Microchip Technology, a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced from Computex Taipei a new family of USB power delivery (UPD) controllers - the UPD100X with an industry-standard power delivery and battery charging protocol. A single USB cable can be used for data, and simultaneously can deliver up to 100W of power from a single standard USB port which is 40 times the power compared to USB 2.0. With up to 100W of available power, designers can dynamically allocate this power to fast battery charging and system power.The UPD1001 is the first of the family and is a highly flexible and configurable solution that supports the 5 USB-IF standard UPD power profiles plus an additional 25 UPD-compliant profiles for a total of 30 profiles supported by a single chip. This will allow designers to select the optimum power profiles in order to meet their specific application requirements. Simple configuration is achieved by strapping the two configuration select pins on the UPD1001. A multitude of configurations are available to provide utmost flexibility. Integrated quad-banks of one-time programmable memory allow for further system customization without the need of any external memory components.The UPD100X family serves a wide range of applications in the consumer (e.g., notebooks, printers and accessories, docking stations, mobile devices and battery chargers), industrial (computers and handheld devices) and automotive markets (e.g., head units, break-out boxes and USB battery chargers), among others."Today's announcement of the UPD100X family of products shows Microchip's continued support of the ever improving USB ecosystem," said Mitch Obolsky, vice president of Microchip's USB and Networking Group. "The ability to deliver 100W of power, while transmitting USB data, creates a single cable of connectivity for all consumer products. Microchip is pleased to be on the forefront of power delivery and is committed to improving the consumer's entire USB experience."View a brief presentation: http://www.microchip.com/get/643WMicrochip announces new family of USB power delivery controllersPhoto: CompanyDevelopment supportThe UPD1001 is supported by Microchip's UPD1001 Evaluation Kit (part # EVB-UPD1001), and is available today.AvailabilityThe UPD1001 devices are available now for sampling in 32-pin QFN and 28-pin TSSOP and will be supplied in 10,000-unit quantities. Volume production for these devices is expected in July.For additional information including samples and evaluation kits, contact any Microchip sales office, or visit Microchip's website at http://www.microchip.com/get/6FH0.ResourcesHigh-resolution images available through Flickr or editorial contact (feel free to publish):- Chip graphic: http://www.microchip.com/get/1UNF- Block diagram: http://www.microchip.com/get/6GK0- UPD1001 Evaluation Kit: http://www.microchip.com/get/84H0Follow Microchip:- RSS feed for Microchip product news: http://www.microchip.com/get/TB3M- Twitter: http://www.microchip.com/get/KB79- Facebook: http://www.microchip.com/get/TFVV- YouTube: http://www.microchip.com/get/H99NAbout Microchip TechnologyMicrochip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website at http://www.microchip.com/get/FGW4.For more information, please contact:Daphne Yuen (Microchip): (+852) 2943 5115(email: daphne.yuen@microchip.com)Adam Barty (EBA Communications): (+852) 2122 9015(email: adam.barty@ebacomms.com)

At Computex this year, Leadtek takes the opportunity to showcase the fruits of its graphics and wireless communications R&D. Themed "Cloud Integration," LEADTEK will exhibit its latest 3D graphics computing, video surveillance, healthcare, Alzheimer's care solutions at Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Hall 1, Booth A1122. For the first time, Leadtek will reveal its complete integrated video surveillance products which are vastly different from its competitors. Leadtek's video surveillance solutions are the first in the industry to support SIP communication protocol. They include SIP IP phone, IP camera, SIP network video recorder (NVR), alarm devices and central management systems (CMS). This means that Leadtek's video surveillance solutions can immediately integrate with existing SIP communication systems embedded in communities and organizations. The whole system is also connected to users' video phones, whereby they can watch video surveillance footage by connecting their SIP video phones to any NVR. If they have the SIP APP embedded in their smartphones, they will receive warning messages on their phones when their alarm systems have been triggered. This helps to strengthen overall video surveillance performance. In terms of homecare, users can install the "amor Watcher P2P APP" on their smartphones so that they can monitor the movements of their elderly parents, young children and even pets. Leadtek also provides one of industry's best large-area video surveillance solutions, especially suitable for communities, factories, hospitals, banks, transportation etc. Leadtek is also proud to showcase its latest healthcare and Alzheimer's Care GPS systems. Its "amor cloud gateway" solution is embedded with Bluetooth 4.0 BLE, Xenon wireless module which allows physiological measurement devices such as ECG patch, blood pressure meter, weighing scale etc., to transmit data directly to "amor cloud gateway". Then, through WiFi or a mobile data network, the data will be uploaded onto the cloud server. Leadtek also created its own healthcare cloud system where information from doctors and medical professionals are available to users. Users can also manage their healthcare records and exercise information through the cloud system. Other than personal healthcare management services, Leadtek also invented a mini locating device suitable for those suffering from Alzheimer's. This helps to enhance their personal safety and reduce the burden of the care person. Known as the industry leader in the area of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and the graphics computing business, Leadtek will reveal new-generation cloud computing products at Computex. This includes its TERA2321 PCoIP PoE (Power-over-Ethernet) zero client, which leverages IP networks to provide a realistic PC experience. This means there is no need for the CPU, physical data storage or operating software. Complemented by Leadtek's own professional modeling workstation, it truly realizes the idea of remote working and centralized database management. It is a safe and easy-to-manage "zero client", giving uncompromised modeling and visualization performance over a secured network. Leadtek welcomes you to visit its cloud computing showcase at TWTC Hall 1 Booth A1122. Together let's experience the best of wireless communications, Internet, video and 3D visuals. For more product information, please visit http://www.leadtek.com/ Leadtek is exhibiting its latest 3D graphics computing, video surveillance, healthcare, Alzheimer's care solutions at Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Hall 1, Booth A1122.Photo: Company

Over the past few years, there has been a renaissance in PC gaming, with related revenues pulling even with, and perhaps this year surpassing, sales from consoles. There are a number of contributors, but the key reason is that the PC is a continuously evolving and scalable platform that can deliver unmatched performance and capability. In short, gamers want choice and they want a high-performance experience. In addition, as an open platform, the PC has benefited from enormous game innovation, including new gaming business models, such as free-to-play (F2P). F2P games such as League of Legends, DOTA2 and more have embraced the PC as their homebase and have become some of the largest and most successful games on the market, inspiring tens of millions of gamers all over the world to play, compete and spectate. This renaissance has spurred some developers to rethink their priorities and we are now seeing the PC return to the position of primary platform for the launch of many new games. This creates a self-sustaining cycle as it brings to the PC more and more gamers who are looking for exclusive, first and premium experiences. Most analysts agree that over the next 3-5 years, the PC gaming market will continue to see revenue growth of 8-10% a year, making it a logical and lucrative platform for developers to focus on. Developers are taking greater advantage of the PC as a scalable and incredibly powerful platform. In the console world, the hardware is fixed, which limits the dynamic range of what's possible. On the open PC platform, developers can harness the power of the PC to deliver a gaming experience that is more realistic, immersive and believable. Games such as Battlefield and Call of Duty offer more involving characters, more realistic environments and superior graphics effects and animations. Bringing increased realism to materials such as cloth, wood, metal, fire and smoke while delivering subtle environment changes like lighting, shadows and reflections requires a great deal of graphics processing power, which has brought even more focus on the GPU in the PC gaming market. Interestingly, the drive for graphics processing is not just coming from the traditional blockbuster franchises. More and more developers are pushing the boundaries. Games coming out of Asia that have traditionally not been graphically intensive are now being launched and requiring GeForce GTX-class graphics for best game play - for example, Blade & Soul and Guild Wars 2. A pipeline of additional titles with similar requirements are set to be released in China over the next year, as developers take advantage of the fact that more and more China gamers have been upgrading to high-performance graphics cards. But it's not all clear sailing on the PC front. While the industry has made dramatic gains in simplifying the PC platform, the fact remains that "open" means incredible diversity. This means every PC can be different, which is confusing for gamers who are not technical and just want to game. These gamers have no desire to deal with the mind-boggling number of graphics settings for each game, especially when every game has a different way of presenting those settings. With the goal of harnessing the power of the PC platform while removing complexity for its users, NVIDIA has been working hard on a number of different initiatives that improve the end-to-end experience for PC gamers. The heart of this is NVIDIA GeForce Experience (GFE). GFE allows gamers to keep their PCs tuned for the best possible game play, and it allows them to share their gaming experiences with friends and the broader gaming community. NVIDIA works closely with game developers to provide an optimized gaming experience prior to every major game release. This is delivered automatically thru GFE, and includes a "game-ready" driver as well as optimized game settings. Game-ready drivers have gone through extensive testing and are optimized for the game, long before launch. That means gamers can expect an awesome experience on launch day. GFE also optimizes the graphics settings for each game, depending on the gamer's hardware configuration. This allows a PC gamer to simply load the game and start playing with the best possible experience with a single click. The goal of GFE is to deliver 40-60 frames per second of game performance with the best possible visual detail. While this is a simple feature for gamers, optimizing game settings has a complex "back end". According to company SVP Jeff Fisher, the company has built a lab in Moscow that profiles all new games across a broad range of PC configurations. With this in hand, GFE automatically optimizes game settings according to a PC's configuration. While Fisher noted that optimized game settings and game-ready driver updates were the first inspiration of GFE, it is evolving into something bigger. GFE has been expanded to add a recording/sharing capability called ShadowPlay. ShadowPlay runs in the background and allows users to record or broadcast their gaming experiences at any time. Because it is integrated into GFE, ShadowPlay does this in the background with no impact to game play. With these seamless gaming features and extra value provided from NVIDIA to gamers, GFE has surged to almost 40 million users worldwide. Fisher also addressed how NVIDIA is working closely with developers to deliver increased visual realism in games through NVIDIA GameWorks, whereby NVIDIA provides technologies such as PhysX and VisualFX to developers so they can deliver games with cutting-edge graphics technologies that are more cinematic in feel. NVIDIA has more than 300 engineers working on visual effects. Fisher described GameWorks as being a library of visual effects - such as flames, water, smoke and lighting - for use in games. A game developer can take what NVIDIA has done and improve on it, or use the complete libraries in the game. This has two positive effects. It helps NVIDIA build a direct relationship with the game developers, whether they use NVIDIA's libraries or simply engage NVIDIA's expertise in visual effects. This relationship has the added benefit of putting NVIDIA in a position where it can do a great deal of quality assurance on a game before it is released, which ties into its game-ready driver strategy. Gaming goes mobile NVIDIA is not only making great strides in improving the desktop PC gaming ecosystem, it has been playing a key role in expanding the notebook PC gaming market, especially through the launch of its first-generation Maxwell architecture-based GPUs earlier this year. The company is seeing a great deal of growth in the notebook gaming PC market, with Fisher commenting that these devices are undergoing dramatic changes. The historic mobile gaming machines are represented by the monster 17-inch notebooks that were more "transportable", than truly mobile. While some gaming enthusiasts will still crave all the performance you can pack into a monster notebook, the power-efficient Maxwell 8-series GTX notebooks are surprising the market with their thin and light form factor, yet powerful gaming capabilities. In further support for the gaming notebook market, NVIDIA recently released GFE for notebooks, bringing all the benefits of GFE to notebook gamers. The demand for these new gaming notebooks is also bringing in more vendors to the market. At Computex, vendors such as MSI and Gigabyte will be promoting notebook models that show they are serious about the gaming market. These Taiwan firms will help make GeForce GTX gaming notebooks more widely available through multiple channels globally, which is good news for gamers. Computex a chance to see the future NVIDIA continues to innovate to push the PC gaming market forward. Last year at Computex, the company highlighted its GameStream technology, which allows PC gaming to be streamed to a console (NVIDIA SHIELD). GameStream allows users to extend the PC gaming experience to other remote devices, whether from their own PC or from the cloud. This year at Computex, NVIDIA and its partners are excited to show off what NVIDIA calls G-SYNC. G-SYNC addresses the decades-long problem in the PC gaming industry where the monitor has a fixed refresh rate but the PC games themselves don't get rendered at a fixed rate. As the scene complexity changes during a game, so does the frame rate. Yet the monitor continues to refresh at 60 frames/second. This mismatch causes some visible stuttering or tearing on the screen as frames get drawn independent of whether the screen is being refreshed. NVIDIA studied this problem for a long time and attacked it with G-SYNC. Since monitors don't support variable refresh rates, NVIDIA designed its own module that is integrated in the monitor to synchronize the game's frame rate with the monitor frame rate to deliver a buttery smooth gaming experience. OEMs such as ASUS, Acer, BenQ, AOC, Philips and ViewSonic will highlight G-SYNC monitors at Computex this year, and products will begin shipping in the next couple of months Not just a hardware company During NVIDIA's recent first quarter results, the company announced strong revenue growth in all segments of the gaming market. When asked to address what has helped the company achieve such strong growth in this market, Fisher explained that it's because NVIDIA is not just focusing on hardware (GPUs), the company realizes its success depends on the overall gaming experience. Therefore it continues to focus on the end-to-end experience of PC gamers. Jeff Fisher, SVP, GeForce Business Unit, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce Experience

Good Way Technology, a global leading USB peripherals and Docking solution provider, today announces the DU3710 USB Power Delivery Docking station and Thunderbolt 2 Docking at COMPUTEX Taipei, the Asia's largest ICT trade show, during 3rd - 7th June 2014. These two products are the recent engineering progress relating to new technologies of USB Power Delivery and Thunderbolt 2 development, proving the strength of Good Way Technology in the USB peripheral industry.Good Way Technology's major launch this year in COMPUTEX is DU3710 USB PD Docking station and DisplayPort, which is enabling power over USB PD for Notebooks, LCD monitors and other peripherals delivering up to 100 Watts at 20V, 10 times the power of USB3.0 power solutions. It equipped with three USB3.0 downstream ports, one HDMI port with resolution up to 2048x1152, one DVI-I port with same upper resolution limit of HDMI port, one stereo audio out and one mac in port and one Gigabyte Ethernet port. The AC power adaptor is 150W (12V/12.5A).Use DU3710 USB PD Docking station not only consolidating all the power sources in one device, but also equipping with USB display capability to allow users to switch to different displays.Thunderbolt 2 Docking boosting 4K display solutions for both Mac and Windows systemsIntel announced Thunderbolt 2 running at 20Gbs with bi-directional channel that can handle either data transfer or display, a doubling of the bandwidth over the original Thunderbolt.Good Way Technology Thunderbolt 2 Docking station expects to go into production by the 3rd quarter of 2014. This product line has two models named DB2020 and DB 2120 with the features of three USB3.0 downstream ports, one Mini DisplayPort resolution up to 4K2K through Thunderbolt Port or Daisy chain with the same Thunderbolt Port, one HDMI port with same upper resolution limit of 4Kx2K, one stereo audio out and one mic in port and one Gigabyte Ethernet port.Good Way will be also displaying its Thunderbolt 2 Docking, at the Intel booth of COMPUTEX Taipei 2014, and will also be exhibiting solutions at booth #C0506 of the Taipei World Trade Exhibition Hall. For more information, visit: http://www.goodway.com.tw/.

Echostreams Innovative Solutions, LLC., a U.S. based OEM/ODM server and storage solutions provider (Computex booth #K0516) announced the availability of a family of patented ultra-high performance SSD flash servers, FlacheStreams, capable of sustaining 11 Gigabytes/sec in Sequential Read in 1U with 20x SSDs - FlacheSAN1L, and 22 Gigabytes/sec in a 2U server with 48x SSDs - FlacheSAN2.For digital content streaming, up to nine uncompressed 4K HD video streams can be supported concurrently; or for online transactional database applications, 1.56 million IOPs can be sustained. FlacheSAN servers come equipped with the latest Adaptec Series 8 12Gb/s SAS controllers. Best of all, on top of the unmatched performance, FlacheSAN2 only consumes no more than 450W of power at the maximum performance level, making it the highest energy-efficient solution on the market today. The patented tool-less SSD tray design greatly reduces the integration time, which further reduces the operational cost for the solution providers.Designed specifically for the standard 2.5" form factor 7-mm thick SSDs, the FlacheSAN systems can support twice the density of conventional general-purpose servers, maximizing the utilization of the available I/O bandwidths offered by the latest server technologies. FlacheSAN2 can support up to 9 usable PCIe add-in card slots, which can support up to 3x Adaptec 16-port SAS controllers for point-to-point connection to the SSDs, plus up to 22x 8GFC ports or 5x FDR InfiniBand ports for optimized performance. FlacheSAN1L, on the other hand, can support two Adaptec controllers and up to 4x 40-Gigabit Ethernet ports. Both platforms are ideal for today's datacenters, covering usage models from IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), cloud cache, digital content streaming, as well as Virtual Desktop Infrastructures for enterprises and small-medium-businesses."Our patented FlacheSAN high-performance SSD flash server platforms equipped with the latest Adaptec Series-8 12G SAS controllers offer our OEM customers unmatched performance and values," says Gene Lee, President/CEO of Echostreams. "We have not only reduced the CapEx but also the OpEx in very innovative ways."FlacheSAN2Photo: CompanyFlacheSAN1LPhoto: CompanyAbout EchostreamsEchostreams Innovative Solutions, LLC. is a highly specialized server and storage OEM/ODM solutions company, offering fully-customizable purpose-built solution platforms to system integrators and contract manufacturers. Product families include DuraStreams - high-availability redundant servers, FlacheStreams - high-density SSD flash servers, ScaleStreams - high-density storage systems, GridStreams - high-density compute platforms and OmniStreams - SMB server appliance platforms. Each solution is designed to address specific bottlenecks and problems faced by the solution providers and OEMs. Echostreams is committed to drive the evolution of technologies behind IT infrastructures.

COMPUTEX TAIPEI, the annual tech extravaganza, will open its doors again from June 3 to 7 2014 at TWTC NANGANG Exhibition Hall in Taipei. Injecting new life into its product lineup, tech leader MSI will showcase a bunch of new laptops, AIO PCs, motherboards, graphics cards and servers at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2014. COMPUTEX 2014 d&i award and Best Choice Award winner, MSI Z97 XPOWER AC motherboard will be displayed for the five show days at the COMPUTEX d&i awards pavilion. Another surprise for users, MSI is also giving its website a 2014 facelift to assure optimal quality for web user experience.COMPUTEX TAIPEI is Asia's largest high-tech fest that attracts numerous global buyers every year. This year, the 34 COMPUTEX TAIPEI's hall floor will be home to over 1,700 exhibitors and 5,000 booths showcasing the latest innovations, technologies and equipment. World-renowned vendor of gaming products, MSI has on display its highly-acclaimed GAMING laptops fueled by Intel 4 Generation quad-core processors, the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 800M family discrete graphics and professional SteelSeries gaming keyboards. High performance and portability in one pack, the MSI GS70 Stealth and GS60 Ghost series laptops are indeed something to behold. Also on the list are MSI Nightblade Z97 GAMING barebone, AG220, AG240 and AG270 AIO GAMING series. The Nightblade Z97 employs the latest MSI Z97 GAMING motherboard, bundling all the powerful gaming technologies on gamers' wish lists. The AG220, AG240 and AG270 are Full HD All-in-One PCs that feature MSI's industry-leading Anti-Flicker and Less Blue Light technologies, Intel 4 Generation quad-core processors, NVIDIA's latest GeForce GTX 860M/870M/880M gamer-grade discrete graphics and Killer Game Networking accelerator card favored by pro-gamers. In terms of motherboards, MSI introduces all-new Intel Z97/H97 GAMING, Overclocking and Classic motherboards for gamers, overclockers, PC enthusiasts and professionals, taking custom built motherboards to the next level. Equally eye-catching are MSI LIGHTNING, GAMING and Classic series graphics cards that highlight an arsenal of powerful and user-specific features to meet different needs.Apart from the brick-and-mortar show booth, MSI also launches its brand-new official website. With color differentiation of product categories, targeting the right product on MSI website could never be easier! Plus, a new twist on traditional website layouts, the boundless design is definitely a wow factor that creates a stressless vibe for web browsing. Come visit MSI on-site or online for a high-tech experience like no other!NotebookMSI Gaming Laptops Line Up at COMPUTEX 2014MSI gaming laptops now deliver brand-new models with the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 800M family discrete graphics, Intel 4 Generation quad-core processors and 15.6-inch to 17-inch displays. These gaming laptops meet gamers' need for machines that are both lean and mean.Widely acclaimed by mainstream media around the globe, MSI GX60 and GX70 Destroyer pack the latest generation of AMD R9 M290X extreme mobile graphics card to offer users superior video resolution and a smoother game while integrating the latest Mantle and True Audio technology to boost gaming performance.MSI gaming laptops also come with professional SteelSeries gaming keyboards, Killer Game Networking, new authentic Sound by Dynaudio speaker system and MSI's proprietary Audio Boost technology. Light and powerful, these laptops will give users that extra edge they need to be victorious in gaming competitions.Photo: CompanyMeet the New GS series - the GS60 Ghost Killer, Weapon of StealthWhile designing the GS series laptops, MSI engineers refine every material and component to maximize the system performance and stay true to portability. MSI GS70 Stealth and GS60 Ghost series feature Intel 4 Generation Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M graphics, SteelSeries gaming keyboards, Killer Game Networking, Sound by Dynaudio speaker system and Matrix Display technology. Measuring just 19.9mm thick and weighing 1.9kg, the GS60 Ghost is the world's thinnest and lightest 15.6" gaming notebook.Photo: CompanyAll-in-One PCNightbladeMSI, leading manufacturer of gaming hardware, introduces its popular Nightblade Z97 mini-ITX gaming barebone. As the name suggests, the Nightblade Z97 implements the latest MSI Z97 GAMING motherboard. This means that the Nightblade Z97 comes with Audio Boost 2, providing the latest technology in high-quality audio for gamers. Next to that, the front I/O panel of the MSI Nightblade Z97 has plenty of options to connect a gaming headset, a mouse and a keyboard, while featuring MSI's easy overclocking button OC Genie as well. Despite its mini-ITX form factor, the Nightblade Z97 delivers a powerful gaming performance and thanks to its compact size, brushed aluminum finish on the front and awesomely presented Dragon on the side of the case, gamers won't have to hide their PC beneath their desk anymore. A useful handle situated at the bottom-front of the Nightblade's mini-ITX case can be used to pick up and carry this lightweight gaming beast around from one gaming event to the next.Photo: CompanyAIO GAMING SeriesMSI, a prominent developer in the gaming industry, is once again leading the way by releasing the new AG220, AG240 and AG270 as the successors to its AG2712A that won the CES Innovation Award this year.The AG220, AG240 and AG270 are Full HD All-in-One PCs that support MSI's industry-leading Anti-Flicker and Less Blue Light technologies.Powered by Intel 4 Generation quad-core processors, the AG220, AG240 and AG270 feature NVIDIA's latest GeForce GTX 860M/870M/880M gamer-grade discrete graphics cards and Killer Game Networking accelerator card favored by pro-gamers.In order to provide gamers with the ultimate audio experience, MSI has spared no resources to invest heavily in utilizing high-quality original Yamaha 5W + 5W Speakers & Amplifier within the AG270's limited interior space. Each speaker features a built-in full-range monomer and an independent subwoofer monomer to form a 2-way speaker system.Be it experiencing explosions in action games or pure music rhythms, gamers will be amazed by the audio quality of the AG270 built-in Yamaha Speakers & Amplifier.Photo: CompanyMotherboardDominate, Conquer, DestroyWith 10 new models available in Mini-ITX, microATX and ATX size, the new Z97 GAMING motherboards from MSI are decorated with luscious new heat-sinks that highlight an arsenal of new features found on the boards. With the focus on Speed, Sound and Stability, MSI GAMING motherboards provide every essential component of a true gaming system. For the best sound MSI delivers Xtreme Audio DAC, Audio Boost 2 powered by Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2 and USB Audio Power. For speed each GAMING motherboard features onboard M.2, SATA Express and Killer LAN. Guard-Pro and Military Class 4 provide all the stability users need through carefully selected and thoroughly tested components and materials. MSI's new Z97 GAMING motherboards powered by Intel 4 Generation Core processors are a true display of gaming power.Photo: CompanyBreaking World RecordsWith a look and feel that stand out in the market, the striking design of the new Z97 MPOWER, Z97 MPOWER MAX AC and Z97 XPOWER AC is highlighted by robust heat sinks, of which the VRM heat sinks on the Z97 MPOWER MAX AC and Z97 XPOWER AC are prepared for water cooling. But design comes second as each model has an amazing set of features, catering to power users that just want to get the most speed out of their 24/7 system or professional extreme overclockers as both can find features that help them get the best performance out of their systems. The MSI Z97 XPOWER AC and Z97 MPOWER MAX AC motherboards already broke the 7GHz mark hitting an astonishing 7100.89 MHz! On top of that the MSI Z97 XPOWER AC motherboard received this year's COMPUTEX 2014 d&i award and Best Choice Award. MSI is changing the overclocking game.Photo: CompanyStable and Highly Efficient, Packed with FeaturesWith 16 new models available in Mini-ITX, microATX and ATX sizes, the new MSI Z97 Classic motherboards present an arsenal of new features and improvements as well as technical ingenuity. The Z97 Classic motherboards offer reliable and fast Gigabit LAN from Intel and official NVIDIA SLI support for enthusiasts looking to pair up multiple graphics cards. Onboard M.2 and SATA Express provides the fastest storage performance through unprecedented transfer speeds up to 10 Gb/s with flexible solutions for using preferred devices. Guard-Pro and Military Class 4 provide all the stability users need through carefully selected and thoroughly tested components and materials.Photo: CompanyGraphics CardMSI LIGHTNING - Built to Be PerfectOn display at MSI's booth are the GTX 780 LIGHTNING, GTX 780 Ti LIGHTNING and the R9 290X LIGHTNING. The R9 290X LIGHTNING will be displayed in an amazingly powerful setup, a 4-way CrossFire setup liquid cooled with the EK WaterBlocks' custom full cover blocks. An MSI Big Bang-XPOWER II motherboard is the base for this record breaking setup where professional extreme overclockers will demonstrate the true potential of MSI's OC series.Photo: CompanyTrue GAMING with MSIMSI kicked off the gaming trend in 2013 and, unprecedented in the industry, has expanded it across platforms and form factors. The unique design and overall gaming concept in this series are highlighted by the fact that the GTX 780 Ti GAMING 3G and the GTX 760 GAMING ITX were finalists for the COMPUTEX 2014 Best Choice Award and the N780 LIGHTNING and N760 HAWK are winners of 22 Taiwan Excellence Awards. Dedicated to improving the options and choices for gamers, the new GTX 780 GAMING 6G is another fine example of the strength of MSI's GAMING lineup where choices exist for gamers whether they game on 1080p or 4K resolutions.Photo: CompanyClassic StabilityThe trusted MSI Classic series graphics cards are serving as the base of millions of systems worldwide with their performance and stability as leading factors. Thanks to the use of large fans and Military Class components, MSI graphics cards stay cooler, live longer and have become the best choice for harsh environments like gaming bars and internet cafés where PCs have to perform beyond expectations 24 hours a day.Photo: CompanyServerMSI will present its complete Server and Network Security product lines resonating with its 'No Big Data without Big Security' slogan. MSI is specialized in the various demands of its customers. Server wise, MSI provides the entry level Denlow platform and on the high-end side the Romley-EP platform. In terms of Network Security solutions, MSI offers Rangeley as the economic solution and Romley-EP as the high-end solution. With its cutting-edge technology and thorough solutions, MSI will be your best one-stop buy provider.Photo: CompanyPhoto: CompanyMSI COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2014 Online Exhibitionhttp://event.msi.com/computex/COMPUTEX InfoDate: Tue. June 3 - Sat. June 7, 2014Venue: 4 Floor, Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition HallBooth No: L0618About MSISince its founding in 1986, MSI has been motivated by customer satisfaction. With its leading R&D staff, an annual production capability has reached a record high of tens of millions in motherboards and graphics cards and has accumulated sales in over 120 countries. Also adding to the lineup are notebook PCs, All-in-One PCs, servers, IPCs, robotic appliances and vehicle electronics that further demonstrate MSI's strengths and endeavors in consumer and commercial markets. With the brand slogan of "Innovation with Style," MSI spares no effort in the pursuit of excellent quality, user-friendly design and exquisite fashion products. MSI's core values "Innovation" and "Style" have made it the leading brand beyond customer expectations.

Along with surging demand in cloud computing, each workload in cloud computing structure became clear and differentiates. AIC leads the industry to introduce 12G ultra transmission SASIII SSD J2024-01 JBOD during Computex 2014 as an indispensable force.The new generation 12G JBOD, combined with redundancy, is ideal for a variety of datacenter environment. It is also a plus for SMB internal backup and storage. SAS port related products are designed mainly for enterprises users, mostly are SAS 6Gbps in current market. With the improvement of server performance, workload of accessing and storing data becomes more onerous. Therefore, the market has more expectation for data accessing and storing, which has been considered for performance bottleneck. AIC J2024-01, the full interpretation of a new generation SASIII 12G, is with superior transmission performance to highly improve the overall IT efficiency.AIC has been devoted to storage products for a long time. The new J2024-01 redundant JBOD is with dual controller and Seagate SASIII 12G SSD. With the latest 12G SASIII interface, it provides highest I/O transmission speed to reduce waiting times while loading huge data. J2024-01 is the best storage JBOD to easily and immediately solve hardware problems, and with build-in BMC, it can be remote-monitored for operation status.This year, AIC leads the industry to introduce high performance SASIII 12G JBOD. AIC's excellent performance is a typical representative of cloud business. Continuing providing the best product line to be the most-widely used products in cloud infrastructure, AIC provides more flexible, secure, and cost-effective IT resource management in the industry.J2024-01 Features:24 x 12G SAS/SATA HDD bays Hot-swap 500W 12V high-efficiency redundant power supplyDual controllerShort-depthHot-swap fansThe most up-to-date 12G Redundancy JBOD

Clientron Corp., a world-leading manufacturer of thin client and embedded systems, has expanded its exhibition size at Computex Taipei this year for the extension of medical products - patient infotainment systems, as well as for the complete breadth of its latest product lines including zero/thin client solutions for cloud computing and POS solutions for the retail and hospitality markets.Echoing the ICT market trend to connect the intelligent world, Clientron is showcasing its entire thin/zero client product lines including zero client PCoIP (PC-over-IP) solutions; as well as providing various choices with ARM-based and X86-based platform from entry to high-end level. Furthermore, Clientron not only is highlighting zero client solutions with lower power consumption and total cost of ownership (TCO) for digital signage application, but also has unveiled the new thin clients with quad-core Intel and AMD system-on-chip (SoC) CPU, DDR3L memory and rich expansion options with the benefits of green technology, innovative design and reliable quality.For hospitality and retail solutions, Clientron is showcasing its leading POS innovations and abundant product portfolio including all-in-one POS terminal Evo770 with 17-inch touch display, bezel-free flat panel and aluminum housing design; and the new all-in-one 15-inch POS Terminal - Mia550 features IP64 water & dust-proof with innovative and cost-efficient construction design for the most demanding applications in the retail and hospitality industry. There are also new products of PT6000 series: including PT6100, which is designed with the next generation Intel Celeron J1900 SoC quad-core 2.0GHz processor, as well as the powerful POS Terminal PT6500, which is based on the new Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz processor.In addition, Clientron has expanded its product lines to the medical sector – the "BT185" patient infotainment system is a design to be used by patients and clinicians for communication, entertainment and accessing medical data near the patient's bedside. Powered by the next generation Intel Celeron J1900 SoC quad-core processor, the Clientron BT185 supports 18.5-inch display with anti-microbial bezel material, fanless design and rich peripherals. Clientron's BT185 model can be applied in hospital, treatment centers and also laboratories.For further details of Clientron's products, please visit Clientron at TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall, Booth L0804, Computex Taipei 2014.More product information can be found at Clientron's web site: http://www.clientron.com/Media Contact:Joan ChuangClientron Corp.Joan_chuang@clientron.comTel: 886-2-26987068http://www.clientron.com/Clientron exhibits its new products at Computex Taipei 2014

Vecow, a front-runner in the application fields of embedded system, image processing, and intelligent automation, has introduced the latest fanless embedded system series, MCS-7000, SPC-2000, and RCS-2000. These three unique series are designed for machine vision, intelligent automation, intelligent manufacture system, and process control applications. All series and the latest innovation embedded systems will be shown at M1328 upper level at TWTC Nangang Exhibition Center at Computex Taipei 2014.MCS-7000 with M12 connectorsMCS-7000 series supports 3rd Gen Intel Quad-Core series processor (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz), DDR3L and DDR3 maximum dual channel 16GB ram, 3 independent display (DP, DVI-D, and VGA), isolated DIO, M12 power input, four M12 COM, two M12 USB 3.0, four M12 GbE, two 2.5-inch SATA 6Gp/s HDD/SSD trays, and 2 miniPCI-express, plus with overvoltage protection which making MCS-7000 series stands out from others in machine vision and GigE imaging, intelligent automation, surveillance and security, and most of embedded applications.Ultra compact SPC-2000With a 3.5-inch form factor, SPC-2000 series is based on Intel Quad-Core Atom E3845 (formerly codenamed Bay Trail) processor family (1.91GHz) and DDR3L single channel 8GB ram, one DVI-V, four RS-232/422/485, isolated DIO, two GbE LANs, one 2.5-inch SATA 3Gp/s SSD/HDD tray, four USB 3.0 ports, and 2 miniPCIe. SPC-2000 series is in fanless mini form factor and capable of operating under wide temperatures from -25 degrees C to +70 degrees C for harsh environments. Design with four COM to satisfy various applications' control and connection requirements, SPC-2000 series still keep fanless and wide operation temperature plus with EN50155 standard and cable-less arrangement for industrial harsh environment. SPC-2000 series is ideal for information display in space-consuming and harsh environment, automation networking communication, IoT (Internet of Things), In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems, and M2M (Machine to Machine) applications.Expandable RCS-2000 for wide-range applicationsRCS-2000 series supports Intel Quad-Core Atom E3845 processor, one DDR3L 8GB ram, one PCI and one PCIe x1 slots (RCS-2211) or two PCI slots (RCS-2202), isolated DIO, dual display (DVI-D, VGA), two GbE LANs, CFast, two 2.5-inch SATA 6Gp/s SSD | HDD trays, six COM ports, four USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, and two miniPCIe, plus with watchdog timer and on-borad GPS module. RCS-2000 series is smart fanless embedded system for machine Vision, outdoor imaging, 3-D imaging, ITS (Intelligent Traffic Solutions), quality control, and medical imaging applications.About VecowVecow has been devoted to designing and developing high quality products with innovative technology since it was founded. Our application fields of factory/machine automation, high-speed data acquisition, DIO, digital signage, medical and home automation and environment surveillance are credited to Vecow high-efficient design services.Media Contact: info@vecow.comVecow will demonstrate fanless embedded system series MCS-7000, SPC-2000, RCS-2000 at Computex Taipei 2014.

2014 COMPUTEX Taipei, i.e., Taipei International Information Technology Show, Asia's largest and the world's second largest B2B professional computer expo, will take place in Taipei World Trade Center from June 3rd to 7th. HABOOK Group will display TEAM Model Smarter Classroom 2.0 in the Smart Tech & Applications Area this year. Next-generation Smarter classroom is going to open up new horizons and demonstrate strength of educational expertise and technological development. The innovative intelligence of smarter classroom will be seen.TEAM Model Smarter Classroom seamlessly bridges teaching activities before class, in class, and after class. It satisfies all demands from teachers and students for teaching, assessing, diagnosing, and remediation. Following TEAM Model Smarter Classroom, this time HABOOK exhibits brand-new TEAM Model Smarter Classroom 2.0, which supplies strong support to back up teaching process with cloud services, integrate all teaching resources, and observe learning and thinking process of students. Take the Flipped Classroom Module of IES Platform as an example. A teacher is able to provide learning materials before class for students to accomplish self-learning, and then grasp learning progress of students in class instantaneously. After class, through diagnostic report, the teacher can focus on individual students and guide them with different methods. Students can also remedy their learning weakness through ezStation-Lecture Capture System. It not only solves the problem that the teacher has difficulty controlling learning situation of student in the flipped classroom, but also embodies the spirit of flipped classroom.Tablet PCs and smartphones have become a part of life. It has also become an important task for educators to know how to make the best use of technology during teaching and learning process. "One-to-one digital learning has become a prominent subject of educational technology. With the aid of assistive technology, we will realize the concept of modern education of 'being student-centered'," said Michael Wu, the CEO of HABOOK Group. In the recent years, the products of HABOOK have made great achievements in various aspects. For instance, Haboard Interactive Whiteboard and HiTeach Interactive Teaching Software won the recognition of Taiwan Excellence Awards. This year, HABOOK has won the 22nd Taiwan Excellence Awards again with HiLearning Student-Tablet Learning System, and became the only winning educational software developer in the 22nd Awards. As a consecutive winner every year, HABOOK exhibits powerful strength of development in both soft power and hard power.This year HABOOK will be in Booth G0446 in Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 3 to demonstrate latest applications of educational technology. Do not miss HABOOK booth to experience the charm of TEAM Model Smarter Classroom 2.0 for its innovative application of education technology and integration of cloud technology.For more info, please visit HABOOK website: http://www.habook.com.tw/