Leveraging Taiwan's IT industry forces, the Industrial Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs invited nine vendors from various IT fields, including ThroughTek, Chunghwa Telecom, Everspring and ITRI to represent Taiwan Pavilion for the Mobile World Congress 2018 in late February this year. This year, the Taiwan Pavilion, already well-known for quality hardware manufacturing, will be spotlighting Taiwan's software development capabilities, including cloud-based applications, mobile communications and big data analysis.ThroughTek is the first Taiwan cloud platform vendor to gain recognition and reputation in China and then launched into Europe and US markets. In the past 10 years, with its accumulated years of software technology expertise, ThroughTek has successfully helped Chinese hardware manufacturers to further expand their markets into Europe and the United States. In recent years, more IoT applications have been developed, and ThroughTek, with in-depth software technology background focusing on cloud platform development, has been actively sought out by many European and American brands for direct collaboration.ThroughTek's Kalay cloud platform has a superior peer-to-peer (P2P) connection technology, allowing for IoT products, including IP cameras, doorphone, smart robots, dashcam, and smart home devices to quickly connect to the internet. By using ThroughTek's patented technology of easy setup via QR Code scanning to resolve the complex set-up situation for end users, and help brands improve their user experiences and reduce customer service costs. A successful case study representation is Guardzilla, a well-known IP security camera brand in North America, that launched Guardzilla 360 HD Security Camera in 2017 using ThroughTek's technology, and promptly named as CES Annual Innovation Award Honoree this year. Additionally, Guardzilla 360 and Outdoor HD Camera was the No.1 and No.3 best seller security camera in top three retailers Best Buy, Target, and Walmart in the US.This year, at the MWC Taiwan Pavilion booth, ThroughTek will be demonstrating how its customers has utilized the Kalay Platform solution to transmit and store video data, and provide backend analysis to manage and control device connectivity and other services. ThroughTek will be presenting popular products that use the Kalay Platform solution including Xiaomi Home IP Camera series, Guardzilla's low power consumption doorphone and 360 HD Security Camera; and Furbo Dog Camera from Taiwan-based Tomofun, recently featured on the Ellen Show a well-known talk show in the United States, and Hong Kong-based Vtech's smart home devices. ThroughTek has been continuously chosen by established brands for long term partnership, including China's Xiaomi, Hikvision, Foscam, Raysharp, and European and American brands including Guardzilla, Swann, WWM, Bosch, Lorex, Hesdo, Amped Wireless, Olympia, to name a few. Application areas include security monitoring, smart home, IoV and other in-depth end user IoT applications.There are very few cloud platforms in the market comparable to ThroughTek's Kalay Platform, capable of providing video transmission and storage with high efficiency and low operating costs. Therefore, ThroughTek has unrelentingly focused on image-related solutions, allowing surveillance images from different domains to be instantly viewed, transmitted and stored on the Kalay platform, and improved remote management of hardware devices. At the end of 2017, ThroughTek launched video surveillance solution, "VSaaS 3.0", a new generation of VSaaS across different browsers (including IE, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Firefox) to view live streams. Differentiating from peers that mostly build forwarding (relay) servers requiring increased operating costs, Kalay VSaaS technology uses peer-to-peer (P2P) connection on smartphone app to view live streams , or playback videos stored in the cloud by RTMP, significantly saving on operating costs while offering the best end-user experience.ThroughTek is a one-of-a-kind Taiwan-based company that uses software foundation as the starting point for market strategy in IoT industry and has once again been invited back to headline Taiwan Pavilion at MWC in Spain to demonstrate the latest cloud service solutions. For four days in Barcelona beginning from February 26th, the Taiwan Pavilion's nine companies will work together to showcase the soft power of Taiwan's IT industry. ThroughTek will also present diversified applications of video surveillance in the field of Internet of Things to international buyers. ThroughTek's future development potential is expediential.ThroughTek advances to Barcelona MWC Show headlining at Taiwan Pavilion

Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) has signed a pact with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) to jointly carry out research projects and promote dual-degree programs, in a bid to push for more Indian science and engineering students to study and work in Taiwan to strengthen Taiwan's tech research momentum.This is part of the NCTU's efforts to comply with the government's New Southbound Policy, with the university already engaged in exchanges of teaching resources with IIT campuses in Bombay, Delhi and Madras, according to NCTU sources.Under the contract signed between NCTU president MC Frank Chang and his IIT counterpart, the NCTU will enlist 200 dual-degree doctoral students and 60 bachelor and master's degree students from India per year.Besides, NCTU also plans to set up a semiconductor foundation class and an overseas scientific research center in India, seeking to build connections with high-tech firms and research resources there and solicit more talented Indian students to join Taiwan's high-tech R&D talent cultivation systems.NCTU furthered that the planned research center in India is mainly designed to build an NCTU-IIT tech research and development platform with smart semiconductor as the core foundation, aiming to develop smart ICs for applications to 5G wireless communications, robots, IoT (Internet of Things), biomedicine, electric vehicles and autonomous driving.

Litemax, a display solution provider has launched a new product line based on Intel smart display module (SDM) specification. Intel SDM module specification can reduce power consumption, flexibly integrate with different LCD displays, and quickly create new display solutions, according to the company.Following Intel's SDM specification and reference design, Litemax has launched two in-house-developed SDM boards, the ASDM-APL6 and ASDM-APL5.The ASDM-APL6 is a small SDM board (60x100mm), equipped with Intel Apollo Lake SoC, LPDDR4-2GB and eMMC-32GB on board, one Intel Gigabit Ethernet port, two USB 3.0 ports, and WiFi 802.11ac (M.2) support. The open pluggable M.2 module is designed for low power consumption applications including digital signage, public kiosks, and point-of-sale.The ASDM-APL5 is large SDM board (175x100 mm), equipped with Intel Apollo Lake SoC (6-12W) on board, DDR3L up to 8GB SO-DIMM, one Intel Gigabit Ethernet port, two USB 3.0 ports, one COM and two M.2 Key-E and M slot. Due to more I/O ports and powerful SoC inside, the board is meant for specific and professional applications including point-of-sale, transportation signage and hospitality, Litemax said.Litemax said it also offers many SDM-ready display computing systems for low to high-end vertical applications. At the beginning of 2018, Litemax the released IPPS-3205-SDM1 and IPPS-4355-SDM1, two high-end SDM display computing systems.The IPPS-3205-SDM1 is a 32-inch UHD LCD system, with Litemax Duarpixel LCD, brightness up to 800 nits. It features Litemax's own MaxRGB technology (NTSC up to 94%), and embedded Intel SDM. It is for multi digital signage solutions in retailers, restaurants and infrastructures.The IPPS-4355-SDM1 is a UHD SDM-ready system featuring Litemax Spanpixel LCD display. The aspect ratio of the system is 16:2.2, with brightness of the LCD up to 1000 nits, and NTSC up to 95%. Litemax said the IPPS-4355-SDM1 system is meant to be a turnkey system for public transportation signage."In 2018, Litemax will cooperate with Intel closely and provide more products to support Intel SDM specification," said David King, general manager of Litemax.For more products and systems, please visit Litemax's official website: www.litemax.comLitemax-developed Intel SDM module

Ledvance has appointed Jacob C Tarn as chairman and CEO. As-suming his position on February 1, 2018, Tarn will focus on accelerating the company's transformation from a traditional lamps manufacturer to an industry-leading, innovation-driven full LED lighting company, according to Ledvance.Jacob Tarn brings more than 30 years of international experience in the global LED lighting market to his new role as CEO. Most recently, as executive vice president and COO of the LED business unit at Samsung Electronics, Tarn played a crucial role in turning around Samsung's LED business, according to Ledvance.Tim Yun Chen, chairman of the Supervisory Board at Ledvance, said, "Jacob Tarn is an internationally renowned expert in the LED lighting industry, who has shown how to bring a business back on track. The Supervisory Board as well as the company owners are convinced that he is the ideal candidate to lead Ledvance into a successful new era.""Ledvance has all it takes to become a key player in the global LED lighting market and has already successfully expanded into growth areas such as LED luminaires, smart home solutions and LED lamps. I look forward to working with the entire Ledvance team to continue on this path at an accelerated pace, turn Ledvance into an innovative full LED lighting company and thereby consequently seize the opportuni-ties that lie in front of us," said Tarn.Rudiger Tibbe, who served as interim CEO, will continue to be responsible for the operational execution of the company transformation as chief transformation officer, said the company.Ledvance chairman Jacob TarnPhoto: Company

Entegris, a leader in specialty chemicals and advanced materials solutions for the microelectronics industry, has announced that it acquired Particle Sizing Systems, LLC (PSS), a company focused on particle sizing instrumentation for liquid applications in both semiconductor and life science industries.This acquisition reflects Entegris' value creation strategy by leveraging its global technology platform and customer relationships. The total purchase price of the acquisition was approximately US$37 million in cash, subject to customary working capital adjustments. Entegris expects this transaction to be accretive to 2018 earnings.Digital transformation continues to create a high demand for sophisticated cloud computing infrastructures that require the most advanced logic and memory chips available. However, advanced-node manufacturers already challenged by a continuously shrinking process window and high fab costs struggle to maintain yield and eliminate losses associated with CMP performance.In advanced-node CMP applications, scratch defects are often caused by the agglomeration of slurry abrasive particles that have the potential to become a key factor in process yield performance. With the technology from PSS, Entegris is enabling customers to perform particle size analysis online and in real time, directly in the fluid stream process. Automating the monitoring process can lead to the application of more effective solutions like proper filter selection and system maintenance. This ability to intervene with these solutions prevents costly yield excursions."To stay competitive, our advanced-node customers need tools that allow them to shorten process times while maintaining accuracy and consistency in order to meet the high-quality standards of the manufacturers they partner with," says Todd Edlund, Chief Operating Officer, Entegris. "PSS technology is unique in that it measures every particle in the slurry, making it more accurate than commonly used methods that employ averaging techniques. As a result, this technology eliminates the need for manual sampling and intervention, which is less efficient and runs a higher risk of slurry excursions."For more information, please see https://www.entegris.com/content/en/home/about-us/news/entegris-acquires-particle-sizing-systems-llc.html

Getac rugged computers have been widely used by elite military, police and fire fighting teams to help them carry out frontline duties. With an established brand reputation and a good understanding of the user scenarios, Getac rugged computers have been enthusiastically embraced by customers. The positive brand image has allowed Getac rugged computers to successfully expand into the automotive market. Getac recently announced a collaboration project with Germany-based Volkswagen Group to jointly develop two new-generation rugged computers for automotive diagnostics.Automotive brands owned by Volkswagen Group including Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, SEAT and Volkswagen utility vehicles now use the latest Getac notebooks and tablets to build their automotive diagnostic systems at service centers around the world.Getac chairman James Hwang said the collaboration with Volkswagen Group has marked a new milestone for the company. The automotive industry has long been known to place great importance on performance and reliability and impose stringent requirements on supply chain operation flow, global logistics and after-sales services. The project to introduce premium automotive diagnostics solutions for Volkswagen Group not only signifies Getac's growth into an important market segment but also helps Getac establish a direct business relationship with the largest European automaker.Based on Getac S410 notebook and A140 tablet as prototypes, the two rugged computers are built specifically to work in an automobile manufacturing environment and use Volkswagen's unique off-board diagnostic information systems to address challenging vehicle inspection, repair and troubleshooting tasks.It should be noted that the purpose-built 14-inch large tablet A140 is particularly suited for automobile repair and maintenance. Getac's R&D team conducted on-site observations at service centers and closely watched how their products would be put to use. For example, the computers used at service centers are all placed on carts and connected to dockings on the carts. There are also many tools lying scattered on the carts which are likely to bump into the computers and cause damage. Furthermore, the mechanics walking around the site may have to push the carts out of the way, causing the notebooks or tablets with hard casings to scrape and scratch cars. Getac's product engineering team is able to take these critical details discovered during field visits into consideration and make efforts to deliver outstanding R&D results.Hwang stressed that the collaboration between Getac and Volkswagen started with the customer's needs in mind. In the three years of development, Getac employees at its German branch acted as a bridge to help Getac's R&D team understand Volkswagen mechanics' operation requirements in their work environment. The Getac Taiwan headquarters also assembled a task force comprising members from product planning, sales, engineering, and service units who made frequent trips to Volkswagen plants in Germany to gain an in-depth understanding on the diverse use scenarios and actual needs through face-to-face communication in an attempt to support Volkswagen's commitment to improving its service systems and raising overall efficiency.Aside from allowing a leading automaker to get a glimpse of the values Getac products can bring, the project has also enabled Getac to demonstrate to Volkswagen how its close-knit service network can support Volkswagen's operations in more than 100 countries worldwide. Hwang was most impressed when Volkswagen first expressed concern over how Getac would be able to provide support for Volkswagen service centers and stations on islands of the South Atlantic. Getac showed to Volkswagen it would be capable of providing prompt and comprehensive services whether on remote islands in the Southern Hemisphere, in the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, Europe or America and helping Volkswagen enhance customer satisfaction and competitive edge.Hwang commented the achievement with the iconic automaker has helped Getac continues to lay a solid foundation for its further expansion into the automotive market. With cars advancing from burning fuel to running on electricity, the development trend of the high-profile automotive market today is closely in line with Getac's objectives to build presence in markets with high added values and tremendous growth potential. The collaboration with Volkswagen Group will open up new opportunities for Getac in Europe. The experiences Getac has amassed through the collaboration will help it create a team truly capable of tackling customers' problems and enable it to capture future success.Getac chairman James Hwang is upbeat about Getac rugged computers expanding presence in the automotive market

Global server shipments will grow 8.5% to reach 13.73 million units, driven by the needs to store and process enormous amounts of data in the age of 5G, IoT and AI. According to Digitimes Research's latest Special Report on the global server industry, server shipments worldwide will grow at a CAGR of 6.5% during the period 2017-2022, with growth mainly driven by large-scale data centers and the China market.An increasing number of enterprises are making use of cloud servers instead of building their dedicated server infrastructure to save up-front investment and operating costs. This will spur growth in server demand by cloud service providers including Amazon, Microsoft and Google, who are now making more purchases directly from Taiwan-based white-box or brand vendors, putting pressure on the traditional server brands Dell and HP, who are estimated to see only 2% to 3% shipment growth in 2017, according to Digitimes Research's Special Report on the global server industry.Taiwan's server suppliers have been playing a key role in the server market. Taiwan's server industry has been transitioning from simply making motherboards to providing downstream complete server systems. Having accumulated R&D capabilities during the transition, Taiwan-based server manufacturers will keep advancing toward the development of software integration and total solutions to enhance their technological edge. Taiwan-based manufacturers' share of global server shipments will remain above 90% through 2022.Of the major suppliers, the top-2, Inventec and Wistron (including Wiwynn) have been neck and neck in terms of shipment volume, each shipping an estimated volume of 2.6 million servers in 2017 and their shipments will both grow in 2018, with Inventec taking a narrow lead.The Digitimes Research Special Report on the server industry offers an analysis and shipment forecasts for 2018, as well as market outlook till 2022.

United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) ("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that the company has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Micron Semiconductor (Xi'an) Co., Ltd. and Micron Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in the Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The lawsuit covers three areas that allegedly infringe upon UMC's patent rights in China, including specific memory applications that relate to DDR4, SSD and memory used in graphics cards.In the complaint, UMC has requested the court to order the defendant(s) to stop manufacturing, processing, importing, selling and intending to sell the allegedly infringing products, destroy all inventory and related molds and tools and demand that Micron compensate the company for a total amount of RMB 270 million in damages.UMC has devoted a great deal of resources and manpower to researching and developing semiconductor manufacturing technology. Its achievements can be applied to logic chips or memory chips (DRAM), and the company has applied for patents in various countries while continuing to monitor these patents as market conditions evolve. After conducting an in-depth review, UMC found that Micron's products sold in mainland China did indeed infringe upon the patent rights of the company, and thus patent infringement litigation has been pursued in order to obtain fair judgment.UMC can be found on the web at http://www.umc.com.

Xcerra Corporation is pleased to announce the establishment of a direct presence in Taiwan with the opening of our Xcerra development center (XDC) in Zhubei City. The XDC will provide prompt, high level technical support for customers in the region and beyond. When fully staffed it will include qualified persons for performing activities such as product engineering and interfacing, advanced applications support, technical product marketing, and business development. The XDC will also provide support to Spirox Corporation, our distributor in Taiwan, who remains the primary conduit for the sale and service of Xcerra semiconductor test products in Taiwan.XDC will work closely with the product engineering groups to help align Xcerra's product roadmaps with local customers' future high-volume production test requirements. There will be an accelerated response time to support our customers and Spirox because we no longer will need to fly support in from other regions. A local Xcerra team will enable us to be engaged in business development activities day to day to help us grow the customer base. There will be more technical resources that are aligned with international drivers into the region. It allows Xcerra to improve communications between customers and Xcerra engineering and support teams, resulting in i) expediting response times, ii) shortening the "time-to-resolution" factor, iii) providing heightened skill set in region with direct access to Xcerra, and iv) providing a path for customers to learn more about our test systems from same-language experts and having a local apps force that can guide customers in maximizing the architectural benefits of Xcerra products.The facility is located in Zhubei City close to Hsinchu Park and the HSR Station, and includes a test engineering lab featuring Xcerra's Diamondx and X Series testers. The facility is operational and ready to support customers in a wide range of technologies including automotive radar, IoT, mobility and display driver ICs.Xcerra development center officially opens to support Taiwan customers

Spirox Corporation, specializing in providing semiconductor testing solutions, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. As hi-tech industry focus has developed from PC, mobile eras to the latest advancements of various IoT, industrial and automotive electronic applications, along with the rapid growth of China's semiconductor market in recent years, Spirox, aiming to keep the competitive edge in the new generation, plans out multifaceted strategies in respond to the market evolution and to explore market opportunities in a full stride."Spirox is customer-oriented and driven by a vision to provide integrated best-practice solutions and services. Based on 30 year professional experience in the semiconductor industry, we'll focus on delivering smarter solutions, and provide more competitive, productive, and practical solutions for customers and partners," said David Sheu, Chairman and CEO of Spirox.Dedicated to delivering smarter solutionsEstablished in 1987, Spirox has expanded its presences in Taiwan, the States, and Singapore along with the growth of the semiconductor industry. After the company was listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2002, it began to explore and gain a foothold in China market.Over the past thirty years, Spirox has always been devoted itself to delivering the most cost-effective, innovative, and comprehensive testing solutions, including testers, handlers, and test interface, to customers."Delivering Smarter Solutions is our persistent strategy," David Sheu stressed. "We focus on providing total solutions rather than point solutions to position ourselves not merely a distributor; instead, we aim to deliver value added and smarter total solution, and serve our customers with the best cost-performance advantages. In addition, as the advanced processes and device technologies keep progressing, we endeavor to enhance our competitiveness and business performance, so that we can provide customers with more professional services. On September 1st, 2017, Design and Verification Center of Spirox has been spin off and established VESP Technology Corp to deliver integrated and professional IC verification services. With Reliability Lab, FIB (Focused Ion Beam) Circuit Edit Lab, Failure Analysis Lab, and ESD/LU Lab, VESP Technology will provide one-stop-shopping services to meet customers' various requirements."Delivering Smarter Solutions" is the core of Spirox's future development plan. Spirox will expand to a wide range of application markets and services with its base in consumer testing business and professional expertise."Customers and market in Taiwan are mature, and the technical barrier is also higher," David Sheu said frankly. "In comparison, the growing China market not only has diverse demands, but also larger automotive and industrial markets with much more opportunities. Foreseeing this trend, Spirox has been focusing on China market with more resource inputs in recent years."After deep plowing in China for a long time, Spirox has built strong relationships with multiple Chinese leading IC design houses, logic IC foundries, and LCD driver providers and is confident of its future growth. Meanwhile, Spirox also keeps exploring niche and potential markets, and building more comprehensive solutions, aiming to become the strongest support and trustworthy partner for its customers.Targeting at MEMS, automotive, and industrial marketsEyeing on the emergence of sensor markets driven by IoT applications, Spirox has invested in MEMS market for a long time.With its solutions being adopted by multiple customers, including Chipbond and Chipmos, Spirox is confident that MEMS business will expand further next year.According to Max Chen, Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Marketing at Spirox, "We have built partnership with SITRI (Shanghai Industrial & Technology Research Institute) to set up a complete demonstration line of MEMS testing, including tester, handler, front-end picker, and back-end packaging equipment. Similar to Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan, SITRI focuses on the researches of IoT, MEMS, automotive and bio chips, and owns more than one hundred IC design companies in China."SITRI has its own 8-inch production line and will use this demonstration line to conduct mass-production testing, which will set an example to the industry and increase Spirox' brand awareness in this field. At present, the demonstration line, designed for motion sensor testing at first, is now expanding to pressure sensor and microphone testing. SITRI is building the second demonstration line, which will be used for pilot production, and it's expectedly to be adopted by customers in 2H18 for mass production.Another major breakthrough that Spirox has made this year is to successfully secure design wins with its test interface at tier-one IC design houses in China for their base station and high-speed networking product testing. According to Max Chen, test interface, which includes IC carrier, probe, and fixture, is a low-cost product in consumer market. However, it is more difficult for test interface to enter high-frequency and high-speed markets, given the fact that these applications have higher requirements for electrical performance and reliability, and need to support environmental pressure and tri-temp testing. Material pin in the high-speed test interface is the key component for testing.Working with its business partner, Spirox provides customized material pin to meet customers' requirements.The success case shows that Spirox can expand to the rapid-growing industrial and automotive applications from its existing base in consumer market.Similarly, for the electrical vehicle market that China government drives aggressively, Spirox starts from mmWave testing for automotive radar as a beachhead strategy.The product is now adopted by a customer and is expected to move into mass production in short future. Moreover, Spirox's testing solution for automotive MCU is also ready, and is in qualification process by customers.Partnering with Hamamatsu and Toray to expand its portfolioAnother important strategy of Spirox is to collaborate with Hamamatsu Photonics, a leading supplier of electrical analysis equipment with the largest market share, to strengthen its verification service, and team up with Toray Engineering, a Japanese wafer testing equipment maker, to jointly explore the automatic optic inspection (AOI) market in Greater China, so that the company's existing testing business can be further extended."As TSMC drives to move the advance process nodes to mass production and China's smart phone and automotive markets grow rapidly, demands for material analysis, failure analysis, and reliability analysis are also on the rise," Max Chen said. "For high-end chips of advanced nodes, it is no longer sufficient to use static failure analysis alone. Conducting dynamic analysis on the operating functions of chips is required to know the root cause of chip failure."Hamamatsu Photonics is a leading provider for static analysis equipment. In combination with Spirox's test solutions, Hamamatsu will be able to extend its business to dynamic analysis. In return, the partnership completes the failure analysis service Spirox provides. It's a perfect match for both companies, and the synergy is highly expected.In addition, as electronic devices get increasingly smaller, the difficulty and error rate of using human eyes to inspect wafer defects are also on the rise. Therefore, it is inevitable trend to replace visual inspection with specialized equipment. Starting from 2017, Spirox distributes Toray Engineering's AOI equipment INSPECTRA to enter the AOI market in Greater China."Testing is the upstream process of inspection and failure analysis," Max Chen explained. "By working with new partners, Spirox can penetrate to new application market. This is an overall expansion of customer base, solution, and product portfolio. Most importantly, through providing wafer inspection and dynamic failure analysis, Spirox gets an entry ticket to memory testing market. In line with the rapid development of memory industry in China, it is expected that this approach will help boost our business significantly in the future."Focusing on China market to explore more opportunities"Spirox has been expanding service coverage throughout China for over a decade, with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Suzhou," David Sheu said. "With strong connections, as well as great reputation in IC design, foundry, and testing/assembly fields, we are very confident that Spirox will grow as China's semiconductor industry takes off."In terms of sales prospect, it is expected that Spirox's business will be on track to growth by 1Q18 and enjoy a promising future for the next 2~3 years as customers in Taiwan and China recover their business."Spirox has laid strong foundation in the logic, RF, and power management IC testing of consumer electronics.In China, in addition to tier-one companies, the adoption rate of tier-two and tier-three companies is also increasing. Moreover, in response to market demands, we are expanding our testing service to LCD driver, TDDI (Touch with Display Driver Integration), and MEMS."By working with customers, Spirox invested in the development of LCD/TDDI testing solution in 2016 and began to bear fruit in early 2017. David Sheu stressed that it's one of the most cost-effective solutions in the market, and will bring significant business growth for the company in next 2 - 3 years. At present, small- and medium-sized LCD driver testing solution is ready and Spirox will move into large-sized LCD and TDDI testing in 2018.The difficulty for large-sized LCD driver testing is that both pin number and speed increase.Working with Xcerra and customers, Spirox has developed a complete solution to cope with the problem with better price-performance ratio. 4K/8K LCD TVs will drive significant demands for large-sized TDDI from 2018. TDDI, which integrates touch control and display function, will move from traditional COG (Chip-on-Glass) to COF (Chip-on-Film) process.As a result,not only the number of drivers increases, but also the requirement for precision and testing is stricter.In response to this, Spirox has developed required test interface, including software, hardware, and electrical mechanism, to meet the testing demands for the next-generation TDDI chips.Spirox launches complete testing solutions for 4K/8K large-sized, high resolution, and TDDI integrated chips.Photo: CompanyWith the advanced capabilities and facilities, VESP Technology Corp of Spirox provides a full function of reliability and verification testing services.Photo: CompanySpirox partners with SITRI to set up a complete demonstration line for MEMS testing.Photo: CompanySpirox strengthens its partner network to expand the portfolio to AOI and dynamic failure analysis services.Photo: CompanySpirox Corporation timelinePhoto: Company