Elexcon 2018, to be held at China's Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center from December 20-22, 2018, will feature cutting edge technologies including AI, 5G, smart home, IoT, smart driving, new energy, and intelligent systems. Elexcon 2018 will feature three technology hubs, all aimed at the current industry trends and future technology developments.According to Gartner, by 2019 some 14.2 billion interconnected things will be used globally, and by 2021 that number will reach 25 billion. Therefore, how to respond to this change and develop products to meet the needs of relevant suppliers has become the focus of consideration, especially in embedded processors. In the face of these new trends, how will embedded processor vendors think and respond?5G attracts the interest of consumers and manufacturers because of its high speed and low latency. 5G represents a significant technology transformation for the industry, and test solutions must cover the entire ecosystem. As a high-frequency communication network, 5G will face a variety of test considerations before it can be applied in practice. This includes testing from R&D, to manufacturing, conformance test, through network deployment, optimization and monitoring.Elexcon 2018

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest has announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which the company will acquire the commercial Semiconductor System Level Test business (Test Systems), a provider of system level test for semiconductor components and modules, from Astronics for US$185 million, plus an earn-out payment of up to US$30 million based on certain performance milestones.Test Systems is highly complementary to Advantest's existing suite of leading edge automated test equipment (ATE) solutions and broadens Advantest's position in system level test, an increasingly critical test modality to large consumer electronics manufacturers. The transaction further demonstrates the company's commitment to expanding test and measurement solutions throughout the semiconductor value chain and represents an important milestone in Advantest's Objectives of Grand Design and the company's mid-term plan disclosed on April 26, 2018."We will be able to offer stronger solutions to our diversified customer base and continue to add significant customer value in an evolving semiconductor value chain by further enriching and expanding our suite of test and measurement solutions," said Yoshiaki Yoshida, Advantest president and CEO. "With this acquisition, Advantest will benefit greatly from Test Systems' technology development capabilities, technical talent and recent customer successes in this emerging segment of test. The acquisition will allow us to better and more timely respond to the growing needs of our semiconductor customers, and we believe Test Systems will benefit greatly from Advantest's global footprint, customer base and resources. We look forward to making significant advances in developing new solutions with Test Systems to deliver significant value to customers, employees and shareholders."Based in Irvine, California, Test Systems will become a fully owned subsidiary of Advantest's US subsidiary, Advantest America, and will operate under a newly created entity, Advantest Test Solutions. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close by year end.

Zyxel Communications has again swept the Taiwan Excellence Awards, racking up five prizes largely on the back of its growing suite of well-received WiFi mesh networking, GPON, and LTE solutions. Zyxel has now had 88 products recognized over 14 consecutive years at the awards, which are organized by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs and were held this year on November 9 in Taipei, Taiwan.In the past two years, Zyxel has initiated a bold shift in its focus, particularly toward mesh WiFi networking products. These awards are a tremendous validation that these efforts have yielded highly practical solutions that are already making tangible differences for consumers and businesses at home and abroad.Of particular pride are the awards for the Multy suite of mesh networking solutions - including Multy Plus, Multy U and Multy Mini. Much of this success comes down to the priority Zyxel has placed on optimizing radiofrequency design as well on user-friendly, app-based setup and management. The stylish design and a variety of mounting options also earned Multy Plus and Multy U the 2018 Golden Pin Design Award.Zyxel products directed at service providers were also honored, including 1U Pizza Box 8-port GPON OLT (OLT1408A) and 4G LTE-A indoor IAD (LTE3316). Designed to create better user experiences, the Zyxel LTE3316 can be easily set by the "LTE Ally" app and users can enjoy instant connection just inserting a SIM card whether they're at home, in the office or even in remote areas.Irene Tsai, product marketing manager of Zyxel's Smart Living Business Unit, received the awards on behalf of Zyxel.

It's now a good time for us to let industry players worldwide better understand who we are and what we do at electronica 2018, which Chilisin Group is participating in for the first time ever, according to Chilisin Group COO, Jerry Kuo. Chilisin takes this opportunity to meet with worldwide customers and is looking to introduce Chilisin Group to the EU market.Chilisin PDU GM Alex Hsu said that Chilisin Group hopes to bring our new technology and products to Europe for our current customers and partners and also seek new opportunities here. Chilisin targets two market segments: automotive electronics and industrial applications; and Advanced LTE/5G/IoT. These two market segments are traditionally very strong in Europe.Chilisin's automotive electronics and industrial applications, including power line, signal line, EMI, and auto-grade molded inductors have been applied to ADAS, infotainment system, gear box control unit, battery management system, and other applications for EV/HEV or traditional energy vehicles.For Advanced LTE/5G/IoT, Chilisin has a strong focus on components for applications in infrastructure, base stations, and terminal devices. Chilisin offers a wide product lineup for this market segment, including high Q high frequency inductors, high efficient power inductors, resistors, RF filters, diplexers, balun, and antenna.Visit Chilisin Group booth at Hall B6 Booth no.343 at Electronica 2018, Munich Germany

The huge wave of IoT that has surged worldwide and in recent years in many different industries has led to heavy investment in vertical product development and applications. Without exception, Innodisk, which focused primarily on the field of industrial control in the past, is now actively expanding into this territory.Recently, during the conference "Pushing forward AIoT: The integration of cloud technology and industrial IoT," held in The Westin Taipei on October 17, Innodisk led its subsidiaries Aetina, AccelStor, Millitronic and Antzer Tech, as well as business partners, Super Micro and Ironyun to present extraordinary seminars discussing the many facets of AIoT including saving, transmission, computing, and applications of the AIoT framework.Data as the core asset to establish AIoT ecosystemThe chairman of Innodisk, Randy Chien, spoke about the surge of IoT as a result of the previous popular trend of cloud technology. Together with the maturity of artificial intelligent as the last piece of puzzle, it should be recognized that regardless whether it is cloud, IoT or AI technology, "data" is a core asset. As the leading company of industrial storage and memory, Innodisk has put immense amount of effort into data storage technology, and accumulated over than 2,500 clients, with applications covering almost all vertical markets. In this wave of AIoT revolution, Innodisk continues to critically assess how the data will be stored, transmitted and applied in the future.Therefore, starting a few years ago, Innodisk has begun investing in the AIoT sector, successively setting up companies including Aetina, AccelStor, Millitronic and Antzer Tech. With Innodisk at the helm, the 5 companies focus on AIoT data technology as their core investment, each taking a different role to provide related products, together with partners such as Super Micro and Ironyun to form a complete AIoT solution and a complete industrial ecosystem.In the future, Innodisk aims to continue focusing on storage technology as its core investment. On the topic of "Expansion of AIoT sets off a new form of integration," Special Assistant Howard Fu indicated that since AIoT is mainly used in vertical applications with vastly different devices and equipment that could no longer be provided by a single company, there is a need for products that can integrate various different fields and industries.Regarding system development, new communication and operation technologies continued to emerge; however, as Fu mentioned, the ultimate goal is always real life application no matter what kind of new elements are added. Therefore, when designing a system, it is vital to fully understand the demand of a particular field. In AIoT system applications, Fu believes that enhancing stability, security, robustness, sustainability and expandability are key elements and Innodisk had long been committed to designing products with these in mind.Fu summarized the future of AIoT in 4 letters: A, I, T and S, that is, Applications, Integration, Tool and Security, where Applications are products designed for various kinds of applications and specialties, Integration refers to integrating various components with software and hardware, Tool transforms complex technology into a convenient tool, and S stands for data security, allowing data to be stored intact and protected by encryption mechanisms.Edge computing combined with fast transmission systems greatly improve system performanceAfter being stored, data must be further processed to be used in subsequent applications. Joe Lo, General Manager of Aetina, on the topic of "GPU Edge Computing Age: Smart Decision, Perfect Implementation" pointed out that the past IoT era was based on centralized computing with cloud platforms, but this method will overload the cloud platform resulting in latency. Hence, edge computing becomes an essential design for some of the applications. Aetina's approach is as follows. The data is first processed by the cloud to establish an operation mode, the operation mode is then placed on the terminal device, so that the terminal device can quickly process the situation of the applications, thereby improving system performance.The core computing platform of Aetina is based on NVIDIA's GPU Jetson Platform. Compared to ASIC, CPU, FPGA and other computing units, the Jetson Platform features fast deployment, low power/high performance, high scalability and high compatibility and is thus the preferred choice. Up to this date, the Aetina edge computing platform has been applied successfully in applications such as security surveillance, retails, transportations, drones and factories. Luo also pointed out that the products have been fully integrated and will help system manufacturers to quickly launch products and reduce the processing time of end users.As edge computing is an important aspect of AIoT, the processed data must be transmitted quickly and stably. Alex Lin, the General Manager of Millitronic said that the 5G's high-speed transmission will play a paramount role in contributing to the future smart cities and other related applications. WiGig invested by Millitronic will be the last puzzle piece from 5G to end user application.In Alex Lin's speech on the topic of "5G Wireless Gigabite IoT High Speed Node," the future trend for data transmission in the 5G era is discussed with the participants. He pointed out that wireless transmission is a necessary technology for smart cities in the future, and Millitronic, one of the few companies that has the capability to create customizable antenna and USB3.0 full-speed products, combined with the software and hardware integration capabilities and the support of the diverse product line in Innodisk, proposed a unique solution of high-speed transmission AIoT to the market.WiGig of Millitronic solved the delay problem caused by uploading data on the cloud through data transmission between objects, and gigabit transmission speed of in the 60GHz band, with advantages of anti-interference and low delay to make the data exchange in the system much faster. In some areas where the data speed requirement is extremely high, such as in medical field or in unmanned vehicle system, WiGig will play a significant role for transmission technology.Alex Lin also introduced two WiGig systems there, including AIoT series and 5G Virtualization series, the former of is developed by Millitronic, Aetina and, Innodisk and includes AI algorithms, software and hardware integration, storage technology from Innodisk, while the latter of includes a virtual platform with aUSB module design and different kinds of I/O interface, providing fast and flexible transmission.Both terminal and cloud technology have equal importance in a complete AIoT framework. Innodisk focuses on data processing in the terminal and collaborates with companies that specialize in cloud server. One example is Super Micro, which is an important business partner of Innodisk.Simon Wang, the vice general manager of Super Micro, pointed out in the session of "Edge computing, server integration and collaboration in AIoT infrastructure" that it was generally thought in the market that Super Micro mainly provides server solutions, but in fact, the company also has products line of the terminal. Having products that allow integration of the terminal and cloud will optimize the use of the AIoT system. In fact, Super Micro developed a complete product line from terminal to cloud, including GPU servers that covers the computing, and Super Storage for storing data. Moreover, the company also provides multi-node computer system for x86 requirement.Simon Wang expressed that in AIoT system, the most important features of AI are training and inference, each of which has a different requirement. The training part is mainly used to develop AI model, requiring recursive procedure of big data, thereby demanding higher efficiency of GPU and communication. On the other hand, inference involves deploying the model to optimize and compress the model, and let the system run quickly through multiple independent GPUs. In the AIoT field, Super Micro proposes different frameworks for different needs, providing corresponding products and platforms from cloud to terminal, from training to inference, so as to provide a complete solution to meet market demand.Develop vertical applications to build the optimized systemVehicle application is one of the main markets of AIoT. Irene Cheng, the manager of Antzer Tech introduced the application and platform design trends of the Internet of Vehicles with the title "Application of Internet of Vehicle with CAN Bus." CAN Bus is an important communication standard for automotive systems and has many applications in both in-line market and aftermarket. She specifically described how CANBus can be used in fleet management application in the aftermarket.Fleet management system is an important item in logistics, generally achieved through establishing a connection between the vehicle and the management system in order to have a firm grasp of the vehicle movement and other information. However, problems such as driver's behavior, acquisition of the vehicle condition, tracking dead corners and reducing operation cost are some of the frequent problems encountered for developing such system.Antzer Tech has provided solutions for the 3 problems above. The acquisition of information on driver behavior and vehicle condition is achieved through a complete vehicle communication protocol, to acquire data corresponding to different parts of the vehicle during the course of driving, along with ADAS to remind driver of the road condition and at the same time monitor driver's behavior. For detection of dead corners of the road, the company provides three inertial navigation GPS: UDR, ADR, CAN to ADR. Even when located in a tunnel, the back end can accurately grasp the vehicle position with extremely low error rate. In terms of cost, the company launched NB-IoT and LoRa trackers to effectively reduce monthly communication fees, allowing the company to afford a complete fleet management system within a limited budget.Another important aspect in AIoT is security surveillance. Regardless whether it is in the application or technical level, the security surveillance is already a mature market. On top of that, the rise of AI further gives renewed impetus to the industry. Patrick Wu, the Vice President of Ironyun indicated that the recognition capability of the deep learning algorithm of AI has exceeded the capability of human eyes. Comparing with conventional image recognition technology, AI not only greatly raises the compatibility of the system, but also strengthens the system performance.Patrick Wu also mentioned that closer computing operation near the data acquisition location allows the system's real-time deployment to be more flexible, and also transforms the monitoring from passive investigation by investigating the video tape after an event has happened into a proactive detection of key events to give early warning alarms of such events. Based on AI foundations, various image analysis systems have been developed by Ironyun, including object detection, intrusion detection, face recognition, face search, license plate recognition, and human/car calculation to provide intelligent monitoring solutions.Patrick Wu also gave an example where ESPN from the US has used their company's AI-NVR surveillance system which is suitable for various different kinds of weather condition to effectively reduce errors. He said that the detection distance AI-NVR surveillance system could reach up to 50 meters and supports the current MileStone VMS system. In other words, the system is capable of reducing the system false positive rate while achieving accurate detection, thereby making the goal of intelligent security system possible.Regardless whether it is vehicle or security surveillance, edge computing requires processing large amount of data. In order to make the computing more accurate, it inevitably needs an upgrade in data storage technology. On the topic of "All-round Evolution of AI Cloud Infrastructure: The Next Generation Relies Fully on Flash Storage," David Kao, Vice President of AccelStor, mentioned the commitment of developing flash storage software technology, with several patented technologies to further optimize the flash storage software technology in order to take the SSD performance to a next level.David Kao also said, in order to reduce system latency, edge computing needs to be a part of AIoT. To enhance the speed of computing, not only the processor but also storage technology is a key element. NeoSapphire All-Flash Array developed by AccelStor allows for a much faster process of reading and writing data.The system in Kaohsiung Police Station is used as an example. It takes at least 30 minutes to carry out 100 million license plate search and machine learning through AI, but it only takes less than 10 seconds with the NeoSapphire platform of AccelStor in SATA/SAS SSD module, the standard rack-mount platform plus the FlaxiRemap AFA algorithm.He said, comparing with the random writing process when receiving external data in the past, FlaxiRemap rearranges the written data into sequence data and writes it into the memory, which doubles the durability and SSD life. AccelStor has also strengthened the security mechanism which is extremely suitable in areas where large amounts of data and high security are required, such as the medical and retail field.In this conference, it is obvious that Innodisk's ecosystem comprises different levels of data processing technologies. Through such fully supported data processing capability, system vendors and terminal users will surely find suitable technologies and products based on their own needs, and in addition, these technologies can be integrated with each other to provide a complete solution tailored to their needs, thereby giving them the needed competitive edge.Innodisk hosted an AIoT Forum together with partners and its subsidiaries Aetina, Accelstor, Millitronic, and Anzter Tech.Randy Chien, president of Innodisk CorporationHoward Fu, special assistant of Innodisk CorporationJoe Lo, president of Aetina CorporationAlex Lin, president of MillitronicSimon Wang, vice president of Super Micro ComputerIrene Cheng, president of Antzer TechPatrick Wu, vice president of IronYunDavid Kao, vice president of AccelStor

The booming IoT market, such as automotive and industrial applications, has brought new opportunities to Winbond Electronics, a leading provider in the low- and medium-capacity memory market. In order to showcase its achievements of enabling system innovation through technology enhancement in recent years, Winbond will showcase a range of new products, including ultra-low-power DRAM, 1.2V NOR Flash, serial code storage Flash, secure Flash and so on, at Electronica 2018, which will be held on November 13th.With its unique high quality, high performance and special-designed memory portfolio, Winbond will demonstrate the innovative solutions that it has built for the emerging IoT and automotive electronics market, as well as the significant benefits that it can bring to system companies.Demonstrating innovative DRAM and Flash products"At Electronica, we will demonstrate the innovative products that we developed from a system perspective to our existing and potential customers," said Tung-Yi Chan, president of Winbond Electronics. In order to showcase its new products, the company not only increases its exhibition space but also develops several SoC design-in demo boards, allowing customers to experience the superior performance of Winbond products. Moreover, activities such as Webinar and forum speech are held, in a bid to make the industry know better about its product portfolios.He stressed that Winbond has transformed from relying on the commodity DRAM market to a key supplier of the specialty DRAM market. In addition, from last year, DRAM and Flash businesses have accounted for half of its revenue respectively. Winbond has now established a unique growth model of two business drivers, with own process technology and brand. It is hoped that by expanding participation in this important event, Winbond can emphasize its new market positioning and strive for greater visibility in the global market.Although Winbond has a market share of only 1% in DRAM market, it holds an important position in the specialty DRAM market. With its high performance, high quality, stable and long-term supply capabilities, Winbond has become a trusted strategic partner of many world-class companies and is able to meet the special requirements of customers.Besides its special market positioning, company image, and superior product development capabilities, Winbond has established its own DRAM process technology after years of efforts. Its first-generation DRAM process technology (38nm) has moved into mass production in third-quarter 2017 and the second-generation DRAM process technology (25nm) also entered mass production in fourth-quarter 2018. The company is now developing the third-generation DRAM process technology, which is scheduled to ramp up at the new fab in Kaohsiung. At Electronica, Winbond will showcase the specialty DRAM developed by itself, with capacities up to 4Gb, to expand product line and competitiveness, as well as the ultra-low power DRAM, which is specially designed to meet the low power requirement of IoT applications.As for Flash products, Winbond will exhibit a full range of NOR Flash, SLC NAND Flash, and Secure Flash products, highlighting its complete product portfolio.First, when talking about NOR Flash, Tung-Yi Chan pointed out that, as a leader in NOR Flash market, Winbond has successfully driven the evolution of parallel NOR Flash to the serial interface, and now has become the world's number one serial NOR Flash provider. In addition to a full line of serial NOR Flash products, Winbond will also exhibit the innovative NOR+NAND SpiStack Flash product, which is the best system solution to meet the code and data storage requirements.Another highlight is the newly launched 1.2V serial NOR Flash and it will be demonstrated with a SoC design-in board. By reducing the operating voltage of NOR Flash from 1.8V to 1.2V, it can meet the low power requirements of emerging IoT applications.As for NAND, Winbond is trying to repeat the history that it created in the NOR market, upgrading the current parallel NAND Flash to the serial interface. Therefore, existing NOR customers can easily upgrade to higher capacity serial NAND, which is more cost-effective, to meet the code storage requirement of the increasingly complicated systems.Winbond's SLC NAND Flash is different from traditional products. Through its own special process technology and design, it not only meets the high-quality standard of automotive-grade products but also has comparable speed and performance to NOR Flash."Our vision is to provide a full range of code storage Flash products from Mb to Gb, with low-pin-count, high-speed, and high-quality features, so customers no longer need to distinguish which architecture they use," Tung-Yi Chan said. "Moreover, compared to high-density NOR, NAND is very cost-effective. System customers will benefit from a reduction in footprint and cost. This will open up a new market and change the entire ecosystem."On the other hand, in order to solve the security issue for IoT applications, with Winbond's comprehensive strength in code storage Flash, it has developed a series of "Secure Flash" products to meet the various requirements of system security, by adopting an innovative "secure interface" architecture and the "secure logic" functions. The products can be used for a wide range of applications, from low-end door locks to high-end ePayment and have passed the Common Criteria EAL certification. At Electronica, Winbond will demonstrate multiple end devices that are jointly developed with system customers, including IP camera & Ethernet with authentication, robot arm with security, MCU with external secure Flash, smartphone with eSIM, and so on.A new fab is set to build for future growthWith the rise of IoT and the automotive electronics market, the demand for memory will be ubiquitous. Tung-Yi Chan said that Winbond will target at the top-notch companies in each market segment to holistically expand its business. "By providing total memory solutions, working closely with customers to help them improve their system performance is critical to us. These leading customers demand high quality, high-performance components, and we must be able to provide innovative products from the perspective of system design, in a bid to enhance our value and create business opportunities.""From the range of products we exhibit, we can see that our solutions are well prepared to address the various requirements of security, low power, cost-effectiveness and high performance for IoT applications. This fully demonstrates our innovation capabilities of differentiating our products through customized technologies," he said. "The launch of Secure Flash products also shows that our products have been expanded to the system level, in a bid to pursue the "Smart Memory" vision."With the emergence of new market demands, Winbond recently announced that it will establish a new 12-inch fab in Kaohsiung to expand capacity. With its strong foundation in diverse product lines, own process technology, and strategic partnerships with customers, it will strive to fulfill the rapidly increasing demands for a wide range of application. By deepening DRAM and Flash technologies to build the unique product mix and technology capabilities, it is believed that Winbond will be able to drive the innovation of next-generation IoT and automotive electronic devices, creating broader business opportunities in the future.Winbond Electronics at Electronica 2018 B5-520

Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, introduces a new design tool called the DK IoT Studio. The DK IoT Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) that aims to provide a radically simple way for developers and providers to create IoT solutions. The DK IoT Studio allows you to go from idea to prototype in minutes without writing any code.The new tool, developed in partnership with Atmosphere IoT, has an intuitive user interface along with drag-and-drop functionality. Simply dragging sensors, processors, and other library elements and dropping them onto the design panel allows a user to make connections and start collecting data and sending it to a mobile device or the cloud. The DK IoT Studio also generates the embedded code (firmware) as well as the web and mobile application code."We are thrilled with this partnership and what it means for the Digi-Key community," said Jeff Liebl, CEO of Atmosphere IoT Corp. "Together we are reducing the complexity involved in translating a smart, connected product concept into an actual working system."The initial release of the DK IoT Studio will feature Espressif's ESP32 and NXP's Rapid IoT Kit, with additional supplier platforms being added quarterly."The goal of providing a design tool like the DK IoT Studio is to offer a seamless path from the creation of an IoT solution to field deployment," said Robbie Paul, Strategic Program Development Director – IoT. "We are ready to help bring your IoT designs to realization faster and easier than ever before, as the tool is uniquely paired with access to Digi-Key's inventory of the world's largest selection of electronic components to help you take your designs to the next level."For more information, check out the DK IoT Studio blog post and visit the IoT Studio page on the Digi-Key website.

Chilisin, a world-leading passive component manufacturer and solution provider, attends electronica for the first time this year in Munich, Germany, co-exhibiting a lineup of total passive component solutions with ASJ and Ferroxcube.Keeping abreast with rapidly advancing electronics developments and technologies, Chilisin Group provides high-end passive components and stays committed to continuing R&D of products for applications in industrial field, data centers, automotive electronics, communication systems, mobile devices, consumer electronics and computing systems. With self-sufficiency in advanced materials, investments in automation equipment and devotion to production technology development, Chilisin is able to quickly establish presence particularly in high-end industrial application and automotive electronics markets.With high quality products, excellent R&D team and constant interaction with first tier companies, Chilisin Group has become one of the few suppliers capable of providing customer a complete and reliable "one-stop shopping" experience globally. Chilisin Group endeavors to make itself one of the world's top three total solution provider, with the company's spirits of Innovation, Quality, Speed, Cost and Flexibility, and aims to be a trustworthy partner of global customers.Visitors to electronica 2018, taking place November 13-16 at Munich Germany, are welcome to join Chilisin Group at Hall B6 Booth No.343.Chilisin Group cordially invites visitors of electronica 2018 to join Chilisin, ASJ and Ferroxcube for their first co-exhibition at Hall B6 Booth no.343

MINMAX, a Taiwan-based provider of power solutions, plans to showcase a comprehensive lineup of low to medium wattage power supplies at Electronica 2018 taking place in Munich, Germany. MINMAX offers power supplies satisfying European customers' demand for applications in industrial automation, smart home, charging systems and railway systems.With a long history of development, the power supply industry today offers wide-ranging products with power ratings from 0.5W to 5KW. MINMAX focuses efforts on power supplies with power ratings up to 100W. MINMAX is able to stand out amid strong competition because MINMAX products feature high power density, miniature size, high performance and flexible design catering to customer needs, according to MINMAX manager Chuan-Hung Cheng.MINMAX demonstrates benchmark use casesEstablished in 1990, MINMAX markets a comprehensive portfolio of products covering power ratings from 1 to 75 Watt DC-DC converters, 2 to 60 Watt AC-DC power supplies and 0.5 to 1 Amp switching regulators under the MINMAX brand. All MINMAX products come with three to five years of warranty and multiple international safety certifications. Cheng further points out, "MINMAX is exerting efforts toward the railway and medical/healthcare sectors and has obtained all required certifications." All MINMAX railway products are certified to railway standard EN50155 (IEC60571) and medical-grade products are certified to medical safety IEC/EN 60601-1 and ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1.At Electronica 2018, MINMAX will mainly showcase four types of power supplies, including general industrial power solutions, ultra-high isolation power solutions, railway certified power solutions and medical safety power solutions. Aside from exhibiting power supply products, MINMAX will also present model use cases demonstrating MINMAX products in action. A particularly noteworthy application is a smart home sleep system that masks outdoor noise with white noise to help people sleep better. Additional use cases on display include control panels, smart sockets, charging systems and wind power systems.MINMAX products satisfy needs by automation, smart home and charging applicationsMINMAX products are widely used in applications across industrial automation, smart home, charging systems and railway systems. Among them, industrial automation imposes diverse requirements on power supplies with emphasis on stable power output and wide operating temperature range, which are areas MINMAX excels at. MFPU01H is among the host of MINMAX products that target industrial automation applications such as data acquisition systems (DAQ) and CAN cards. "Through thirty years of dedication to the industrial automation sector, MINMAX has established market leadership in the under 100W power supply segment," said Cheng.For the smart home sector, MINMAX focuses on wall-embedded applications such as wall-embedded wireless signal transmitters and wall-embedded smart sockets. As these devices are installed inside wall cavities, they require small packageand exceptional heat dissipation. Standby power consumption should also be kept to a minimum. MINMAX has introduced its latest ACF-10 for smart home applications. The 10W AC-DC converter features a compact 38.1mm x 25.4mm x 15.74mm size and IEC60335-1 certification. IEC60335-1 is an IEC standard that deals with the safety of electrical appliances for household and similar purposes.MINMAX also offers power solutions for charging systems of electric cars, which require high isolation . Cheng further explains, "To protect electronic devices from damage resulting from unstable power supply, power solution design has advanced from the centralized power architecture (CPA) to isolated design." MINMAX ABF-04 products feature an I/O isolation of 3K VAC with reinforced insulation and other series with 4K VAC isolation also available. They come with reinforced insulation and guarantee stable output voltage, fully satisfying the requirements by charging systems of electric cars.MINMAX makes full efforts toward the railway system marketDistinguished from other power supply vendors in Taiwan, MINMAX makes all-out efforts toward the railway market. It began to work with ITRI on the R&D of power solutions for railway systems ten years ago. Three years later, MINMAX was able to commercialize the research result and start mass production of DC-DC standard products for use in traction inverters, backup power systems, train operation monitoring systems and gate controllers for railway systems. MINMAX MIW03, MIW06 and MKW50 mainly target applications in train control systems.Devices operating in harsh railway environment have to cope with challenging conditions and certified to the EN50155 railway standard. MINMAX's line of railway DC-DC power supply modules meet railway input voltage range and transient requirements. They have passed EN61373 vibration and shock tests as well as EN60068-2 cooling, dry and damp heat tests. They are certified to EN50121-3-2 EMC standard and other railway standards. Moreover, MINMAX railway power solutions additionally feature overload & short circuit protection, remote on/off control and output voltage trim.With long-term devotion, MINMAX products have become the top choice for railway system operators. For example, CRRC Corporation Limited Locomotive Research Institute is an important customer of MINMAX. CRRC is not only one of the world's leading rail transport equipment providers but also China's largest.Offering a complete portfolio comprising wide-ranging products, MINMAX operates a worldwide distribution network with offices in China, Japan, Korea, Europe, US and India, making it the best partner supplying power solutions for customers around the globe.Higher power density translates to smaller footprintThe ideal solution for smart citiesHigh-quality products with multiple protection mechanisms to guarantee safety

Jorjin Technologies, as a member of the TW 5G Alliance - CHT pilot team, will participate in NGMN IC&E 2018 Vancouver this year, to share our results and advances in smart glass technology with the rest of the telecom and ICT industry, through the 4K/8K Live Concert theme.The TW 5G Alliance - CHT pilot team was formed by Chunghwa Telecoms earlier this year under supervision of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, with major members including Advantech, Sercomm, Industrial Technology Research Institute(ITR), Institute for Information Industry (III).Jorjin as a member of the TW 5G Alliance, will showcase in this event our binocular AR/MR smart glasses, which includes our latest J4 HMD (Head Mounted Display) smart glasses, and also the J-Reality platform - a powerful computing platform for highly intensive AR/MR Development.The J4 is our latest binocular smart glass, compatible with Android mobile devices, featuring a broad view and enriched color definition, which in this event, shall deliver an AR experience of the 4K/8K Live Concert theme, also showcasing its rapid on-demand multi-angle display.Tom Liang, Chairman of Jorjin, says that under the framework of 5G architecture, the J4 on-demand multi-angle display is especially suited for featuring international sports events or large concerts. Users may zoom in on their favorite athletes or stars, and switch between different angles if they so wish. Such new and personalized applications of AR/MR, we believe will bring numerous new possibilities in a coming 5G era.The J-Reality, combining the high quality Lumus optical display with the swift graphics processing & computing power from Qualcomm SD820, is our AR/MR application development platform. This time, J-Reality will feature a 360-degree AR panorama of Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night, and through introducing the starry night of Vincent van Gogh's hometown, to showcase the powerful graphics processing & computing power of this platform.We at Jorjin along with the TW 5G Alliance are committed to the promotion of the 5G industry, our members invested in the furthering of 5G applications; and as part of the CHT pilot team lead by Chunghwa telecoms, we believe this paradigm of vertical cross-industry integration to be fruitful for future cooperation, bringing us much confidence that within this 5G architectural ecosystem, Jorjin may deliver the ideal smart glass products suitable for the future high speed era.Albert Hsing, GM of Jorjin; Luke Ibbetson, Head of R&D and Strategy at Vodafone Group; Kuo-Feng Lin, Senior Executive VP & CTO of CHT; Tom Liang, Chairman of Jorjin (from left to right)