 and up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics, enabling creators to experience faster speeds across graphic design, photography and music production.It includes a stunning UltraSharp 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) InfinityEdge 15.6-inch touch display option to deliver high brightness, saturated color and precise details, enabling content creators to perform at their best for intensive projects. As previewed at CES 2019, the XPS 15 will offer an OLED option, the first in the XPS line - complete with self-lighting pixels which switch off completely to achieve perfect black for significantly higher contrast, so content comes alive with a wider color range (100% DCI-P3) and breathtaking detail, especially in dark areas. The 4K display paired with Dolby Vision content can deliver highlights up to 40 times brighter and blacks up to 10 times darker, creating an ultra-vivid picture quality experience.The addition of Killer AX1650 built on Intel WiFi 6 Chipset delivers nearly 3x faster throughput than previous generation in crowded environments. Coupled with up to 64GB of memory and up to 2TB PCIe SSD, and the longest battery life of any 15-inch laptop, consumers have a high performance, unmatched device.Finally, the XPS 15 comes with the most innovative laptop camera at the top bezel without sacrificing the InfinityEdge display. Dell continues to prioritize beautiful design in the product by leveraging premium materials including CNC machined aluminum, carbon fiber and Gorilla Glass to create a durable yet one of the smallest 15.6-inch laptops of its kind.New Alienware m15 and m17 designed from the ground up to be thinner and more powerful with the Legend designAlienware introduces a totally redesigned Alienware m15 and m17 that is leaner, more advanced and more powerful than its predecessor. With a starting weight under 4.7lbs and 5.8lbs respectively, Alienware is proud to release its thinnest 15-inch and 17-inch gaming laptops to date. Not only do they introduce Alienware's new Legend industrial design, announced earlier this year at CES, the new Alienware m15 and m17 also introduces innovation culminating from everything the Alienware design team has learned over the years - giving them a clean slate to design around anticipated issues and enabling them to reach new heights in sophistication.The Alienware m15 and m17 are engineered for gamers who prioritize mobility without compromise to performance by offering Intel processors and Nvidia GeForce GPUs. Numerous display technologies enhance gameplay with the m15 being the world's first 15-inch laptop to feature Tobii eyetracking, and the m17 being the world's first laptop to feature Eyesafe display designed to lower blue light emissions, while maintaining vivid color integrity. Gamers can also choose between 144Hz, 240Hz and the newly available OLED displays. The latest Alienware Cyro-Tech 3.0 offers a newly optimized thermal module design to improve cooling performance, increasing airflow by 20% over the previous generation of the m15 and 25% on the m17. Additional design features include an all-magnesium chassis, smooth-edge, narrow-bezel design, re-engineered keyboard, precision-point glass touchpad, SSD-only storage, and per key RGB LED AlienFX lighting.Famous singer Outlander, senior VP, Consumer and Small Business Product Group, Ray Wah and the League of Legends caster, Backstairs