Indium Corporation will feature LV1000 solder preform flux coating at the 47th International Symposium on Microelectronics organized by the International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS) Oct. 14-16 in San Diego, Calif.LV1000 is a high-reliability, low-voiding flux coating for solder preforms. It reduces ICT false failures while increasing productivity, throughput yields, and component performance. LV1000 is halide-free, meets the ROL0 requirement without sacrificing strength, and passes Telecordia GR-78 requirements in the both the activated and unactive state.LV1000 provides a durable, level, clear coating that does not clog pick-and-place equipment, even in automated assembly processes. It offers complete coverage, even with a weight percentage as low as 0.5 percent.Flux coatings provide consistent, uniform amounts of flux every time, with excellent control over the flux volume/weight percentage. Indium Corporation's flux-coated solder performs come in a variety of packaging and can be color coded. The company's flux coatings are applied to the outside of the preform where the flux is required, rather than in the core.Indium Corporation will be exhibiting at Booth 217 at the Symposium.About Indium CorporationIndium 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 http://www.indium.com/ or email abrown@indium.com

Iceleads, a Netherlands-based company well-known for providing e-commerce solutions to leading consumer brands, announced of the appointment of Lily Chuang, ahead of opening the Taiwanese Branch Office, in a bid to provide local support and services to Taiwanese customers. At Iceleads, Lily Chuang, will act as Senior Sales & Marketing Manager of Iceleads APAC."Establishing a Taiwanese Office represents our commitment to the Taiwanese market and local customers. Taiwan is well known for its manufacturing Industry, and its successful development global brands has made a strong global impression. Brand names, such as Acer, ASUS, Giant, and HTC, have developed into household brand names", Iceleads CEO, Joris Kroese, said. "The best opportunity for many of Taiwanese companies to build international brand names is to make use of Iceleads' BuyNow service, which is delivered as a turn-key cloud based solution. The BuyNow solution shows retail offers for any product on the brand website enabling a direct path to purchase for consumers. This helps customers capitalize on their brand value by turning prospects into buyers and by tracking its ROI."Joris Kroese further explained the important values of Iceleads to Taiwan's own brand names. It is very often that consumers use manufacturers' official websites to find complete and reliable product information. "78% of online shoppers visit the brand website during their purchase decision making process" according to Forrester research. Many manufacturers do not sell directly or neglect to show retail offers for a product however. So consumers find their product of desire, but are forced to abandon the brand website to search for purchase options elsewhere. Manufacturers, won't be able to understand what these prospects would do after researching their websites? Did they continue their search, did they visit the (online) store, did they continue their purchase, did they buy a competitive product, or at which retailer's did they buy the product? Many manufacturers don't understand the consumer behavior without having insights into consumers buying habits. Iceleads tracks the consumer throughout its online journey and provides brands with actionable insights and analytics. This enables brands to optimize their sales processes and marketing effectiveness.Iceleads aims to provide Taiwan's brands with a complete value chain. Iceleads's powerful BuyNow solution, leads prospects visiting brands' websites to authorized channel partner's websites through a simple "buy now" button. Consumers see important information about the product (such as availability, specifications, price, and direct purchase link), which enables them to instantly complete their on-line purchase. Most importantly, brands can now have better understanding about their prospects' search and purchase behavior, as well as the channel's sales performance. The solution instantly converts prospects into buyers, enhances the online shopping experience and customer journey, and creates a seamless and instant path to purchase. This allows brands and channel partners to establish a mutual win-win, capitalize on their brand's strength and increase their sales.Iceleads is a system provider of global real-time services. By working closely with global brands, such as Intel, HP, Fujitsu, Philips, TomTom, Lenovo, Sony, Huawei, nVidia, as well as major retailers, such as Amazon, Bestbuy, and Mediamarkt, Iceleads has established partnership with the majority of Tier 1 retailers all over the world. For Taiwan's brands, Iceleads' BuyNow solution and cloud service can instantly enable e-commerce with the lowest cost and proven ROI. Especially, for SMBs, it has been always challenging to build up overseas channels and expand global business. Iceleads existing retail network in EMEA, PanAM and APAC can support these business in establishing new relationships and building a channel.Iceleads can provide SMBs with the most cost-effective solutions since it is a fully managed and turn-key service. This can help achieve significant cost savings for brands and retailers. With highly flexible payment mechanism, brands can gradually implement required system services based on their channel development plans at different stages. The result is that brands can have their physical and on-line channels fully complemented with each other, and easily achieve the goal of global and international deployment.Iceleads CEO, Joris Kroese

The world's leading brand, leadership, and innovation in data equipment – U-Reach, has officially launched the MT-H high speed series of SATA HDD/SSD duplicator which is designed for manufacturers who needs high volume production-grade HDD/SSD duplication systems.With its new generation high transfer speed - 18GB /min and largest targets support (25 ports), if calculated by 1TB HDD with 35GB contents, it will take 8 hours to copy 6000 pcs of hard disk per day. Comparing to the traditional duplicator, it can only reach 1344 pcs of hard disk per day. The MT-H series is 4.5 times more production efficiency.High Speed Transmission, High Production Efficiency, High Scalable InterfaceBy the real test measurement, each port can reach speeds up to 18GB/min while copying 25 pcs of HDD simultaneously. With its exposed cables design, this allows a high scalable interface to support a variety of 2.5"&3.5" SATA or eSATA HDD, SATA SSD and accommodate different size of devices. In addition, it can also support IDE, mSATA, iVDR, NGFF via adapter.Real-time Status Indicator, Automatically isolate the slowest HDDFor U-reach duplicator, each target works independently. When a target detects an error, it will indicate by the red status indicator and stops the operation. The rest of the targets will continue its task and won't affect the efficiency of duplication. Meanwhile, MT-H duplicators will display the slowest target; you can choose either automatic or manual mode to isolate the slowest HDD. These smart advanced functions can provide an efficient solution to these small issues that many users have faced. For example, when a duplicator shuts down because of one port has failed or production delays due slow hard disk.Event Log reports, fully grasp the production line informationFurthermore, MT-H series has equipped with U-Reach's unique Event Log Report function which record details task records: serial number, model number, content capacity, copy quantity, yield analysis of both source, and target hard disks. It is not only the best management report for production yield analysis. More importantly, it can also well control the source and to ensure the operator have correctly execute the duplication by following the instruction protocols. With automatic record by duplicator, it can replace the hand-writing work from the past and avoid human errors.U-Reach MT-H high speed series offer 1 to 7, 1 to 15 and 1 to 25 models for selection, Suitable for different capacity production line. You can also check more product information by their official website http://www.ureach-inc.com/The largest and highest scalability standalone HDD/SDD Duplicator in the field.

EverFocus will exhibit at Security Essen, the world's leading fair for security and fire prevention from 23rd - 26th September 2014. On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, Security Essen broadcasts more than 1,000 exhibitors from 40 countries and trade visitors from 115 countries are expected to meet in Essen.This year, EverFocus plans to demonstrate our open platform Central Management Software (CMS), Genie XMS, which is designed with a flexible architecture to offer large scale integration scalability. This surveillance management system is able to connect any devices or systems including IP cameras, DVRs, NVRs, access control, LPR and POS systems. Web pages or messages can also be displayed on the live view screen. The live view layout can be arranged in any form you desired. Any systems can be modularized and integrated into Genie XMS as you wish!The newly unveiled technology, eZ Tracker, will also be highlighted at EverFocus' booth. The eZ Tracker is designed for wide-area surveillance without compromising optimal image quality. Combining EverFocus network fisheye camera (EFN series) and EverFocus network speed dome camera (EPN series), this technology can be easily operated using a mouse. Click a desired location on the 360-degree surround view from the fisheye camera and the speed dome camera will be exactly triggered to track the location. Users can then utilize the smooth PTZ function on the speed dome camera view to zoom in or focus on a region of interest. Meanwhile, users can also monitor all the movements from the 360-degree surround view.Moreover, EverFocus will showcase the innovative gadget, IP Sidekick (ESK1000), which is a simple, quick solution for IP-based camera installation. Equipped with PoE and Wi-Fi networking, the Sidekick allows users to view any PoE IP camera live views through browsers over iOS / Android mobile devices for camera adjustment. Users can also install EverFocus Sidekick App to instantly display the live views of all EverFocus IP cameras. With IP Sidekick, IP camera installation will no longer be an "installer's" work, every one of us can now enjoy the easiest ever gadget when it comes to IP camera installation.Another highlight will go to the Universal DVR. EverFocus EPHD16+U, an embedded Linux-based universal DVR, comes with 16-channel HD-SDI and analog video inputs. This product supports video signals from D1, 960H, 720P to 1080P in one single DVR and also features triple streams for live view, playback and recording. The EPHD16+U supports recording 480 (NTSP) / 400 (PAL) frames per second at 1080P, and can be played back 16 channels of HD-SDI recordings simultaneously. The model also supports RS-485 serial interface, 2 USB interfaces and 1 RJ45 (10/100/1000) Base-T Ethernet interface. Other than that, the EPHD16+U can be expanded up to 7 SATA devices (6 SATA HDDs and 1 eSATA), ensure the large capacity of the HD-SDI video recordings.According to Aska Liu, Deputy Project Manager of EverFocus, since EverFocus' has already provided a comprehensive product lineup, including IP, HD-SDI and analog hardware devices, we also look into universal devices for mutually beneficial purpose. The EPHD16+U can take all signals, no matter HD-SDI, 960H, or D1. Moreover, EverFocus also provides mobile apps, which allow users to view the HD-SDI camera streams via their mobile devices (iOS or Android platforms). The ease of high-quality and high-definition video is the most important piece. Users can take the HD-SDI video and record it in 1080P, see the HD-SDI video remotely or locally. We make it so easy and cost-effective. Everyone can benefit from this beautiful resolution in HD-SDI. We expect a substantial portion of our revenues to be attributed to HD-SDI going forward.Except the above solutions, EverFocus will also demonstrate the Mobile and Access Control solutions on-site at EverFocus' booth, Hall 2.0 Stand 215.The Genie XMS is an open-platform CMS designed with a flexible architecture to offer large scale integration scalability

Intel has disclosed details of its newest microarchitecture that is optimized with Intel's 14nm manufacturing process. Together these technologies will provide high-performance and low-power capabilities to serve a broad array of computing needs and products from the infrastructure of cloud computing and the Internet of things to personal and mobile computing, according to the company.Intel disclosed details of the microarchitecture of the Intel Core M processor, the first product to be manufactured using 14nm.Intel said its architects and chip designers have achieved greater than two times reduction in the thermal design point when compared to a previous generation of processor while providing similar performance and improved battery life.Intel's 14nm technology will be used to manufacture a wide range of high-performance to low-power products including servers, personal computing devices and Internet of Things.The first systems based on the Intel Core M processor will be on shelves for the 2014 holiday selling season followed by broader OEM availability in the first half of 2015.Intel Broadwell packagePhoto: Company

Indium Corporation's Sze Pei Lim, technical manager - Southeast Asia; and Sehar Samiappan, area technical manager, will present at the IPC Southeast Asia High Reliability Conference on August 20 in Penang, Malaysia.Sze Pei will present Alloy and Process Optimization for Low-Ag Solders, which reviews the critical challenges associated with SAC305 solder alloy, including high processing temperatures, high cost and price volatility, and poor resistance to mechanical shock. She will also discuss how doped low-Ag alloys can be used as a drop-in replacement to SAC305 with cost and reliability advantages.Sehar will present Effect of Reflow Profiling on the Electrical Reliability of No-Clean Solder Paste Flux Residues. This presentation discusses an experiment that studied the effect of reflow profiling on the electrical reliability of no-clean flux residues that can be measured using IPC J-STD-004[1] surface insulation resistance (SIR) testing. Both a halogen-free (ROL0) and a halogen-containing (ROL1) Pb-free no-clean solder paste, exposed to various reflow profiles, were used.The IPC Southeast Asia High Reliability Conference is a one-day event featuring practical methodologies that can be deployed today. Industry experts representing every market sector will discuss solder technology, cleaning, test, and inspection strategies. For more information, visit http://www.ipc.org/.Sze Pei manages Indium Corporation's technical teams throughout the Asia-Pacific region. She joined Indium Corporation in 2007. She earned her bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the National University of Singapore, and has 17 years of experience in the SMT and PCB assembly industries.Sehar provides field technical support to Indium Corporation's customers. He conducts process evaluations, product trainings, designs of experiments (DOEs), and helps diagnose productivity issues in the factories. Sehar is an electrical engineer with over 18 years of experience, mainly in the areas of process, failure analysis, and production. He earned his bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Texas and is an SMTA-certified process engineer and has earned his Six Sigma Green Belt.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 http://www.indium.com/ or email abrown@indium.com

Silicon Image, a leading provider of multimedia connectivity solutions and services, today announced a key MHL 3.0 design win with nubia, a popular ZTE premium brand in China, for its flagship Z7 smartphone. Using Silicon Image's SiI8620 and SiI6031 MHL 3.0 chipset, the nubia Z7 is the first smartphone to implement simultaneous 4K UHD video and high speed data channel found in the latest MHL specification. The nubia Z7 is able to deliver immersive 4K Ultra HD (UHD) video and all USB functions, including data file transfers and human interface devices (HID), such as keyboard, mouse and touch, over its existing mobile device connector."We are excited to see continued adoption of MHL 3.0 within the mobile marketplace," said David Kuo, senior director, mobile product marketing at Silicon Image. "As the first 4K smartphone made by a China brand, the nubia Z7 is well positioned to deliver pristine mobile 4K to DTV entertainment and gaming in China, the largest consumer of 4K DTVs in the world.""The collaboration on Z7 is not the first cooperation between nubia and Silicon Image," said Ni Fei, General Manager of nubia. "After continuous communication and testing from both teams, we have reached a perfect performance carried out by MHL 3.0 and nubia Z7. The nubia Z7 therefore has more potential in providing better home entertainment, gaming and productivity experiences, bringing more satisfaction to the users. We look forward to having more long-term cooperation with Silicon Image in the future."The Z7 is nubia's first MHL 3.0 smartphone model. The nubia Z5, Z5 mini and Z5S mini smartphones featuring MHL 2.0 technology are already in production.MHL 3.0 specification features include:• 4K (Ultra HD): Support of 4K formats up to 2160p30• Simultaneous high-speed data channel for USB transfer• Support for Human Interface Device (HID) peripherals such as a touch screen, keyboard and mouse• Latest HDCP 2.2 content protectionSilicon Image offers a broad portfolio of production-proven MHL semiconductor and IP solutions for mobile, DTV and home theater applications. For more information about Silicon Image's technology solutions, visit http://www.siliconimage.com.

Indium Corporation's Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee, vice president of technology, will teach a professional development course at the Surface Mount Technology Association's International Conference and Exhibition (SMTAi) on Monday, September 29 in Rosemont, Ill.Dr. Lee's course, Properties and Applications of Low Temperature Solders, discusses the physical, mechanical, and soldering properties and applications of a variety of low temperature solders, with emphasis on lead-free alloys. Low temperature soldering is preferred for a number of special applications, such as heat-sensitive devices, systems that require step-soldering, parts with significant differences in their coefficients of thermal expansion, components exhibiting severe thermal warpage, or products with highly miniaturized design.SMTA International is an annual technical conference and exhibition on electronics assembly and advanced packaging that draws industry professionals from around the world. For the full SMTAi 2014 schedule, visit http://www.smta.org/smtai.Dr. Lee is a world-renown soldering expert and an SMTA Member of Distinction. He has extensive experience in the development of high-temperature polymers, encapsulants for microelectronics, underfills, and adhesives. His current research interests include advanced materials for interconnects and packaging for electronics and optoelectronics applications, with an emphasis on both high performance and low cost of ownership.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 http://www.indium.com/ or email abrown@indium.com.

Compal Broadband Networks (CBN) has signed an agreement with Tele Columbus, one of the leading German cable network operators, under which it will supply its CBN CH7485E advanced DOCSIS cable gateway to support Tele Columbus' successful rollout of high speed broadband and telephony services.The CBN CH7485E advanced DOCSIS cable gateway is a state of the art 16x4 gateway combining DOCSIS 3.0 network speeds of up to 800 Mbps with ultra high wireless speeds up to 1.6 Gbps and an extended coverage area based on its embedded 3x3 11ac Wi-Fi technology with advanced antenna design. Tele Columbus is the first MSO introducing such a powerful cable gateway into the German market.Besides its tremendous speed capabilities and stylish enclosure design, the CBN CH7485E provides a whole range of advanced feature sets like Community Wi-Fi, full IPv6 support, media server, NAS, full band capture tuner with remote diagnostics, as well as full IMS compatibility. This combination of raw speed power with an advanced feature set makes it the ideal product for the challenges that MSOs face today and their needs for support of a wide range of sophisticated applications at very high speed."With Compal Broadband Networks we have found an excellent partner for developing a new future-oriented cable gateway that meets the growing demands of our customers in terms of speed, Wi-Fi connectivity as well as multimedia functionality", says Ronny Verhelst, CEO of the Tele Columbus Group. "The new device will help us to continue our successful growth in internet connections and open new opportunities for additional multimedia services merging the worlds of internet, voice, video and mobile applications."Alex Wang, CEO of Compal Broadband Networks (CBN): "We are very happy and extremely proud to welcome Tele Columbus, one of the leading MSOs in Germany and pioneer in very high speed services, into the growing family of CBN 16x4 and 24x8 advanced cable gateway customers. We are delighted to be able to support Tele Columbus with the roll-out of their successful high-speed broadband service. Compal Broadband Networks will continue to lead the cable gateway business with a strong and innovative product portfolio well adapted to the needs of our customers."About Tele ColumbusThe Tele Columbus Group numbers among Germany's leading cable network operators and has been successful as a multimedia and telecommunications provider since 1985. Tele Columbus provides some 1.7 million connected households with a TV signal and increasingly more customers with digital program packages, Internet access and telephone connections via powerful broadband cable. As a national provider with regional focus and as a partner of the housing industry, the group is present in its entire core area of Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Mecklenburg Western Pomerania as well as in numerous core regions in Western Germany. For more information, visit http://www.telecolumbus.de/About Compal Broadband NetworksCompal Broadband Networks, Inc. (CBN) is part of the global Compal group. Combining its extensive experience in Cable Voice and Broadband products with its innovative Wireless and in-home Gateway technologies, CBN offers a full line of cable modems, gateways, media gateways, set top boxes and digital connected consumer appliances, such as TV's, Wi-Fi Repeater's, Android based tablets and Smart TV Dongles. As a result of its extensive connected home integration approach, all of CBN products interface with each other seamlessly, allowing people to live a convenient and better life while using CBN products. For more information, visit http://www.icbn.com.tw/The CBN CH7485E advanced DOCSIS Cable Gateway

Indium Corporation announces that Brian Reid has joined the company as vice president of operations. Reid is responsible for managing operations to achieve superior productivity, efficiency, quality, capability, and delivery."The vice president of operations plays a critical role in advancing our production practices," Greg Evans, president of Indium Corporation said. "Brian has extensive experience in developing, refining, and enhancing operations at world-class manufacturing facilities. His unique perspective and experience will help us to continue to bring our practices to new levels of efficiency and productivity."Reid has more than 14 years of international manufacturing experience, including the creation and implementation of strategic plans, facility and capital management, and site master planning. Most recently, he served as vice president of operations for Norwich Pharmaceuticals in Norwich, N.Y., USA. Prior to that, he was director of operations, operational excellence, and strategy for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals/Pfizer in Rouses Point, N.Y. Reid has participated in Lean Six Sigma deployment in the United States, Asia-Pacific, and South America, and holds a Lean Master certification.Reid earned his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary engineering and management and his master's degree in engineering and global operations management from Clarkson University.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 http://www.indium.com/ or email abrown@indium.com.