Artificial intelligence (AI) has grown to become a popular emerging technology that is able to significantly enhance the development of an industry and a particular industry that has been benefited dramatically by the technology is healthcare.Since 2012, Nvidia has seen increasing adoption of AI systems in the healthcare industry, especially by startups.One of the major applications that AI can be implemented into in the healthcare-related field is the medical imaging, said Marc Hamilton, VP of Engineering and Solution Architecture at Nvidia. Around 300,000 advanced medical imaging instruments such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) scan, are shipped every year within a total installed base of three million units at the moment. About 70% of medical imaging research and development today is based on AI technology.The adoption of Nvidia DGX-2 supercomputer by Taiwan's China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) was the first case of a healthcare provider in Asia to deploy and operate of the DGX-2 AI supercomputer, Hamilton noted.Nvidia DGX-2 is the world's first two petaFLOPS system that combines 16 interconnected Nvidia Tesla V100 Tensor GPUs for the high levels of speed and scale from the GPU giant. Powered by v DGX software and the scalable architecture of Nvidia NVSwitch, the DGX-2 is the top-end choice that Nvidia is currently having available for AI challenges and deep learning performance.Hamilton pointed out that AI is a software program that is able to create new software. Running an AI system on the DGX-2, users are able to feed the system with data for it to write a new program based on the analysis it come out with the data.The DGX-2's 16 GPUs are able to accelerate the data processing for users, helping them to achieve results more quickly and efficiently.In addition to medical imaging, genomics is another key area that AI is able to perform its potential. There have been increasing number of companies focusing on developing products using AI for genomics sequencing. Many of the related devices and equipment including small portable genomics sequencers that can be taken out for use in the field, and large multi-million dollar sequencing instruments that can generate several terabytes of sequencing data a day, are featured with Nvidia 's GPUs for processing and analyzing data via AI algorithm.Nvidia's role in the ecosystem is to cooperate with partners and assist them to develop end devices. To do that, Nvidia has provided its Clara AI toolkit with many unique features, allowing researchers to easily begin an AI analysis with its pre-trained programs.A decade ago, one of the earliest applications to take advantage of GPU computing was image reconstruction. Today, GPUs are found in almost all imaging modalities, including CT, MRI, X-ray, and Ultrasound. Clara Imaging brings together accelerated libraries and deployment frameworks allowing developers to create and upgrade intelligent imaging instruments.Deep learning research in medical imaging is also booming with more efficient and improved approaches being developed to enable AI-assisted workflows. However, most of this AI research today is being done in isolation and with limited datasets which may lead to overly simplified models. Even when a fully validated model is available, it is a challenge to deploy the algorithm in a local environment. With the release of Clara AI now data scientists and software developers have necessary tools, APIs and development framework to train and deploy quality AI.Using the AI system for medical imaging can also help reduce patient's radiation exposure, improve image quality and produce images in real time. Computational game-changers like CT iterative reconstruction and MR compressed sensing are able to reduce radiation exposure up to 90% and shorten the time it takes for an MRI image to be captured.More recently, deep learning is dominating with more than half of new research in medical imaging applications involving AI.Hamilton noted that a hospital may have a million of MRI images, but only a few of them were images of rare diseases. However, with deep learning, researchers are able to train the AI to go through only a small number of image data to recreate similar images of the rare diseases, so the images can be shared with other medical care workers without violating the patient's privacy.Nvidia's Clara AI toolkits can be adopted by developers or vendors of medical imaging instruments, hospital researchers, third-party companies and startups. The toolkits will give them a head start in AI algorithm development, allowing them to build up new applications more efficiently.Currently, a major part of existing AI research is led by medical equipment vendors, but Nvidia has been pushing to nurture new talent via its AI startup program. Over 4,000 startups have currently participated in the program with several hundreds of them at least are developers of medical imaging-related applications. Through the program, one of Nvidia's key works is to connect these startups with suitable hospital researchers or medical equipment vendors and providers to speed up their AI implementation, Hamilton said.Nvidia has also done multiple medical care-related investments and partnerships in Taiwan. During Nvidia's cooperation with China Medical University Hospital (CMUH), the company has introduced the hospital several startups including local ones for AI R&D. In 2017, Nvidia announced the cooperation with Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) to accelerate the development of AI across Taiwan. MOST has allocated US$520 million for AI investments with one of the projects being the AI supercomputer TAIWANIA 2, one of the top supercomputers worldwide powered by a total of 252 nodes with each equipped with 8 Nvidia Tesla V100 Tensor Core GPUs.Taiwan government is providing the supercomputer to researchers of all fields in Taiwan to conduct development, and Nvidia has been working closely with these researchers by providing the company's latest software and updates. The partnership is aiming to assist small to medium size enterprises or organizations that are not able to afford expensive AI hardware to still be able to use AI system through the government's supports.For AI training, Nvidia has established Nvidia Deep Learning Institute (DLI) in Taiwan to train students and researchers how to resolve problems using Nvidia's software and hardware and has a series of classes specifically for healthcare applications. Meanwhile, Nvidia also has collaboration with many universities in Taiwan to establish AI labs, helping to incubate AI talent.Marc Hamilton, VP of Engineering and Solution Architecture at Nvidia shares how AI is growing to become a key development focus of healthcareNvidia DGX-2 is the top-end choice for AI challenges and deep learning performance

StorArt Technology, a leading NAND flash controller solution provider, has launched a new eMMC5.1 controller, SA3635, supporting HS400 interface for all mainstream NAND flash in the market.StorArt's SA3600 series, SA3625/SA3635, are eMMC5.1 controllers tailored for embedded-NAND applications with the interface speed up to 400MB/s (HS400). They not only fully complies with JEDEC eMMC 5.1 spec, but also are backward compatible with legacy ones (eMMC4.3 to eMMC5.01).High-performance and low-power are achieved by adopting a powerful 32-bit CPU, patented architecture (LDPC + AI), proprietary hardwired ECC engine, dynamic power management and advanced process technology, making it suitable for portable applications like smartphones, tablets, e-books, GPS, gaming consoles and other embedded systems.StorArt's eMMC controller SA3600 series are also meant for OTT, education tablets, smart TVs/STB, and other embedded eMMC/eMCP electronic devices. SA3600 series supports bus speed modes Default Speed/HS-SDR/HS-DDR/HS200/HS400. StorArt's new AI + LDPC technology secures NAND endurance and reliability; excellent sudden power-off recovery to ensure data integrity; low power consumption, high compatibility; and outstanding wear-leveling algorithm that extends NAND flash life time.StorArt eMMC controller SA3600 series

One of the major themes of Computex this year is "Gaming" and the introduction of PCIe 4.0 is generating a lot of excitement. Phison Electronics, the world-wide leader in SSD storage, proudly announces the arrival of the first PCIe 4.0 SSD. The PS5016-E16 is fully aligned with AMD X570 chipset motherboards. The improved performance and reduced latencies of PCIe 4.0 enabled solution will bring enhanced realism to the gaming world."3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors and AMD X570 motherboards for socket AM4 create the world's first PC platform to support PCIe 4.0 connectivity," said Chris Kilburn, corporate vice president and general manager, Client Channel, AMD. "We are delighted to be working with Phison to lead the ecosystem of advanced PCIe 4.0 technologies."KS Pua, Chairman and CEO of Phison, said "Working with AMD has enabled rapid innovation and expansion of the PCIe 4.0 ecosystem. The PS5016-E16 is the world's first Gen4x4 NVMe SSD controller IC. When combined with AMD X570 motherboards, this storage solution is ready to meet the high bandwidth requirement of 8K HD gaming."PS5016-E16 controller IC is Phison's latest flagship SSD solution and the only PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe SSD controller chip in the consumer application market. Based on the 28nm process node and using Phison's fourth-generation LDPC ECC engine, the Phison PS5016-E16 controller IC can push flash memory to new levels. It is expected to start sampling and begin mass production in the coming third quarter.The motherboards that participate in and support AMD's first wave of PCIe 4.0 ecosystem include ASRock X570 Taichi and X570 Phantom Gaming X MB products, Corsair Force series MP600 Gen4 PCIe x4 NVMe M.2 SSD, Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme and Master series MB products and Aorus NVMe Gen4 M.2 SSD series products, Galax HOF Pro PCIe M.2 SSD products, and MSI X570 series MB products, which are expected to bring a wave of heated discussions in Computex. Phison will also continue to work closely with AMD and motherboard manufacturers and branded SSD partners to promote PCIe 4.0 applications and drive next-generation storage solutions.Phison announces the era of PCIe 4.0 solutions

Computex Taipei 2019 kicked off Taiwan's 5-day annual ICT extravaganza today! This year, BenQ/Qisda group continues to lead a grand fleet of 10 industry top performers including DFI, Partner Tech, AEWIN Technologies, Aplex Technology, Data Image, Alpha Networks, La Fresh and D8AI to showcase innovative AIoT systems and solutions featuring advanced hardware, software, cloud computing and edge devices all under the theme - "BenQ Intelligent Qube."Peter Chen, Chairman and President of Qisda, said: "Qisda Corporation has been uniting Taiwan's unsung champions through a grand fleet of alliances since 2014 to bring value-adding solutions to the market. The 6 emphases of BenQ Intelligent Qube each represents a vertical of intelligent solutions and showcases the competence of our strategic partners. By combining technical capabilities of our strategic partners, we hope to improve the diversity and competitiveness of our product portfolio, and set sail BenQ/Qisda's 6 vertical solutions strategy through a coordinated effort."Similar to a Rubik's Cube, the BenQ/Qisda grand fleet turns and assembles ideas to present the following solutions:Smart Retail - Optimised manpower and efficiency for a great retail and dining experienceReservation with AI and next-generation meal deliveryThis fully automated restaurant front-end solution is the first of its kind across the restaurant industry in Taiwan. It aims to address the common pain points of the restaurant industry (i.e. high material cost, labor cost, and rent cost with low margin) and integrates online and offline services to provide customers a brand new self-serviced dining experience. Through the integration of hardware, software and AI technology across Qisda, Partner Tech, La Fresh and D8AI, a next-generation food & beverage services solution has emerged.AI voice robotThe solution incorporates an AI voice robot developed by La Fresh and D8AI that allows customers to make restaurant reservations, a self-serviced KIOSK for meal ordering and payment, a KDS system for order-tracking and preparation at the kitchen, a RFID-based Real Time Locating System (RTLS), and automated tracks for meal delivery. Meanwhile, transactional data is collected and analysed for continuous service quality enhancement and restaurant operation efficiency improvement.Smart retail experience zone with professional protective gear brand LP SUPPORTFor consumers, the solution offers an intuitive end-to-end shopping experience by incorporating interactive smart shelf that automates product information provision, smart fitting room for consumers to conveniently try on garments "virtually", and smart vending machine for convenient O2O integrated purchasing. For shop owners, the solution offers benefits ranging from inventory management, operational monitoring to promotional contents management.AIoT "Smart Factory" - Realising human-machine collaboration and low-volume high-diversity productionWith conventional factories' struggle to meet the modern production demands, manufacturers are transforming by adopting automated solutions to optimise manpower, improve production efficiency and quality, elevate factory safety, and reduce production cost and downtime through AIoT big data analytics. The BenQ/Qisda grand fleet offers comprehensive AIoT solutions for smart factories in this respect by incorporating the following: DFI's complete product line-up of industrial motherboards and embedded systems, Alpha Networks' 5G private network solution, and AEWIN Technologies' network security offerings.Furthermore, Qisda's AGV, AMR and smart forklift solutions contribute to the efficiency and safety of an automated logistics system.3-screen "Smart Digital Boardroom" - Instantaneous issues identification and effective decision-makingSmart Digital Boardroom introduces a 3-screen setup to overcome the misconception that a control center needs to have countless screens displaying information at the same time. According to BenQ/Qisda, 3 touchscreens are all that are needed to display relevant data for timely management and resource coordination. The triple touchscreen solution can also be configured to accommodate multiple layers of management. The solution incorporates an integrated dashboard and active alert system for intuitive and immediate response as well as timely decision-making by controllers and decision makers.The Smart Digital Boardroom is being presented across a number of scenarios including smart campus, smart hospital and smart energy to demonstrate its versatility in issues identification and decision-making facilitation."Interactive Display Wall" featuring proprietary X-Sign software for enhanced display experienceInteractive Display Wall is useful in several exhibition venues such as museum, government building, school, corporate conference hall, car dealer and real estate agency, as it enables users to control the contents being played on a 5x5 video wall for more interactive experience. The solution features X-Sign, BenQ's proprietary content management software that allows users to easily design, manage and replace interactive contents without the need to outsource.The display wall showcased during this exhibition is powered by DFI's high-performance industrial PC capable of supporting complex multi-screen array applications. The solution uses a powerful yet energy-efficient Intel(r) Core(tm) i7 hexa-core processor to control a 5x5 LCD display array; it supports video output up to 8K resolution for a grand viewing experience.Featured products: 3Plus2 durability, network security and 5G networkIn the Featured Products section, members of the BenQ/Qisda grand fleet will be showcasing durable products with water-proof, shock-proof, explosion-proof, extreme temperature resistance, and corrosion resistance features. Data Image's navigational display operates under extreme weather conditions, and is therefore required to deliver high brightness and high clarity while being able to resist moisture, rain, shock, dust, and saltwater corrosion. Aplex Technology and DFI are showcasing their explosion-proof solutions for industrial PCs operating under hazardous environment, such as oil refinery.As the network security hardware expert, AEWIN Technologies presents a variety of Network Appliance and Security Hardware Platform models - from entry-level models to high-end servers developed for industry applications - with various NIC modules and via flexible CPU and expansion card/accessory options to meet all networking/security requirements from all kinds of clients. Alpha Networks, on the other hand, will be demonstrating how its "5G private network solution" uses mobile edge computing (MEC) to create a secure, fast and efficient 5G corporate network.Information about the exhibitionDates: May 28 - 31 from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM; June 1 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Exhibition venue: 4F, Hall 1, Nangang Exhibition Hall (No. 1, Jingmao 2nd Road, Nangang District, Taipei City 115) Booth No.: L0617aBenQ bring value-adding solutions to the market

Liyitec has advanced its products' competitiveness with various kind of surface treatments, such as anti-glare (AG), anti-reflection (AR), anti-fingerprint (AF), anti-bacteria (AB) and anti-condensation features to meet customer's diversified needs for new product development.At the same time, in response to customer's expectation for large-size products, Liyitec is expanding its production facility to accommodate large-size product manufacturing. Dedicated to touch screen and cover glass for industrial applications, Liyitec is headquartered in Guishan Industrial District with two factories to satisfy customer's one-stop shopping requirement, from front-end process such as glass cutting, polishing, surface treatment to rear-end process such as touch screen module manufacturing and lamination.Liyitec currently serves customers from Japan, Europe, the US and Taiwan, covering areas of industrial, automotive, aviation, marine navigation, medical, education, outdoor digital signage and gaming applications. The company is capable of satisfying various kinds of applications with diverse specifications and quantities. This competitiveness is a result of Liyitec's commitment and extensive experiences in serving highly-customized and fragmented customers. The development of industrial products is different from that of consumer products. In order to ensure the reliability and quality of industrial products, the design, manufacturing and approval of industrial products are much more complicated, taking much more time than consumer products. All these efforts ensure that once the product is designed-in, it will be less likely to be replaced by other competitors. Although the characteristics of industrial products normally see lower quantities than consumer products, they are long-term and stable. Being able to provide long-term support and reliable products are key factors for building persistent customer relationship especially in the industrial supply chain. Liyitec's 30 years of track records has inevitably proved its enduring commitment to this principle.Liyitec products are touch screen modules and cover glass. They can be further divided into flat type, curve type and shaped type sized from 5-inch for handheld device to 65-inch for outdoor digital signage or white board applications. Liyitec is the market leader of curved type touch screen and cover glass. The curved type products can be single or multi-curvature according to customer's design. Besides, to satisfy customer's anti-explosive and anti-shatter requirement, Liyitec also offers laminated safety glass like automotive windshield to avoid glass shattering into sharp pieces hurting users under tremendous external impact. The laminated safety glass also has anti-UV and anti-IR property which is essential for outdoor applications.As the touch technology is gradually entering its mature stage, Liyitec, in addition to continuously penetrating the touch screen market, has further expanded its product lines into cover glass and surface treatment segment in the past few years. Via building in-house coating capability, Liyitec can now provide touch screen and cover glass products with anti-glare, anti-reflection, anti-fingerprint, anti-bacteria, and anti-condensation features. This strategic move further enhances Liyitec's competitiveness and irreplaceability by satisfying customers' one-stop shopping demand.Liyitec will exhibit its products at Computex 2019, Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2, booth#S0224, including medium- to large-size flat, curved, shaped, surface-coated, and anti-explosive touchscreen as well as cover glass to satisfy all kind of customization needs.Liyitec website: www.liyitec.com65 inch large size touch screen and surface treatment43 inch curved touch screen

Leadtek, a leading brand of global AI solutions, has completely upgraded its AI solution lineup this year, focusing on smart manufacturing, smart healthcare and health ecosystems. A wide array of top AI workstation solutions, server for data center solutions, VDI products, professional graphics cards and eSports graphics cards will be on display at the SmartTex AI & Robotics Zone - S0813 booth.WinFast RTX data science and deep learning workstationLeadtek exhibits workstations tailored for AI, data analysis, machine learning and deep learning. Powered by the Nvidia Turing-based Quadro RTX GPU, WinFast RTX Data Science Workstation series leads AI and data science workflows to a new level. Certified by Nvidia and designed for high-end market, WinFast RTX Data Science Workstation series carry Nvidia Quadro RTX 8000, RTX 6000 or GV100 professional graphics cards with up to 96GB GDDR6 memory, and NVIDIA CUDA-X AI software to accelerate deep learning frameworks such as RAPIDS, TensorFlow, PyTorch and Caffe, which can handle the largest data sets and compute-intensive workloads.In addition, to satisfy different demand in each country and assist small and medium-sized enterprises to adopt AI application easily, Leadtek has launched the WinFast RTX Deep Learning Workstation series which is suitable for entry, medium and high-level use. Its high efficiency and stable computing performance are essential tools for data processing and AI model training. With very high compatibility and stability, WinFast workstations series have been extensively tuned for software and hardware development, allowing developers to start AI development as soon as they get the workstation, eliminating the complex works for environment preparation and debugging.AI development environment with multiple information security protectionIn order to fully utilize centralized server resources and collaborate and share communication through various networks, organizations must strictly protect all kinds of highly sensitive and confidential information stored in the data center. Leadtek's desktop virtualization solution, which combines Zero Client and Thin/Ultra-Thin Client multi-security protection mechanisms, has emerged to help users efficiently build highly secure AI development environments, such as built-in smart card verification, non-replaceable soldered memory, etc.Build smart health + smart medical + smart care ecosystem with AIoTRecognized by Taiwan Excellence Award, Leadtek continues to push the limit by introducing two next-generation health bands, amor H2 Pro and amor H2+. Amor H2 Pro inherits all of H2 features and adds eBP index. Different from the traditional sales model that only targets at end users, amor health band also provides a business system solution, including health promotion management services for members of different groups, which can be managed and actions recommended with the use of cloud platform. Amor H2+ is positioned for professional medical use. It has ECG record and AF detection (atrial fibrillation) functions, which is an essential preventive tool for people who care about cardiovascular health.From the perspective of the overall product development strategy, Leadtek combines artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technology (AIoT + Medical + Health) to provide solutions for operators in smart health, smart healthcare and eco-systems. In response to demand by clinics, health centers, hospitals, remote care centers, health maintenance centers, community care bases, corporate workplaces and homes, Leadtek has developed terminal equipment such as DxPatch ECG Electrocardiograph/Phono Recorder, autonomic nerve detector, oximeter, health band, medical band, health station kiosk and wireless physiological measurer, plus cloud member health management app, health management platform web, video diagnosis and treatment platform app, providing end users with one-stop service of hardware and software cloud and big data, including health examination, disease diagnosis, precision medicine and long-term care.In Taiwan, half of medical centers have been working with Leadtek on smart medical programs; there are successful cases from the initial screening of health examination, outpatient diagnosis, and even to post-discharge remote care. In terms of smart care, it has helped health care institutions, remote areas, and outlying islands to successfully adopt scientific care. Next, Leadtek will replicate Taiwan's experience in China, the UK, Thailand and other countries.The world's best 8K glasses-free 3D TV displayLeadtek and partner Stream TV have launched new 8K Glasses-Free 3D products at Computex. At the exhibition, StreamTV's proprietary Seecube 3D technology delivers virtually no loss of brightness and resolution, while Seecube 3D technology enables instant conversion, instantly converting 2D or 3D images into Glasses-Free 3D effects, which is easy for consumers to use Seecube 3D technology to instantly convert all TV shows, Blu-Ray, photos, iPad, smart phones, Xbox, PS4 games, or even home videos, set-top boxes and more into stunning Glasses-Free 3D effects, meaning that consumers can fully enjoy the new viewing experience in glasses-free 3D without any restrictions on contents.WinFast RTX data science and deep learning workstation

Clientron Corp., a global leading provider of thin client, POS, automotive electronics and embedded systems, is introducing its latest product innovations at Computex Taipei 2019.The products demonstration include the latest POS terminals and self-service kiosk for the retail and hospitality industries and industrial panel PC with IP69K protection to against high temperature, dust and water.In addition, Clientron will debut the brand new IoV intelligent in-vehicle driving solution, which refers to the intelligent driving center console as the core system, and functionality is fully integrated with the in-vehicle infotainment system, the digital driving instrument display, the digital console control, the advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), augmented reality display (ARD) and IoV interactive functions.It shows the innovative technology and system integration capabilities of the tier-1 professional automotives electronics supplier. The complete product series of Clientron are on exhibition at booth R0827 in TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall 2.Intelligent in-vehicle driving platform: Yulon Luxgen Think in-vehicle center console solution"Seizing the trend of the Internet of Vehicles, Clientron has made great achievements in the development of the automotive electronics industry," Kelly Wu, pesident and CEO of Clientron, states. "Bcom Technology, the subsidiary of Clientron, has been deeply involved in the Great China market for many years. It is a professional tier-1 supplier of automotive electronics. In addition to driving the infotainment system in the commercial vehicle market in China, its solution also covers the passenger vehicle market with original equipment of automotive electronics. Based on years of design know-how and integrated resources in automotive electronics industry, we create the opportunity to work with the Hua-chuang Automobile Information Technical Center (HAITEC) and design the brand new Think in-vehicle center console solution for Yulon Motor(Luxgen), the leading Taiwanese automobile. It tells that Clientron is the core-player in automotive electronics design, manufacture and system integration. In the meantime, we welcome all alliance partners and customized projects." The automotive electronics product line includes the latest Luxgen Think in-vehicle center console solution, the new technology leveraged and close integration with the in-vehicle infotainment, digital driving instrument display, digital control system, ADAS, augmented reality display (ARD) and IoV functions, enhance driving experience with the new generation of IoV intelligent driving platform.Smart retail solution: Self-ordering kiosk and multi-function POS terminalWith more than 20 years of experience in embedded system design, Clientron is going to demonstrate the self-service kiosk, featuring a 32-inch multi-touch display and supporting a variety of payment mechanisms, and peripherals including NFC, barcode scanner and receipt printer for self-ordering kiosk applications. Design with flexible I/O expansion, it can provide customized services according to demands. Moreover, Clientron will display its entire POS product portfolio, including multi-function all-in-one POS terminal PSL540, which integrated thermal printer and peripherals with a compact and low-profile enclosure for small stores and price checking machines. Another tower-type all-in-one POS terminal PST650 and high-performance PST750 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. Another focus on the show is PT2000 series POS terminal, offering from entry-level to high-end Intel Core i platform with fanless design, aiming at mainstream product segment with valuable cost-effective benefits and multiple peripheral solutions to enhance user experience.Industrial embedded platform - IP65/IP69K all-in-one panel PCAs a leading ODM/OEM supplier of embedded system, Clientron is capable of providing high-end industrial embedded platform with wide temperature and voltage ranges, water- and dust-proof as well as ability to maintain long-term operation under critical environment. Clientron industrial embedded systems include single board computer (SBC), embedded system and industrial panel PC to accommodate different customers and vertical market demands. At the show, Clientron's Pike-AL-1500SP, built with 304 stainless steel casing and supporting IP65/IP69K to enable protection against heat and corrosion, thereby guaranteeing safe and sanitary operation in a food & beverage processing plant as well as hot and humid kitchen environment.Moreover, thin client is the main product line of Clientron, and its product segments range from entry, high-end, standalone, all-in-one to industry thin client for selections. For more product information on POS system, self-service kiosk, industrial panel PC, thin client and IoV intelligent driving platform solutions, please visit Clientron at Booth R0827, TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall 2, Computex 2019. Clientron website: www.clientron.comVisit Clientron at Booth R0827

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is showcasing its products at Computex 2019 at Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1, L0118 (4F), from May 28 to June 1. ECS will present its advanced IoT and AI solutions and new LIVA mini PC to provide a preview of the total solution.LIVA mini PCThe energy efficient multi-functional mini PCs are designed for various smart solutions. The mini PC family includes mini-size Q series, cost-efficient X series, energy saving Z series, AI built-in M series and high-performance LIVA One series for different applications, such as smart retail with facial recognition for digital signage, smart conferencing for business intelligent, edge computing for AI solutions and home entertainment for light gaming demands.The new LIVA SF-110 A320 is designed for home entertainment and light gaming. Moreover, as digital signage is a fundamental component of corporate relations and business in the workplace, LIVA offers a wide range of 4K display solutions to meet the needs of applications that require the high pixel density. It can integrate with digital signage, and used in smart retail solution, transportation, warehouse, and others.The LIVA edge computing PC with Intel OpenVINOECS will also present multiple LIVA mini PC smart solutions. LIVA mini PC features an environmentally friendly design that improves energy savings. The new generation of LIVA PC with AI engine Intel OpenVINO built-in features low power consumption design, 802.11ac Wi-Fi connectivity to provide the live-streaming analytics solution through real-time artificial intelligence. It supports CNN-based deep learning inference at the edge and data execution across computer vision accelerators.LIVA Mini PC-Z3 plus with Amazon AlexaECS will also launch its first Amazon Alexa built-in mini PC Z3 plus with premium voice activated experience. It comes with ECS Sirocco, a battery-powered voice access point that wirelessly extends voice in entire space. Sirocco will respond to users instantly by connecting Amazon Alexa. It allows the user to instantly play music, get practical information such as the personal calendar, news, radio, and weather. Through the smart connection, the voice smart device can control the lights, home automation systems and smart devices.ECS smart charging solutionsWith the electric vehicle market growing fast, how to satisfy the increasing need of EV charging is also a focus of ECS's services. ECS will showcase its LIVA Smart Charger, which can be deployed as a standalone unit or in a cluster of many chargers sharing the same power source with intelligent load management via IoT. LIVA Smart AC Charger features plug-n-charge, and secured payment via multiple truncation methods, central management for a range of advanced features for the site or fleet owners, and integration with renewable energy sources.AIoT intelligent edge in logistics and energyFrom increasing fleet productivity and sustainability to improving the efficiency of operations and optimizing energy utilization, ECS offers AIoT intelligent edge solutions in logistics and energy domain.ECS's solutions include smart edge gateways which fetch the IoT data and communicate with its cloud system. Moreover, the pre-installed industrial ECS Edge Builder enables the customized industrial microservices. Digital twins' technologies are helping overcome vertical adoption challenges and deliver new benefits.ECS will showcase two main applications: one is Real-time Asset tracking solution in collaboration with Intel connected Logistics Platform. This monitoring could involve knowing if perishable goods - such as food and flowers - or pharmaceuticals were exposed to heat that could spoil the product, or if excessive vibration on the road has damaged sensitive equipment. Another is Solar Management System which can monitor the renewable status and visualize the energy consumption which can help site owners allocate the sustainable power with existing power source.ECS connected mobility solutions for EVsECS offers various connected mobility solutions to optimize the driving experience and safety of the EV with more efficiency, sustainability and cost-effectiveness. Smart Cockpit Solution integrates the advanced technologies and driver oriented human machine interface to create a seamless connection between the human (driver and passenger), vehicle and road with much consideration about safety, connectivity, information and entertainment while on the road. ADAS Solution is a camera-based passive driver assistance system solution which includes basic wide-angle HD 6ch BSV camera box to 360 surround view with DVR system, FCW/LDW/PCW also available.Smart classroom solutionECS's smart classroom solutions combine collaborative learning technology with diverse mobile devices, which promote interactive exploration of learning concepts and foster critical thinking and deeper understanding. The smart classroom solutions include student devices, teacher devices, wireless access points and interactive whiteboards for deploying intuitive and technology enhanced learning spaces that ensure more streamlined planning and efficient reform. With purpose-built education features of student devices, 76cm drop resistance, IP52 dust/water resistant, retractable carry handle, rotational camera and stylus, ECS's smart classroom solutions help students improve their active learning.ECS will also present its CMAP (Content Management Access Point), a WiFi storage device that allows up to 50 simultaneous connections in classroom to stream huge numbers of video files, documents and data, allowing students to access them anywhere, anytime before class, so they can have more time to do hands-on activities in class.ECS at Computex

Synaptics Incorporated develops Human Machine Interface solutions for smartphones, PCs, automotive and a variety of smart home devices such as speakers that are increasingly being adopted by consumers to simplify their daily lives. The company creates the silicon chips featuring touch, display, audio and video technologies that enable products to enhance the user experience and help make our digital lives more productive, secure and enjoyable.While combining Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies usually implies connectivity to the Internet or cloud, there is an increasing demand for more local, or edge-based processing capability to enable Consumer IoT devices to help improve performance, usability and security, as well as complement cloud-based functions or services.This Smart Edge technology extends powerful data processing and machine learning to billions of edge devices, so they can act on the data from their sensors in real time and predict outcomes locally. The current hybrid cloud and edge IoT infrastructure is optimally decentralized where a percentage of the data is processed locally. This saves on bandwidth between edge devices and cloud servers, as well as acts to shorten latency where possible. It also reduces the issue of digital packet loss during data transmission and enhances data security.At Computex Taipei 2019, Synaptics is showcasing a new product family that includes single silicon chip solutions and software stacks intended to widen the adoption of Consumer IoT products by enabling secure inferencing capability at the edge. Synaptics calls its technology platform Smart Edge AI which is an umbrella term for its AudioSmart and VideoSmart SoC families, software stacks, AI models, data encryption algorithm and inferencing engines. Smart Edge AI provides AI driven neural networks, processed at the edge, addressing all the key challenges in performance, robustness and privacy concerns, that stand in the way of wider adoption of Consumer IoT.Smart Edge AI for wider adaption of Consumer IoT devicesIn this interview with Synaptics, Mr. Saleel Awsare, Senior Vice President & General Manager of IoT Division, Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations, and Mr. Vineet Ganju, Vice President of Voice & Audio Marketing, talk about Synaptics Smart Edge AI technology and their unique product portfolio. These HMI technologies enable edge devices that can understand and respond to what we do, speak, or touch without a constant connection to cloud, Awsare highlighted. At Synaptics, the concept of Smart Edge AI will become an increasing important aspect of Consumer IoT in environments such as the smart home, automotive, smart cities and beyond, said Awsare.Smart Edge AI is well-positioned for voice-enabled Consumer IoT devices such as smart hubs, smart speakers, TV set-top-boxes, home appliances, Wi-Fi routers and sound bars and is a necessity for other mainstream use cases like autonomous vehicles. However, with the continuing improvement of Smart Edge AI processing capabilities and growing spread of applications, new use-cases and services have been growing in the electronics industry.AudioSmart SoC building secure Intelligence and superior user experience at the edgeThe first key product showcase of Synaptics in Computex is the Smart Edge AI AudioSmart family. The new AS3xx SoC chip solution's fully integrated neural network acceleration provides features to support customized wake words and highly-advanced far-field voice processing.The new AS3xx AudioSmart family is the introduction of fully integrated and purpose-built far-field voice processing and wake word technology. Having been used in a variety of global retail products for years, Synaptics continues to be well-positioned as a leader in voice processing solution to further improve voice pick-up in noisy, real-world conditions and barge-in capabilities even during very loud playback. These features help system makers benefit from the rapidly growing demand for voice assistant devices.For supporting even more advanced enhanced user experience through better response times and robustness, Synaptics uses a new machine learning engine with its own Neural Network Acceleration and Processing engine. Features such as performing Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) and Natural Language Understanding (NLU) locally on-device provides a powerful value-add for OEM/ODM vendors or system integrators to build high performance voice control for consumer devices even when there is no internet connectivity.Furthermore, by providing the complete solution including acoustics system expertise, Synaptics greatly reduces the time-to-market for smart home product manufacturers and allows them to add an excellent voice-first experience while maintaining focus on their core expertise.In addition, the AudioSmart Smart Edge AI SoCs fully support existing voice assistants from global brands, such as the Line, Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, Google, Amazon and other voice assistant platforms or service providers in different regions or countries. The AudioSmart Smart Edge AI SoCs are now shipping in millions of units to Synaptics customers and will be available on well-known consumer brands before the end of the year.Meanwhile, in Taiwan, the recent promotion of a smart speaker project which responds to Mandarin speech by Chunghwa Telecom is one of major use cases leveraging Synaptics technologies, Ganju noted. With several voice control speakers starting to push strong sales in China and Taiwan via their own voice-controlled speakers, there will be explosive growth in demand from Chinese-speaking communities.VideoSmart VS-550 SoC demonstrating AI fast tracking video contents scenariosThe VideoSmart Smart Edge AI VS550 SoC solution is the latest offering and features the integrated AudioSmart Far-Field Voice function and AI enabled capability for smart home devices. One of the major products in the market to leverage the VS550 SoC is the new set-top-box of SK Broadband services in South Korea. The product is introducing new values of streaming video services by SK Broadband that deployed Synaptics-enabled voice command control.An example of VideoSmart products using Smart Edge AI on a set-top-box includes machine learning to train the device to fast forward to specific events in a sports game such as soccer goals, or baseball pitches. This can be done during a live broadcast to catch up, or for playback while viewing the pre-recordings of sports event. This AI enabled content searching capability is delivering a compelling TV service with more intuitive, exciting entertainment experience for subscribers.This VS550 SoC is designed for Android TV-based set-top boxes and other consumer IoT devices like smart doorbell systems. As more camera devices go into edge devices, and most people are talking to devices and not touching them as much anymore, the AI driven technologies like voice, audio, video and biometric recognition technology get more attention and become the most exciting and fastest growing human interface modalities today.Consumer IoT HMI technologies become multimodalToday, Synaptics offers a range of HMI capabilities from touch, voice, audio and video, expanding far beyond the company's traditional strengths in touch. With notable security features at the edge, Synaptics Smart Edge AI product offerings are more advanced technology with secure inferencing and enterprise grade encryption for edge systems. These technologies use encrypted data in which the privacy data is stored at the edge. The most significant value of this approach is that it could allow user's data to only be processed by application processors and the accelerator and not in the cloud.Awsare claimed that with its near-term product deployments and highly integrated AI solutions at the edge, Synaptics is ushering in a new age for Consumer IoT sectors and looking to expand market share and business opportunities. As the global leader of HMI SoCs and with more than 35 years providing the solutions in Taiwan OEM/ODM and ecosystem, Synaptics has a strong presence in this important market.For further exploring Synaptics Smart Edge AI product series, please join Computex Taipei 2019 Exhibition, where Synaptics will be showcasing latest technologies. Contact your local Synaptics sales representative for a demonstration.Mr. Saleel Awsare, senior vice president & general manager of IoT division, corporate marketing & investor relations

AI is on the edge; or to be more precise, neural network acceleration is moving to the edge at a rapid pace. What used to require racks of cloud-based compute to run neural network inferencing can now be run on embedded devices such as cameras, smartphones and within vehicles.With the evolution of dedicated hardware bringing greater compute power, networks are increasingly being optimized to run specifically at the edge. Markets such as smart camera surveillance, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles, and mobile all have a need for data-driven decision making, based on input from real-time events. An autonomous vehicle has multiple cameras for computer vision, object recognition, lane warning, driver monitoring for fatigue as well as other sensors (e.g. thermal imaging, radar and LiDAR) for sensor fusion. By processing at the edge, this minimizes the bandwidth required to move data around the vehicle.The advantage of dedicated IP for edge devices is in its compute density, exponentially more than other less specialized offerings. Neural networks have high bandwidth and computation requirements, but specialized design allows for optimal power, performance and area (PPA), maximizing inferences per second with minimal silicon area. This has the benefits of reduced latency and increased privacy (only sending relevant information through and not that of bystanders), with low power and bandwidth requirements thanks to the experience gained from the exacting PPA demands for the mobile space.To deploy neural networks at the edge requires an understanding of the hardware on which they will run and the software frameworks that need to be extended, converted or designed for these edge-based deep learning accelerators. Converting to a fixed-point format offers a reduction in model sizes, compute and bandwidth. Tensorflow Lite is an example of this. Neural networks originally ran on CPU only. Some companies have used DSPs or FPGAs whilst others have focused on GPUs.Pros and cons of deep learning inference-based computer vision processingAlthough GPU acceleration can be 10 or more times faster than a CPU, the compute density offered by a dedicated accelerator in hardware can be exponentially faster than CPU and GPU.Pros:- Small but powerful, reaching the performance of cloud - High performance per area and therefore lower silicon cost - Low incremental cost for density making it ubiquitous for IoT devices - Does not necessarily require connectivity, making it ideal for standalone devices, or low power, low bandwidthCons:- Can execute tasks but models must be compiled for target hardware - Not suitable for training - May still require significant power depending on configuration - Flexibility of task-specific solutionsWhat processing role does 'the cloud' play in such a scheme?The cloud plays a complementary role to embedded edge processing - indeed they are symbiotic. Training, validation and retraining are often best run in the cloud as these are "big tin" tasks, requiring thousands of processing units. Meanwhile, the edge can run a network that is task-specific, or multiple devices can run a series of neural networks - for sensor fusion for example. So, it's not "either or"; it's "both and."Whenever there are challenges to be overcome about latency, transmission, security or cost, edge devices can help. By running inferencing on a device with a neural network accelerator smaller than a pinhead, these tiny devices have big applications across the entire world of markets - including, but not limited to, security, retail, connected homes, education, agriculture and health.Looking to the futureLooking ahead, requirements for edge device capability are likely to increase. This will be complemented by the 5G rollout, enabling devices to "phone home" to update their neural network models and of course, to transfer important findings to the central computer - vital for effective ambient/pervasive computing.Performance, power consumption and memory implications are all the focus of ongoing work, with companies vying to produce the optimal device at the lowest possible area cost. We are on the edge of a future in which devices "see" and importantly "recognize" - as a step forward towards a data-driven future. So, the fourth industrial revolution won't be in the datacenters; it'll be in the streets, the fields, the shopping malls and the factories, in devices, robots and vehicles. It will be all pervasive and all but invisible - but it will be ubiquitous.(Andrew Grant is senior director, PowerVR AI, Imagination Technologies)Compute densityExample neural networks