Asustek has announced its Chromebit CS10, a small Chrome-based device that turns a HDMI-compatible TV or monitor into a Chrome OS desktop. Chromebit CS10 is available in two colors - black and orange - and features an extension cable or bendable Flex Connect HDMI connector. The Chromebit CS10 has built-in automatic update system and the latest virus protection, giving users fast, smart and secure computing experience.The Chromebit CS10 allows users to browse webs, watch multimedia content, and access features and apps on the Chrome Web Store. It also works as an easily-manageable and cost-effective digital signage or kiosk solution.Adhesive hook-and-loop fasteners are also included in the box for users who want to attach Chromebit CS10 to their display.The Chromebit CS10 features 2GB of LPDDR3L RAM, 16GB of eMMC storage as well as USB and HDMI ports and supports dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0. It can be used with USB hubs, and paired with compatible Bluetooth keyboards and mice.The Chromebit CS10 comes with 100GB of free Google Drive space, giving them access to their files in the cloud, as well as Google services.Asustek Chromebit CS10 PC stickPhoto: Company

Indium Corporation's EZ-Pour Gallium Trichloride simplifies the use of gallium trichloride by allowing the user to easily transfer the product from one container to another at room temperature.Traditional gallium trichloride is solid at room temperature and often forms clumps or sticks together during storage and use. This inhibits the efficient and consistent materials transfer between vessels and processing equipment. EZ-Pour Gallium Trichloride's unique free form solves this challenge by eliminating clumping and enabling fast, efficient, safe, and accurate transfer.For more information about EZ-Pour Gallium Trichloride, visit www.indium.com/gallium-trichloride.For more information about Indium Corporation, visit http://www.indium.com/ or email abrown@indium.com.Indium Corporation's EZ-Pour Gallium Trichloride

Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) is partnering with Testin, a leading provider of cross-platform cloud-based automated testing solutions, to create the Imagination Application Testin Center (IATC). The IATC will enable developers targeting the Greater China market to speed time-to-market for apps and games running on the wide range of mobile and wearable devices using Imagination's IP including PowerVR GPUs and MIPS CPUs. It also allows Imagination licensees and their OEM customers to ensure stability, smooth operation and compatibility of their platforms.Through the IATC website, developers will be able to upload their applications and games and run them through automated tests for compatibility, functionality, stability, UI and performance, ensuring compatibility with their target Imagination based devices in the shortest possible time. Licensees and OEMs will be able to add their devices and platforms on an ongoing basis to add to the breadth of devices that developers can test against.For each application tested, reports including screenshots, logs and performance statistics, along with specific CPU and GPU analyses and solution recommendations will enable developers to identify and mitigate any bottlenecks. The IATC will also provide additional materials, including news, whitepapers and tutorials for the PowerVR SDK and tools such as PVRTrace, PVRTune and others, that will enable developers to further profile, debug and optimize their applications.Says Jun Wang, CEO of Testin: "With the large number of Android and iOS devices on the market, app testing is a time consuming and often expensive task. Our cross-platform cloud-based testing platform enables developers to quickly and cost effectively test their apps and games in real time on hundreds of handsets and tablets. By partnering with Imagination, whose IP is inside many mobile, wearable and other consumer devices, we can further our vision of helping developers worldwide to confidently enter the fast-growing but highly fragmented Chinese application market."Tony King Smith, EVP marketing, Imagination, says: "Increasing and enhancing our offerings for the vibrant Imagination developer community in Greater China is a key focus for Imagination, and the IATC will be a significant addition to our programs. Testin's cloud platform offers a proven and valuable service that can help developers get to market quickly with apps and games for devices incorporating PowerVR GPUs and MIPS CPUs."The IATC is online now at http://imgtec.testin.cn/. More devices will continue to be added over time.For more information, please visit http://www.itestin.com/ and follow the company on Twitter @iTestin and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/iTestin.Follow Imagination on Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, RSS, Facebook and Blog.

CAYIN Technology Co., Ltd. today announced the release of SMP-8000, its newest addition to the next-gen SMP-NEO digital signage player series. This versatile digital signage player tailored for 4-display video walls was introduced at InfoComm MEA 2015 showcasing a dynamic information center.By integrating the revolutionary software, SMP-NEO, hardware, and diversified digital signage solutions, the SMP-8000 shows promises to enrich the Ultra HD experience. It provides the solutions for users with various needs in different industries, including retail, service industry, education and government institutions, and more. In addition, this compact player also has the ability to simply transform displays into video walls, permitting the possibility to build multi-displays on a budget.Signal distribution methods can be omitted when creating video walls with SMP-8000, as the latest model has 4 built-in display outputs, allowing flexible display modes such as 4x1 or 2x2. Unlike traditional signal distribution box, which significantly decreases signal strength and resolution, each output of the player supports Full HD display resolution, and up to 4K if in Single display mode to present crystal clear images to audiences.SMP-8000 went under development when CAYIN first noticed the shift in the OOH media market. In the past, video wall was widely utilized in bigger chains with higher investment budgets. However, small businesses were often overlooked when considering multi-display digital signage solutions. With limited space and store front, small businesses couldn't afford putting up a conventional video wall, which costs more money and space. Therefore, CAYIN began developing compact video wall solutions suitable for smaller businesses, and thus, the SMP-8000 was born.To learn more about the 4-display-video-wall player, SMP-8000, please go to CAYIN's website.http://www.cayintech.com/digital_signage_products/digital_signage_player_SMP-8000.htmlCAYIN Technology launches video wall digital signage player, SMP-8000, bundled with the most intuitive managing UI, SMP-NEO, on the market.

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG), a leader in yield-enhancing materials and solutions for highly advanced manufacturing environments, has expanded its wafer shipper family of products with the SmartStack 300 mm Contactless Horizontal Wafer Shipper (HWS). The SmartStack 300 mm is the industry's first contactless horizontal wafer shipper capable of holding a full lot of 25 wafers, almost twice the capacity of competitive wafer shippers. Entegris' design departs from traditional interleaf inserts and foam cushions by using a perimeter support ring to contain wafers inside. The wafers are positioned so that they move in unison, preventing wafer-to-wafer contact and potential damage from impact."We designed an ideal solution for shipping and storing 25-lens bumped or thin wafers that offers improved safety over conventional wafer shippers," said Entegris Product Marketing Manager, Doug Moser. "By placing the wafers on rings and removing the interleaf inserts and foam cushions, the wafers are protected from stains, imprints and scratches typically caused by these inserts. Additionally, the new design accommodates 25 wafers in one shipper, thereby increasing shipping density and lowering shipping cost 50% or more, compared with a conventional FOSB."The SmartStack 300 mm is designed to accommodate wafers of varied thickness (150 µm to 1100 µm), for a variety of applications including 3D, 2.5D, SoC, MEMS, LED and power semiconductors. The new design is also available in the 150 mm and 200 mm size. The automation-compatible features of the 300 mm HWS enable ease-of-use and limit manual intervention.For more information about the SmartStack 300 mm Horizontal Wafer Shipper and other wafer handling systems, go to http://www.entegris.com/.New shipper solution provides greater protection and increased capacity.

Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Electronics, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, is announcing they will soon be shipping its 50 millionth package in the history of the company.Customers can watch the counter (http://www.digikey.com/en/resources/events/50-millionth-package) on its homepage in anticipation of the 50,000,000 mark, which should occur within the next few weeks. To celebrate this exciting milestone, the company will be recognizing key customers in regions all over the world who have partnered with Digi-Key to make their business grow.For over 40 years the company has been serving and enabling design engineers and the maker community well before "makers" was a key industry term. The company continues to adapt to the evolving needs of engineers in order to help drive innovation in the tech marketplace.For more information and access to Digi-Key's broad product offering is available at http://www.digikey.com/.

Kilopass Technology, Inc., the leading provider of semiconductor embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) intellectual property (IP), will unveil at ARM TechCon its new eNVM, the X2Bit bitcell, delivering 10X power reduction compared to currently available eNVM technologies.The patent-pending X2Bit bitcell has been silicon proven since Q2 2015, and its use in the macro-level Gusto product line will be optimized for extremely low-power Internet of Things (IoT) devices in Q1 2016.Kilopass has pioneered the antifuse One-Time-Programmable (OTP) eNVM technologies since 2001, including all variants of 1 transistor (1T), 1.5T, 2T, 3T, and 3.5T versions. A new programming method for its most popular bitcell topology, the 2T bitcell, yielded the 10X improvement in lower power consumption."The X2Bit bitcell is a very exciting innovation, and somewhat unexpected in my long career in the non-volatile memory industry," remarks Harry Luan, Kilopass' chief technology officer. "The tenfold improvement is obviously important for the emerging IoT market. But to achieve it without having to change any bitcell architecture, topology, or layout means we can go right to the market and deliver the benefits to our licensees without years of field trial and validation. It's truly remarkable."The X2Bit bitcell technologyThe X2Bit bitcell retains the configuration of the existing bitcell in the current XPM, Gusto-2, and SecretCode OTP products. However, using a patented new programming method, the new bitcell achieves a much lower turn-on voltage, the voltage at which the "1" memory bitcell generates current to distinguish itself from the "0" bitcell. For example, in the 55nm technology, popular for IoT devices, traditional Kilopass OTP bitcells have a typical turn-on voltage of more than 1V. With the X2Bit bitcell, the turn-on voltage that is much lower than 1V. As a result, Kilopass products employing the X2Bit bitcell would operate with core voltage supplies as low as 0.75V that are used in the emerging Ultra-Low-Power (ULP) process technologies from semiconductor manufacturers."We are excited about the potential of the X2Bit bitcell memory bitcell," says Linh Hong, vice president of marketing at Kilopass. "The X2Bit bitcell technology is a quantum step forward in the development of antifuse NVM IP in the standard logic process. We believe it's the next natural step to deliver the relentless cost, power, performance and integration improvements the industry demands."Implementation benefitsThe X2Bit bitcell is ideally suited for next-generation IoT devices that demand less than 10uA/MHz in read currents. Currently available eNVM technologies typically consume 100uA/MHz under comparable operating conditions. The X2Bit bitcell lowers the turn-on voltage by optimizing the programming condition. This patent-pending implementation results in a more ohmic programming of the N-MOS transistor with controlled locality toward the source, drain region rather than in the middle of the channel.Benefits are twofold. First, since power consumption is directly proportional to the square of operating voltage, lowering the read voltage by two-thirds would result in tenfold power reduction. Equally important, with lower turn-on voltage, the memory macro would be able to operate at the same operating voltage as the rest of the chip, without resorting to power consuming charge pumps and voltage regulators.AvailabilityKilopass has completed the mini-array test vehicle of the X2Bit bitcell in a 65nm manufacturing process technology. The first product, likely the next-generation Gusto, using the X2Bit bitcell will tape-out in Q1, 2016. Pricing is available upon request. For more information about taking advantage of the X2Bit bitcell, contact info@kilopass.com.Kilopass at ARM TechConKilopass will exhibit at ARM TechCon (Booth #827), demonstrating the X2Bit bitcell Wednesday, November 11, and Thursday, November 12, from 11 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, Calif.For more information, visit http://www.kilopass.com/ or email info@kilopass.com

SCHURTER expands its wide range of current compensated chokes with high current types for PCB mounting. The new DKIH series are available for single and three phase applications with rated currents from 10 to 50 amperes. Due to its open design, the chokes are light weight and compact, ideally designed to suppress EMI noise caused by power applications on the PCB.Like all other aspects of electronic design, the power portion is oftentimes built today using discrete components on printed circuit boards. With the trending integration of components, to achieve smaller and smaller form factors, thermal problems and high currents on the PCB can arise. It also becomes increasingly challenging to meet EMC requirements with a filter package due to the resulting space constraints; therefore a filter on PCB with discrete components is a good solution. Next, the capacitors and a common mode choke, with asymmetrical effective inductance, are very effective to dampen EMI noise.The new DKIH-1 series is suitable for single phase AC or DC applications from 10 up to 50 amperes. Light weight and compact, the common mode chokes are easily placed on the PCB with through hole technology (THT). They are designed and approved according IEC 60938, UL 1283 and CSA 22.2 no. 8. The voltage rating is 300 VAC (IEC, UL) and 250 VAC (CSA).The new DKIH-3 series is suitable for three phase AC applications from 10 up to 50 amperes. The common mode chokes are also designed according IEC 60938 and are rated 600 VAC, making them suitable for many applications.The DKIH-1 and -3 have a wide temperature range of -40 to +100 degrees C. They are available with a standard pin out or customer specific pin out. Variations in the winding are also available on request.Common mode chokes for 1- and 3-phase applications mount on PCB

ThroughTek, IoT platform solutions provider, today announced that the Kalay Platform has exceeded 100 million device connections per month. The Kalay Platform has quadrupled in number to currently support over 7 million connected devices. In the next year, ThroughTek expects the Kalay Platform to grow at an extraordinary rate as the smart home and surveillance markets continue to expand.The Kalay Platform is currently leading in its multimedia applications among IoT platform service providers. According to a report ThroughTek commissioned research firm YouGov to poll, home security is the most popular purchase motivation; one in three consumers would elect to spend money on IoT devices that monitor home safety. Kalay VSaaS (Video Surveillance as a Service) cloud module enabling live streaming and video recording capabilities up to 60 seconds for enhanced security at an affordable cost. While VSaaS provides an end-to-end video solution, the application can also extend to home automation with data intelligence for monitoring usage behavior and detection of anomalous events to deliver alerts with event captures.ThroughTek, a member of the AllSeen Alliance, is also currently integrating a set of service applications to the AllJoyn framework, with delivery of video streaming among connected devices being one of the top priorities in advancing smart home and surveillance solution. Working with AllJoyn-enabled devices, cross-industries can greatly benefit from the combination of multimedia applications with other cloud services including push notifications, automation, device management and data analytics to help businesses achieve greater control and access to end points."Members such as ThroughTek, which joined us in Seattle last week for our AllSeen Alliance Summit, are a lifeline for innovation for us," said Philip DesAutels, senior director of IoT, Linux Foundation. "This is great milestone achievement for the Kalay Platform, and we're pleased the company continues to actively contribute its multimedia and video streaming expertise to the AllJoyn framework, helping to improve home automation and surveillance solutions.""We have been working closely with AllSeen members in developing strategic services to optimize product experiences across company lines and industries. By creating a standardized set of APIs to enable multimedia data transmission between AllJoyn devices, as well as other applications, we are potentially changing the nature of communication and interaction between users and devices," said Yuping Tseng, Chief Technology Officer, ThroughTek.The Kalay Platform provides turnkey IoT solutions with SDK integration for businesses to deploy connected devices, while providing comprehensive cloud services that engage and enhance the user experience. With a flexible pick and choose model, technology brands can customize IoT ecosystems with a set of cloud services that are built to meet business needs and provide feature-rich products to stay ahead of the competition.For more information, please visit ThroughTek website: http://www.throughtek.com/

AVEXIR Technologies Corp., the world's leading manufacturer in exclusive patented breathing LED & plasma tube technology memory products, today announced two ASUS ROG certified memory products - IMPACT series & Red Tesla series.Undoubtedly, the brand of Republic of Gamers (ROG), founded by ASUS, has become legendary among gamers and enthusiasts worldwide for its performance & ultimate computing experience. It released many computer components, including motherboards, graphics cards, keyboards and etc. except memory products.Therefore, ASUS ROG launched certification program, "Together, We're stronger", only to qualified partners. As a pioneer of high end memory manufacturer, Avexir is one of the ROG certified partners, and IMPACT series& Red Tesla series are designed to work perfectly with products from ROG. Also, those memory products have undergone extensive testing and validation by ROG engineers, and only the very best succeed. Double assurances of quality and performance from ASUS ROG and Avexir, double values for purchasing.Now, Avexir is proudly to announce two certified memory products:IMPACT seriesIMPACT series retained the well-known breathing LED light effect design and added Mayan-inspired markings on heat spreaders, exactly presenting ROG feature and spirit. Being low height, IMPACT series has no clearances issues with CPU coolers. It gives you a fitting design at remarkable performance. Moreover, IMPACT series utilized the latest LED light guide bar and released Red LED color only to perfectly match ASUS ROG spirit.Red Tesla seriesRed Tesla series is re-designed from Raiden series. To perfectly express the core spirit of ROG, plasma tube lighting effect has changed to red color lighting effect. Also, heat spreaders design is based on black/ red color with Mayan-inspired markings.Both products above are high performance DDR4 gaming memory modules. They are built for your confidence which passed 16 hand-picked AIST (Avexir Ic Sorting Technology) processes. Specification of speed is from 2666MHz. Exclusive OC function with ROG motherboards, enabling automatically and enjoying the blazing speed without any moves, just simply plug and play. Moreover, they contain lifetime warranty.ASUS ROG certified memory product- IMPACT series & Red Tesla series