Knowles Corporation, a market leader and global supplier of advanced micro-acoustic solutions and specialty components, announced its Taiwan facility is celebrating 40 years of dedication to leading acoustic technologies and superior customer service and will host a technical workshop to help mark the occasion."The 40-year anniversary of Knowles' presence in Taiwan is a significant milestone," said Ole-Petter Brusdal, Vice President Global Sales. "We want to celebrate with our customers and the communities we serve as their support has been instrumental to our success."During the technical workshop for customers and partners, participants will learn about trends impacting the mobile consumer electronics industry and the expectations for audio solutions in the future. Knowles will highlight recent innovations such as Always-On digital multi-mode microphone and Ultrasonic MEMS microphone, which are advance audio solutions that detect the user's voice and enable touchless gesture recognition. These new technologies will transform the way consumers interact with their devices.Knowles' Taipei, Taiwan office began operating in 1974 and was Knowles' first facility in Asia. Throughout its 40 years, the office has partnered with many regional leaders in the hearing and health sector and the mobile consumer electronics and computing industry offering strong acoustic engineering capabilities, seamless connection from design to production including testing, and superior customer service and after-sales support."Since our founding in 1946, we have served as a pioneer - focused on developing products that make the greatest impact for our customers, said Jenny Ho, Director of Sales/ Administration - Taiwan. "We are proud of our advancements and accomplishments, and work every day to continue our spirit of innovation and dedication in everything we do.""The Knowles' team in Taiwan has consistently provided superior acoustic expertise from design through application of the end product, said Kuang Yue Huang, Associate Vice President at Chicony Electronics.About Knowles:Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) is a market leader and global supplier of advanced micro-acoustic solutions and specialty components serving the mobile communications, consumer electronics, medical technology, military, aerospace and industrial markets. Knowles has a leading position in micro-electro-mechanical systems microphones, speakers and receivers which are used in smartphones, tablets and mobile handsets. Knowles is also a leading manufacturer of transducers used in hearing aids and other medical devices and has a strong position in oscillators (timing devices) and capacitor components which enable various types of communication. Knowles' focus on the customer, combined with unique technology, rigorous testing and global scale, helps to deliver innovative solutions and consistently dependable and precise products. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, Knowles has more than 11,000 employees in 36 locations around the world. For more information, visit http://www.knowles.com/.Vice President Global Sales of Knowles, Ole-Petter Brusdal

Indium Corporation celebrated the grand opening of its newest tech hub and the expansion of its technical support team in Penang, Malaysia, with customers and officials on Monday, Nov. 10.Indium Corporation's new Malaysia Tech Hub expands the company's physical presence to provide a convenient, regional center for the development of electronics assembly expertise and customer service. The areas of focus for the tech hub include PCB assembly materials, engineered solders and alloys, and semiconductor and advanced assembly materials."Indium Corporation was founded as a tech hub, a place where sophisticated, technical, and customer-minded people collaborate on applications that extend our customers', our products' or our factories' technologies," said Greg Evans, president of Indium Corporation. "Our new Malaysian Tech Hub gives our southeast Asian customers a convenient base from which they can access world-class technical support, knowledge, training, meetings, and more.""Penang's electronics history started in the 1970s," said KL Lim, president of the SMTA Penang Chapter. "More than 40 years later, Penang is still a place of choice for electronics business, despite ODM migration to low-cost geography. Penang is a unique place for electronics. It has a well-established infrastructure and supply chain, and it is also easy to access. The Penang population consists of multicultural talent that is well-educated and speaks multiple languages, is friendly and willing to learn. SMTA Penang is looking forward to working closely with Indium Corporation to continue to excel Penang as place of choice for electronics."In addition to the newly opened facility, Indium Corporation has also added three new team members to provide onsite technical support.New team members include Kenneth Thum, senior technical support engineer; Kenny Chiong, senior technical support engineer; and Jeffrey Len, technical support engineer. These new team members join experienced Indium Corporation professionals, including Sze Pei Lim, Southeast Asia technical manager; Jonas Sjoberg, technical consultant; Damian Santhanasamy, Malaysia sales manager; and Jeffrey Tan, assistant sales manager."The Malaysia Tech Hub enhances Indium Corporation's ability to fulfill our promise to our customers," Ross Berntson, Indium Corporation executive vice president and president of Asia holdings, said. "It will increase customer productivity through superior applications, support, and technical know-how of advanced materials and processes."For more information on Indium Corporation's Malaysia Tech Hub, visit http://www.indium.com/malaysia.Indium Corporation is a premier materials manufacturer and supplier to the global electronics, semiconductor, solar, thin-film, and thermal management markets. Products include solders and fluxes; brazes; thermal interface materials; sputtering targets; indium, gallium, germanium, and tin metals and inorganic compounds; and NanoFoil. Founded in 1934, Indium has global technical support and factories located in China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the USA.For more information about Indium Corporation, visit www.indium.com or email abrown@indium.com.Indium Corporation expands Malaysia technical support, adds team members

The latest EverFocus hybrid digital video recorder generation is based on H.264 compression technology, resulting in enhanced recording capacity and improved network image transmission speed with high image quality.The hybrid mobile DVR EMV401/801/1601 can support 4/8/16 channels in combination of analog and IP cameras, (EMV1601 supports maximum 8 channels of IP cameras). EMV401/801/1601 can deliver and record at real-time WD1 resolution of each analog camera and real-time 1080p resolution of each IP camera.Its comprehensive features along with the embedded 3-axis g-sensor function enable the almost universal application of this mobile DVR series. With EMV401/801/1601, you can install either one 3.5" hard disk or one 2.5" hard disk as an option. It supports various interfaces such as three USB ports/RS-485/ RS-232/Panic Button/CAN bus/ GPS, 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi Antenna. The design of RCA video/audio outputs at front panel makes your installation easy. The User Interface has been specially designed to fit mobile small-sized monitor.EMV401/801/1601 are anti-shock and vibration due to the Molex connectors equipped. The power supply supports voltage regulator, and delay on/off. In addition, EMV401/801/1601 can be equipped with an explosion-proof black box to keep the last minute recording clip for testimony.About EverFocus Electronics CorporationEverFocus Electronics Corporation (TWSE: 5484) is a leading integrated security solution provider. Our lineup includes CMS, IP, HD-SDI, analog, mobile surveillance solutions, access control systems, as well as surveillance and access control peripherals. EverFocus has offices globally, located in Taiwan, the U.S.A, Germany, China, Japan, and India. For more information, please visit http://www.everfocus.com.tw/EMV401/801/1601 Hybrid Mobile DVR supports various interfaces

At the European Utility Week, Tatung Company announced the availability of its OEM MEVSE Module for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) featuring Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) communication and support for a wide range of network and application protocols including ISO/IEC 15118. Jointly developed by Tatung and STMicroelectronics, the MEVSE module, displayed at STMicroelectronics booth, is based on ST's ST2100 STreamPlug and a new proprietary digital power controller and is supported by the OpenV2G software stack which is provided by Siemens as an open-source project.The world's first intelligent-gateway SoC, ST's ST2100 STreamPlug combines a high-performance processing subsystem with Powerline Communication (PLC), security and peripheral features to support hybrid networks utilizing popular wired and wireless standards including HomePlug AV and HomePlug Green PHY. The STreamPlug SoC offers integrated PLC modem and Analog Front End. The unique programmable digital controller is optimized for power-supply applications and simplifies the design of traditional power-conversion topologies, enabling faster development of innovative power management systems.The OpenV2G project provides a reference implementation of the ISO/IEC 15118 and DIN 70121 (known as CCS) message stack which is used for Direct Current (DC) charging-control communication between battery electric vehicles (BEV) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and the EVSE.The market of electric vehicles has established a rapid growing path for the next five years and charging stations for use in public facilities and private premises will play a crucial role in supporting this growth. Newly added to the Tatung M-series of IoT application modules that include M1, M3, and UDK-21, MEVSE has a flexible Linux-based software-architecture design to facilitate fast time-to-market for OEM customers in developing their standards-based smart chargers."Smart standards-based electric-vehicle charging stations are a vital component of the infrastructure of future Smart Cites and a power enabler of IoT applications. As a result, the new electric-vehicle charging module marks a valuable milestone in our IoT technology development," said W. Y. Lin, President of Tatung. "Recognizing this, we believe that the MEVSE module will be indispensable to charging-station manufacturers enabling them to build standards-based smart chargers. There are many technical benefits of the module design. Thank to our strategic partnership with STMicroelectronics, and the extended support from Siemens Corporate Technology in the context of the OpenV2G project.""As one of the originators of the OpenV2G open-source project, we are supporting the sustainable integration of EVs into the smart-grid infrastructure," said J. Heuer of Siemens Corporate Technology. "The MEVSE module perfectly complements our activity in the OpenV2G project, as it provides a highly integrated EVSE controller with great flexibility to implement smart vehicle-to-grid solutions.""The launch of the MEVSE module marks another important milestone in the collaboration between Tatung and ST," said Oleg Logvinov, Director of Special Assignments, Industrial and Power Conversion Division, STMicroelectronics. "Siemens has enriched our efforts with their valuable application expertise and the OpenV2G protocol stack, making the MEVSE module a perfect OEM solution for e-car chargers."Product highlights:*Linux OS for rapid application development and protocol support*Dedicated state machines for mission-critical functions*Supports industry standards and critical protocols, including IEC 61851, ISO/IEC 15118, DIN 70121, SAE J2931, J2847, J1772, SEP 2.0*Real-time clock*Operating Temperature range: -25 degrees C to 85 degrees C*Dimensions: 94 mm(W) x 90 mm(L) x 20 mm(H)The MEVSE module will be available through distribution and the module-specific implementation of the OpenV2G protocol stack will be available on the OpenV2G website (http://openv2g.sourceforge.net/).

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE) has launched its new T6391 system for testing next-generation display driver ICs (DDIs) and their embedded functions that control high-resolution LCD panels. The new tester is designed to address three key trends in the next-generation DDI market - the growing number of pins on display driver devices, the increasing speeds of interfaces and highly integrated multi-functions - all of which contribute to higher resolution displays.The highly integrated nature of advanced DDIs presents several unique testing challenges. For example, because the touch-sensor functions of an LCD are integrated in the DDI, there are a large number of logic/analog circuits to test. In the foreseeable future, power-management IC (PMIC) functions also are likely to be folded into the DDI. Additionally, the growing use of LCD panels in mobile applications including smart phones, tablet computers and notebook PCs is driving market demand for smaller device sizes and more capabilities.Advantest's T6391 is the only test platform able to handle all of these current and projected test requirements. As a member of the established T6300 product family, the new tester leverages the same engineering environment model as the existing base of more than 1,500 previously installed testers in the T6300 series. It uses the same TDL programming language while improving throughput by achieving faster data transfer and calculation."Our pin-card design gives DDI manufacturers the best solution on the market for both engineering and production," said Satoru Nagumo, executive officer of Advantest Corporation. "This new tester provides wide coverage for all types of applications including high-pin-count semiconductors, high-speed interfaces, analog circuits, memories and logic devices."The tester's high-speed bus enables high-throughput testing. With 512 I/O channels, the T6391 is capable of testing multiple chips simultaneously. It can accommodate high-resolution DDIs having as many as 3,584 LCD pins. This is enough to test today's highest pin count LCDs including full high-definition (HD), WXGA and HD720 displays.The T6391 can handle I/O pin frequencies up to 1.6 gigabits per second (Gbps), allowing it to test LCDs that use MIPI (mobile industry process interface), the standard protocol for mobile electronics. An additional measurement module allows the system to test even faster interfaces up to 6.5 Gbps, which will be used in the LCD drivers for the next generation of ultra-high-definition televisions including the 4K (2160p) generation.A 16-channel arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) and a digital capture feature provide the ability to test analog ICs. Scan and memory tests of touch-sensor-enabled DDIs can be conducted using the system's scan pattern generator (SCPG), algorithmic pattern generator (ALPG) and algorithmic failure memory (AFM) module.Production units of the T6391 tester are scheduled to begin shipping to customers by the end of this calendar year.Advantest T6391

EverFocus Elite 2 NVR8004X is a professional standalone network video server designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) and enterprises. Operating on a Linux-based system, the NVR offers quick PC-less configuration, network-based surveillance connection, megapixel recording as well as playback, up to 12 TB storage capacities and more. It also supports industry standard compression codec, such as H.264 and M-JPEG. The device is compatible with all EverFocus IP cameras.Other cutting-edge functions available on EverFocus Elite 2 NVR8004X include multi-channel playback at multiple speed options and easy data search by event date and time. With the newly improved Event Management function, users are now supplied with a much larger range of supported event types and handling options in the database. Suspicious activities and behaviors can be detected and responded to on a much more accurate and timely manner. In addition, EverFocus has further strengthened users' account management for secure access control in vertical markets, such as residential communities, parking lot, retails stores, shopping malls, banks, hospitals, offices, factories and much more. Users may enable and perform the specified functions through the web-based GUI by the Web browser.EverFocus Elite 2 NVR8004X NVR is the best choice for a complete network-based surveillance solution. It is versatile, flexible and well caters to the needs of the industry.About EverFocus Electronics CorporationEverFocus Electronics Corporation (TWSE: 5484) is a leading integrated security solution provider. Our lineup includes CMS, IP, HD-SDI, analog, mobile surveillance solutions, access control systems, as well as surveillance and access control peripherals. EverFocus has offices globally, located in Taiwan, the U.S.A, Germany, China, Japan, and India. For more information, please visit http://www.everfocus.com.tw/Elite 2 NVR8004X UP to 16CH Tower NVR with 4HDD Bays

ASUSTOR Inc., a leading innovator and provider of network storage solutions, has announced the launch of its new enterprise-class AS70R series devices, featuring high capacity rackmount network storage servers. The devices in the AS70R series are powered by Intel Core i3 3.5GHz dual-core processors (AS7009RD/AS7012RD) and Intel Xeon E3 3.4GHz quad-core processors (AS7009RDX/AS7012RDX). All models are also compatible with the highest capacity hard disks on the market (6TB), enabling users to create substantial storage spaces of 54TB and 72TB respectively.Furthermore, all models come with 4 gigabit Ethernet ports along with 2 expansion slots for 10GbE network or SAS cards. In addition to the built-in 4GB UDIMM DDR3 RAM (expandable to a maximum of 32GB) all devices also feature 4 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports and 2 eSATA ports for added expansion possibilities. ASUSTOR has also added a variety of output ports including HDMI and VGA, allowing IT administrators to more conveniently manage the system."When selecting a data storage solution, enterprises have always considered performance and cost as important factors in addition to reliability and simple system maintenance," said Johnny Chen, Product Manager at ASUSTOR. "Taking this into consideration, ASUSTOR has utilized powerful and flexible hardware specifications in its designs, such as redundant power supplies to provide continuous power and smart speed control mechanisms for fans that allow for efficient cooling under high loads in order to allow enterprise users to enjoy a high performance solution at the most economical price point. We believe that the AS70R series' dynamic performance will be able to satisfy the needs of enterprise users around the world."It has always been ASUSTOR's goal to provide the market with NAS devices that feature the highest cost to performance ratio. ASUSTOR's ADM operating system not only provides reliable storage functionality but also features seamless cross-platform file sharing, making it suitable for enterprise environments with a substantial amount of users. All ASUSTOR NAS devices also come with 2-way transfer support for Rsync, FTP, cloud (Amazon S3), and external backups allowing for greater deployment flexibility. The AS70R series devices all come built-in with the latest ADM 2.3 (ASUSTOR Data Master) operating system which features newly refreshed graphics and a variety of new enterprise features such as proxy server connections, TFTP support, Windows ACL support, and SMB 2.0 support which increases Windows networking performance by 30%-50%. Additionally, users can use the free App Central platform to expand functionality. Apps available for download from App Central include Mail Server, VPN Server, Google Drive public cloud storage, Surveillance Center and much more. ASUSTOR NAS devices are an ideal investment for businesses that demand a flexible, high performance and cost-effective storage solution.AS70R series devices are now shipping globally with 3 year warranties. For dealer information, please visit: http://www.asustor.com/service/where_to_buyFor compatibility table, please visit: http://www.asustor.com/service/compatibility?lan=enASUSTOR launches enterprise-class AS70R rackmount NAS models

As the trend of Internet of Things (IoT) is exploding and the market is rapidly evolving, Intel has been aggressive driving this industry transformation and working with partners to grasp huge business opportunities. At the "Intel IoT Asia" Conference held in Taipei recently, Intel teamed up with leading partners, including Chunghwa Telecom, Tatung, and Advantech, to unveil the latest development trends and solutions for IoT.The whole day event, which was packed with rich contents of keynote speech, panel discussion, and Mega session for various vertical applications, has successfully attracted full house of audience.Steen Graham, Director of Embedded Sales Group at Intel Asia Pacific Japan, said at the opening remark, "It is forecasted that there will be 50 billion connected devices by 2020 all over the world. All these devices can provide huge amount of data, which will drive brand new value and opportunities for enterprises through the collecting and analyzing of big data. Intel is excited about the arrival of IoT era, and at the Intel IoT Asia event, Intel and our sponsors will showcase our solutions and how we are bringing together our technologies to make IoT a reality."Imperatives to Realize IoT VisionRick Dwyer, VP & GM of Worldwide Embedded Sales Group at Intel, elaborated Intel's IoT vision and the latest technology trend at the keynote speech. "We have been talking about IoT for a while. As the technology gets ready and the ecosystem is built, it's the time for the market to take off. We can foresee that there will be many exciting advancements to come in the near future.""Taiwan is the powerhouse of IT technology in the world, and will be an important player in driving the IoT market. The continuous technology innovation has accelerated the industry transformation", Dwyer indicated. "According to a recent study, 40% of Fortune Top 500 companies in year 2000 are no longer in the market today. Also, the average lifecycle of companies listed in S&P 500 has been shortened from 67 years to only 15. These facts show that the industry in evolving at an unprecedented speed. Facing the new era of IoT, companies should take bold actions to embrace for the market opportunity."Leading by the consumer mobile devices, such as smart phone, smart watch, and wearables, IoT application has been rapidly expanded to B2B market. According to Dwyer, the top three imperatives to realize IoT vision are: vertical innovation, think end-to-end solutions, and partner for success. "We can solve real problems and enhance business efficiency for customers by applying intelligence and analytic from big data, and then further change people's lifestyle and living quality."He stressed that, in order to monetize IoT technology, companies should take open architecture, connectivity, security, management, and analytics into account when developing end-to-end solutions. As for industry collaboration, it involves the establishment of the whole value chain rather than just board and PC. So, it's a complicated task.In addition to setting up IoT Solutions Alliance, Intel has also worked with leading companies to form Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) and Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) to speed up the deployment of IoT.Strong Supports from PartnersDuring the keynote speech, Dwyer invited guest speakers from Chunghwa Telecom, Tatung, and Advantech to introduce their latest IoT services and solutions. And Intel engineers also demonstrated the real applications of IoT for building management and oil pipeline monitoring.Dr. Lir-Fang Sun, Vice President of Data Communications Business Group at Chunghwa Telecom, introduced how Chunghwa Telecom is teaming up with Intel to drive technology innovations for IoT, cloud computing, and software-defined network (SDN). The two companies will focus on developing smart home, smart energy, and smart transportation services. Wen-yen K. Lin, Chairperson of Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) & President of Tatung, and Chaney Ho, President of Advantech, introduced the energy management system and IoT gateway that they co-developed with Intel."With these real collaboration and use cases, we can see that IoT has become a reality", said Rick Dwyer. "Facing this newindustry shift, Intel will no longer play the role of a chip vendor, but a total solution provider for software and services, and we are making efforts in building up an extensive ecosystem." He also asked companies to think big and to drive the technology advancement for the whole value chain, hoping to work with partners to grasp the unprecedented opportunities.Discussions on the Latest Market TrendsIn order to better explain the impacts and benefits that IoT will bring to the industry, a panel discussion session, which was moderated by Philip Cronin, Director of Regional Sales Organization at Intel Asia Pacific, was arranged and several guest speakers were invited to share their view with the audiences. These speakers included Chaney Ho, President of Advantech, Wen-yen K. Lin, Chairperson of Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) & President of Tatung, Kuen-Rong Lo, Director, Internet of Things Laboratory, Telecommunication Laboratories, Chunghwa Telecom, Dr. KC Chen, Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean of College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National Taiwan University, Neil Hickey, Managing Director, Digital and the Mobility Practice Lead in Greater China, Accenture, and Jeffery Paul, VP of Software and Service Sales Organization, Sales and Marketing Group, Intel.Perfect Chance for Taiwan's Industry Transformation"It's time for the IoT market to take off. IoT applications will soon become reality, reshaping the industry landscape and people's lives", Philip Cronin said. "However, as interest and excitement for the IoT continues to grow, developers face significant challenges in security, interoperability, and deployment complexity.""It's exciting to see the emergence of IoT market, with opportunities everywhere in the future", Chaney Ho of Advantech echoed. "With strong foundations in PC industry, it is crucial for Taiwan, as we are in an urgent need to drive industry transformation. IoT offers the best opportunity for us to grasp post-PC era market. Furthermore, IoT involves various aspects from chipsets, middleware, application, to services, and its applications are across different vertical markets. Every company should be able to find a position in the market."Wen-yen K. Lin of Tatung also pointed out, "As technology gets ready, we are now at the important stage of IoT development. It's just like the dawn of IoT."As for Tatung's IoT market strategy, the company will first focus on smart energy area. Its subsidiary, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), has newly developed an intelligent gateway by integrating Intel Quark SoC and I/O board to provide a smart connection between energy management system and other commercial building devices.According to Wen-yen K. Lin, as energy has become a desperate issue all over the world, this new solution will help achieve significant energy and cost saving. More importantly, the concept of smart building can further be applied to other vertical markets, such as home, factory, and school, to enable smart community, smart city, and eventually the smart country."As a leading network operator in Taiwan, Chunghwa Telecom is keen to incorporate IT technology to create innovative services for customers", Lo said. "Our plan is to build an IoT platform to further integrate different technologies in the future."Driving InnovationsFrom the viewpoint of academic research, Dr. KC Chen of National Taiwan University said, "While the paradigm shift accelerated, the way that hi-tech industry achieve success 20 years ago is no longer the same. The goal of driving IoT is to bring hi-tech to the society and public, therefore, innovation and research will play an important role."Facing the future challenges, Chen believed that new ways for education, research, and industrial cooperation are required to generate new impacts. In particular universities, being the cradle of talent cultivation, should reinforce their connections with the industry to get bigger benefits.From a leading consulting company, Neil Hickey of Accenture indicated that IoT is extremely hot in the market recently. "The impact that IoT brings to enterprises not only in the improvement of business efficiency, but also the new business models, and even the new game rules and competitors", he said.He pointed out that, facing the strong dynamics and great potentials of IoT market, companies should take bold actions to win the market. Anyone missing this new wave of paradigm shift will lag far behind the competition in the future.Meanwhile, because of the reshape of value chain and the emergence of new types of services and business models, companies should expect that sales channel in the future will also change. When deploying IoT market, companies should seriously consider if they have the right people and right skill sets to keep up with the demands of IoT market."IoT is about the interconnections among data, device, and cloud, and software plays an important key", Jeffery Paul of Intel said. "With products covering embedded platform, security software, API and tools, Intel has kept strengthening our software portfolios in recent years to build up comprehensive solutions to meet customers' requirements."Comprehensive Vertical SolutionsAt IoT Mega Sessions, Intel introduced its extensive solutions for various vertical applications, including retail, smart manufacturing, smart home smart city, big data, software and service.Retail Application"When consumers are seeking for individualized experiences, they also need to make sure that their personal information is safe", Ryan Lester, Director of Retail Market Development at Intel, said. "On the other hand, retailers also need to know their customers better, so they can tailor more effective, unified, and protected customer interactions across channels and touch points."Lester introduced the advanced features of Intel's platforms, which can help retailers to provide personalized, trusted experiences, and allow retailers and brands to add more flexibility to optimize their solutions for various market needs.Smart ManufacturingBob Ferrar, Senior Director of Segment Development and Architecture at Intel said, "In the next 15 years, the world consumption will double creating increased demand of goods. Therefore, higher output and lower cost manufacturing based on smart manufacturing IoT/Industry 4.0 techniques will the norm in the 21st century. And the realization of this goal relies on the integration of information technologies and automation technologies."Bob Ferrar explained Intel's IoT technologies in manufacturing, the steps to enable smart manufacturing and the equipment enabling blue print based on open standards. He emphasized that Smart Industrial extends beyond automating control equipment, but also automating deployment of data ingestion to deliver business intelligence in many verticals such as Smart Grid. He used the implementation at Intel as an example to explain the practical case of smart manufacturing.Smart CityGregg Berkeley, Intel's Global Business Development Director of IoT, said, "By the year 2025, 37 cities worldwide will have a population of greater than 10 million people. Cities already consume 2/3 of the world's energy and the majority of other resources." Therefore, it is crucial to build smart cities with better efficiency and energy saving performance. The top smart city opportunities include transportation, building automation and city sensing, such s pollution monitoring, traffic, and people flow."Smarter buildings are integration of information, security, communications, and energy technologies, and can further create new business models and services", he said. He took the "Automation Demanded-Response" solution of Daikin Applied as an example to explain Intel's technology portfolios for smart city, and called upon companies to work with Intel to make joint efforts to realize the vision of smart city.Larry Cheng, Global Sales Director of Embedded Sales Group at Intel, also pointed out, "Transportation contributes 5-10% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of most countries and plays a key role in inclusive growth, and sustainable development. In 2020, Intelligent Transportation Systems is forecasted to exceed well over USD 30 Billion in global revenue. From the rapid growth of cloud-based fleet management systems to the adoption of clean and connected public transportation systems, the transportation industry is a broad and diverse ecosystem that offers significant opportunity for open standards-based platforms. We are in the midst of a significant transformation of this industry as consumers, companies, and governments demand greater compute and connectivity solutions."Smart HomeDavid Paterson, Global Sales Director of Home Gateways at Intel, said, "Smart home covers various areas including security, automation, entertainment, healthcare, and energy management. There are different challenges for consumers and service providers. For the former, there are complicated point solutions and expensive hardware and services, and for the latter, there are the lengthy installation time, difficult integration, and lack of solution innovations."By adopting open platform, low-cost hardware, and building strong developer ecosystem, Intel aims to address these pain points for both consumers and service providers.He introduced Intel Puma 6, an Atom-based service gateway solution, with security and networking functions inside. In addition, its application processor is embedded with Intel's CPU, the Intel Virtualization Technology, VT-x. By bringing VT-x datacenter/servers technology to home routers, better hardware protection can be ensured.Big Data and IoTKenny Sng, APJ Solution Architect Manager of Intel, said, "IoT and Big Data is driving business transformation across industries. Intel can provide complete Big Data building blocks from device, gateway, network, to datacenter, in order to meet the application demands for analysis, management, connection, and security. Therefore, we can help customers leverage and monetize their infrastructure, assets and capabilities." Intel's partners, SAP and Cloudera, were also invited to introduce their Big Data solutions.Software, Service, and Security SolutionJeffery Paul, Vice President of Software and Services Sales Organization at Intel, said, "SMAC, convergence of social, mobile, analytics and cloud, is driving the rate of business and technology changes. It also creates the demand of new IT platforms. Using API has become crucial for companies to re-construct their business models. And Intel's Mashery API products and services can provide customers with significant strategic advantages. Cisco and Wayne Fueling Systems already adopted our API Management and it is proved that the solution can help them getting ahead from the competition."Troy Smith, Director of Intel IoT Solutions Alliance, said, "Delivering IoT solutions is not without challenges - such as integration, interoperability, and the limitations of legacy systems - and no one company is able to deliver all the necessary ingredients and services for scalable, secure deployments."Therefore, the establishment of Intel IoT Solutions Alliance is aimed to address these challenges through industry collaboration, in an effort to provide complete solutions for IoT. At present, the alliance has more than 250 members, covering over 2500 solutions from hardware, software, firmware, tool, to system integration, in a bid to speed up the deployment of smart devices, systems, and end-to end analytics applications.Rick Dwyer, VP & GM of Worldwide Embedded Sales Group at IntelSteen Graham, Director of Embedded Sales Group at Intel Asia Pacific Japan

The arrival of IoT (Internet of Things) era will bring unprecedented opportunities across industries and create new business models, which may have profound impact on global economics. Eyeing on the huge potentials of the emerging trend, Intel is making efforts to work with the eco-system in delivering comprehensive IoT solutions focusing to provide services that speak value for customers.At the "Intel IoT Asia" event held in Taipei recently, Intel invited important partners and Intel executives to introduce and demonstrate the latest development trends and various solutions for IoT. The event has attracted full house of participants reflecting the heated attention from local industry.At the panel discussion session, which was moderated by Philip Cronin, Director of Regional Sales Organization at Intel Asia Pacific, several guest speakers gathered together to talk about the benefits, challenges and opportunities as the industry is moving towards IoT era. These speakers included Chaney Ho, President of Advantech, Wen-yen K. Lin, Chairperson of Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) & President of Tatung, Kuen-Rong Lo, Director, Internet of Things Laboratory, Telecommunication Laboratories, Chunghwa Telecom, Dr. KC Chen, Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean of College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National Taiwan University, Neil Hickey, Managing Director, Digital and the Mobility Practice Lead in Greater China, Accenture, and Jeffery Paul, VP of Software and Service Sales Organization, Sales and Marketing Group, Intel.Opportunities everywhere"It's time for the IoT market to take off. IoT applications will soon become reality, reshaping the industry landscape and people's lives", Philip Cronin said during the opening remarks. "However, as interest and excitement for the IoT continues to grow, developers face significant challenges in security, interoperability, and deployment complexity.""It's exciting to see the emergence of IoT market, with opportunities everywhere in the future", Chaney Ho of Advantech echoed. "With strong foundations in PC industry, it is crucial for Taiwan, as we are in an urgent need to drive industry transformation. IoT offers the best opportunity for us to grasp post-PC era market. Furthermore, IoT involves various aspects from chipsets, middleware, application, to services, and its applications are across different vertical markets. Every company should be able to find a position in the market."Ho emphasized that innovation is the key to drive IoT market. With the diverse demands, no one can really dominate the market; therefore, companies of the whole value chain may have the opportunity.Advantech's IoT products include sensing, interconnect, and intelligent computing, and can offer solutions for different vertical applications. Ho believed that smart city and smart manufacturing, also known as the Industry 4.0, have the greatest potentials. "As Asia being the manufacturing center of the world, we can adopt IoT technology to significantly change the traditional models of production and services. In addition, Advantech has developed robot controller products, which can be used to improve productivity effectively", he said.Smart energy, cloud servicesWen-yen K. Lin of Tatung also pointed out, "As technology gets ready, we are now at the important stage of IoT development. It's just like the dawn of IoT."As for Tatung's IoT market strategy, the company will first focus on smart energy area. Its subsidiary, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), has newly developed an intelligent gateway by integrating Intel Quark SoC and I/O board to provide a smart connection between energy management system and other commercial building devices.According to Wen-yen K. Lin, as energy has become an important issue all over the world, this new solution will help achieve significant energy and cost saving. More importantly, the concept of smart building can further be applied to other vertical markets, such as home, factory, and school, as to enable the smart community, smart city, and eventually the smart country.Kuen-Rong Lo of Chunghwa Telecom introduced the IoT services that company offers, including ITS intelligent transport service, iEN intelligent energy, smart home, and intelligent health."As a leading network operator in Taiwan, Chunghwa Telecom is keen to incorporate IT technology to create innovative services for customers", Lo said. "We are also the very first member of Cloud Computing Association in Taiwan, making lots of efforts to drive cloud application. Our plan is to build an IoT platform to further integrate different technologies in the future."All-Round innovationsFrom the viewpoint of academic research, Dr. KC Chen of National Taiwan University said, "While the paradigm shift accelerated, the way that hi-tech industry achieved success 20 years ago is no longer the same. The goal of driving IoT is to bring hi-tech to the society and public, therefore, innovation and research will play an important role."Facing the future challenges, Chen believed that new ways for education, research, and industrial cooperation are required to generate new impacts. In particular universities, being the cradle of talent cultivation, should reinforce their connections with the industry to get bigger benefits. He also commended the great results that the innovation research center, which was jointly set up by Intel and Taiwan University, has achieved in M2M area.Dr. Chen also mentioned about the vision of "Intelligence of Taiwan" that Taiwan government came up few years ago, aiming to build Taiwan as a technology island. The abbreviation of Intelligence of Taiwan, IoT, is the exactly same as Internet of Things. Taiwan should make use of the opportunity, transforming our strength in IT technology to embrace for the IoT era. "This should be the common goal for everyone in the industry", he said.From a leading consulting company, Neil Hickey of Accenture indicated that IoT is extremely hot in the market recently. "The impact that IoT brings to enterprises not only in the improvement of business efficiency, but also the new business models, and even the new game rules and competitors", he said. "For example, the unmanned car that Goolge develops is the competition that tradition car makers would never expect."He pointed out that, facing the strong dynamics and great potentials of IoT market, companies should take bold actions to win the market. Anyone missing this new wave of paradigm shift will lag far behind the competition in the future.Hickey echoed other people's opinions, saying, "Partnering will be one of key factors to the success of IoT. In addition, building platform solutions, accelerating the development and deployment of IoT, and transforming the traditional business model from product-centered to service-centered are all the new concepts that companies should have."Because of the reshape of value chain and the emergence of new types of services and business models, companies should expect that sales channel in the future will also change. When deploying IoT market, companies should seriously consider if they have the right people and right skill sets to keep up with the demands of IoT market.On the other hand, according to Hickey, data capture is a key element of IoT. However, until now, we don't have clear regulations to define the data access between connected devices. As the market progresses, he expected that the issue of legal authorization of data capture will become increasingly important in the future."IoT is about the interconnections among data, device, and cloud, and software plays an important key", Jeffery Paul of Intel said. "With products covering embedded platform, security software, API and tools, Intel has kept strengthening our software portfolios in recent years to build up comprehensive solutions to meet customers' requirements."In the end, Philip Cronin wrapped up the session, saying, "The industry is now starting the IoT journey. Though there are challenges ahead, we should work together to really solve customers' problems through strong partnership. By doing so, we will be able to realize the vision of IoT and create long-term prosperity for the industry."Philip Cronin, Director of Regional Sales Organization at Intel Asia PacificAt the "Intel IoT Asia" event held in Taipei recently, Intel invited important partners and Intel executives to introduce and demonstrate the latest development trends and various solutions for IoT.

Demand for miniaturized fuses has been dramatically increasing with the rapid development of handheld devices and various consumer electronics. Following its success as the world's number-one producer of micro fuse products including the MST, MSF, MET, MEF series, this year Conquer Electronics will launch a new MMT series, reducing the dimensions to 60% of the MST/MSF series.Conquer Electronics also leads the industry by adding QR codes to the micro-sized products to enhance traceability of individual products, whereby each product can be traced simply by scanning the QR code. Suitable applications include power supply products with space constraints such as mini-chargers, LED bulbs and light tubes.Features of Conquer Electronics Micro Fuse MST/MSF SeriesConquer Electronics micro fuses are produced with Germany-made automated equipment with the capacity of 900 million units per year, is the highest in the world. Total sales volume in 2013 reached 500 million units, is the number one in the world. Accumulated sales volume over the past five years was up to more than two billion units. The micro fuses have the world's highest breaking capacity to interrupt 100A, 400V, and have passed nine safety certifications around the world. Conquer Electronics adopts high-frequency soldering instead of traditional direct electrical heating soldering so as to deliver consistent high quality and also save energy. With advanced production process and forward-looking product planning, Conquer Electronics is competitive in terms of cost-down efforts, therefore holds the highest share - over 65% - of the power supply market in Taiwan. Its micro fuse products are so cost-efficient that they can be readily plugged in without bending pins or adding heat shrink tubing. Having low resistance and high I2t rating against surge current, these products are the ideal solution to replace 3.6 cartridge fuses.About Conquer Electronics Co., Ltd.: Conquer Electronics is the leading fuse manufacturer in Taiwan. Its fuse components are used in various types of electronic devices, ranging from industrial, automotive, consumer electronics, telecommunications, to healthcare applications. Conquer Electronics is dedicated to process automation and compliance with international environmental protection regulations. Conquer Electronics strives to satisfy customer needs and to strengthen safety of passive components in hopes to become a world-class fuse developer and manufacturer. For more information, please visit http://www.conquer.com.tw/.MMT dimension is only 60% of the original MST. QR code is added for product traceability.