NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the appointment of Li Zheng as Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, Greater China and Country Manager for China. Zheng, who will be based in Shanghai, will replace Mike Yeh, who is retiring from the company after an impressive 30-year career in semiconductors industry.Prior to taking up this position, Zheng held the position of SVP, worldwide marketing for SMIC Corp. Here, he was responsible for the product line roadmap, technology readiness management, technology promotion and joint development programs with major customers. Zheng has held a series of high profile management positions including Chairman & CEO of Renesas Electronics China and Hong Kong, and Senior Vice President of NEC Electronics China and Hong Kong region.NXP is committed to building on its industry leading position in China, with 8,000 of the company's employees currently based in the region. NXP designs and creates solutions that enable secure connections for a smarter world; a vision which supports China's latest five-year plan.NXP is already the largest supplier of automotive semiconductors in China. Growth in this sector is expected to further accelerate the development of connected cars solutions, from smart mobility to enabling energy efficiency, safer traffic and air pollution reduction.NXP is also the market leader for other lines of business in China including, banking, mobile transactions, AFC, NFC and infrastructure. Meeting the increasing demands of the Chinese mobile device market, NXP provides mobile and cloud connected devices and system protection semiconductors to the major Chinese mobile brands. In addition, NXP's leading technologies are enabling secure connections and solutions for smart cities. Innovations in energy efficiency, smart lighting, smart buildings, and smart mobility are supporting customers in China for future development in the era of the Internet of Things."Li brings to the role in-depth knowledge of the specific demands of the China market", said Rick Clemmer, president and CEO, NXP Semiconductors. "His long tenure in the semiconductor and electronics industries will provide us with valuable experience and underscores our commitment to this important region. We are pleased to welcome Li to the team.""Li replaces Mike Yeh, who is retiring from this position", Clemmer continued. "I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Mike for his contribution to NXP. Mike's dedication to build our success in Greater China, and his admirable leadership has been crucial in helping driving our leading position in the region."

The leading OGS touch panel manufacturer Fortrend's new 23.1-inch large-size touch panel has obtained the European CE approval, becoming the first globally to have obtained such an approval and setting up a new benchmark for larger-size touch panels. And this will be a standard in all the models in production.Nowadays electrical and electronic device are flooding our daily life. We all have experienced annoying noises talking on our mobile phone when coming close to PCs or driving. Those noises result from electromagnetic wave interference between devices. That is the reason why we have to turn off all our electronic devices when we are flying on a plane to avoid the danger of interfering with the flight control equipment. Besides, high frequency electromagnetic waves are also a hazard to our health. Not only the central neuron system but also the autoimmune system may be harmed, as well as our cardiovascular system and leukocytes. Medical scholars have noted that low intensity microwave will accelerate the aging of the eye lens, shrink the angle of vision, and cause visual issues.The projective capacitive touch panel must fulfill the 14 test programs to obtain CE approval:EMI test portion:*Conduction*Radiation*Harmonic*Voltage Fluctuation & Flicker*Disturbance Power*ClickThe EMS test portion:*ESD*RS*EFT*Surge*CS *PMF*Dip*Harmonics and Inter harmonicsThe Interference endurance test puts the device into a high electrical frequency environment, and the conducting endurance test directly puts 150K - 80M Hz noise into the power source. The tested device must not have malfunction in performance. Those products that pass the above strictly test are more stable and reliable. An OGS touch panel is a flat and thin device, and it is a big challenge to produce such an OGS touch panel sized 20-inch and larger - a challenge that ordinary small scale manufacturers will find it hard to overcome.Take a close look at the products that Fortrend produces, and you will notice in them all the global trends: environmental protection, healthier life, and convenience for daily life. Fortrend's management team is egaer to play an even bigger role in the industries, and look forward to seeing more of its products integrated in 1st-tier vendors' products worldwide.

Swiss-based u blox, a global leader in cellular and positioning modules and integrated circuits, introduces the CAM-M8Q GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/QZSS antenna module. The module integrates a u-blox M8 satellite receiver IC plus SAW filter, LNA, TCXO, RTC, passives and a pre-tuned GNSS chip antenna in a tiny 9.6 x 14.0 x 1.95 mm package. Just add power for instant stand-alone global positioning! Combining low power consumption with high-sensitivity, high jamming immunity and concurrent GNSS operation (GPS/GLONASS, GPS/BeiDou, or GLONASS/BeiDou) the surface-mount CAM-M8Q is truly a drop-in solution for reliable and accurate satellite positioning anywhere in the world. "Our CAM-M8Q is perfect for customers designing highly compact products who want to speed up product development while freeing resources for core activities," explains Thomas Nigg, VP Product Marketing at u-blox, "the CAM-M8Q is a pre-tuned, performance and cost optimized module providing satellite positioning on an extremely small footprint. It is literally an 'instant' positioning solution." CAM-M8Q is ideal for a wide range of applications such as personal locators, handheld navigators, wearable electronics as well as vehicle telematics systems used for emergency call, anti-theft, insurance and road pricing. Consistent omnidirectional antenna performance insures excellent performance regardless of module orientation. CAM-M8Q also has a feature whereby the internal chip antenna can be used as a backup antenna if the design makes use of an external antenna. This is an important feature for applications where there is a risk that the primary external antenna may malfunction or suffer damage, for example in vehicle tracking systems where damage to the external antenna is possible. The CAM-M8Q module uses the latest u-blox M8 GNSS receiver chip qualified according to AEC-Q100 and is manufactured in ISO/TS 16949 certified sites. Qualification tests are performed as stipulated in the ISO16750 standard: "Road vehicles - Environmental conditions and testing for electrical and electronic equipment". The CAM-M8Q is form-factor compatible to predecessor modules UC530 and UC530M, allowing the upgrade of existing designs with minimal effort. Detailed information about the CAM-M8Q and evaluation kit EVK-M8CAM can be found on the u-blox website: http://www.u-blox.com/en/gnss-antenna-modules-global-positioning-made-easy.html. For samples and evaluation information contact the u-blox office nearest you. u-blox' drop-in CAM-M8Q antenna module tracks all GNSS satellites, including two simultaneously

Tatung Company won the 13th Public Construction Golden Quality Award for undertaking the "New Construction of 161kV Gas-insulated Switchgear and Ancillary Equipment Project of the Third Nuclear Power Plant" in 2013. It was the second time that Tatung has received such an honor, demonstrating the company's design and construction capabilities in the industrial electric appliance segment.The Public Construction Golden Quality Award is regarded as the Oscar Award of the construction industry in Taiwan since the assessment covers a number of critical factors, including project characteristics, ability to follow the schedules, construction quality, and industrial safety measures. The criteria are stringent and the number of contenders is large, attesting to the significance of winning the award.P.B. Feng, Tatung's domestic marketing director of the Industrial Appliance Business Unit of the Power Business Group, indicated that the latest award-winning project was a much more difficult one compared to the "Shewan Primary Distribution Substation Turnkey Project," for which Tatung won its first Golden Quality Award. The difficulties stemmed from the fact that the old Third Nuclear Power Plant's existing 161kV single-way switchgear had been using outdated high voltage switches. Tatung succeeded in connecting the new gas insulated buses (GIBs) from Tatung to the old ones originally from Japan - the first success for such work in Taiwan. Tatung also added a discharge monitoring system to help maintenance personnel implement pre-warning measures. The 161kV project received the award for its innovative design, challenges, and comprehensiveness.In the history of Taiwan's electric appliance industry, Tatung has set a number of records, including the launch of Taiwan's first 345kV oil-immersed transformers in 1984 and the introduction of cutting-edge technologies for manufacturing 161kV-class SF6 gas-insulated and amorphous transformers. For the past 50 years, Tatung has been the leader in the electric appliance industry in terms of technology development and has contributed significantly to the establishment of Taiwan's power supply infrastructure.Thirty years on, the 345kV transformer still remains the highest-voltage transformer in use in Taiwan. The main reason is that the distance from north to south in Taiwan is not too long, and therefore it is not cost-efficient to reduce electricity loss by ramping up the voltage, as the cost of installing higher voltage transformers is steep.It has been more than 50 years since Tatung's Industrial Appliance Business Unit was established in 1961, and it will continue to strive to develop smart industrial appliances with optimal safety and energy-saving standards as it looks forward to the next 50 years. The company aims to achieve breakthroughs in energy-saving technologies without having to ramp up voltages.Feng noted that while it is not easy to reduce electric losses by raising voltages during transmission, energy-saving efforts have to focus on power distribution. Many distribution transformers installed in factories, buildings and public places have a common problem: energy loss is high during conversion. Replacing those high power consumption outdated transformers with new models featuring high energy conversion efficiency will save considerable amount of power. For this reason, Tatung has been dedicated to promoting the use of amorphous transformers for years.Amorphous transformers reduce iron loss by 80%A transformer, whose most essential components are the coils and iron core, allows an electric current to pass through the primary coil and create an magnetic energy through the core, which will then be converted into electric energy through a secondary coil. During the process there are two kinds of power loss, one being "copper loss" that occurs when electrical currents travel through coils of the transformer, and the other being "iron loss" that occurs during the inductive magnetic flux pass through the core.Iron loss occurs regardless of the amount of electricity is used, or whether electricity is being used at all. But a transformer with an amorphous core is superior in reducing iron loss, with losses only at about 20% of those wasted in transformers using silicon steel cores. For example, using an amorphous core to replace the traditional silicon steel core in a 2,000kVA transformer can reduce the amount of iron loss by almost 80% from 4.85kW to 1.05kW, Feng pointed out. The energy savings could reach more than 30,000kW a year, which is a remarkable performance.Having obtained the key patented technologies for producing amorphous transformers, Tatung is able to roll out "three-leg" transformers that save more space and offer better magnetic force balance compared with traditional "five-leg" models. Taking the 2,000kVA transformer for example, Tatung is able to reduce the noise level to 58-59dB compared to an average of 62-65dB of comparable devices manufactured by other vendors.Smart partial discharge diagnose to avoid major accidentsThe adoption of the in-house developed Tatung Smart Partial Discharge Analyzer, the TSPDA, is also instrumental in Tatung becoming a provider of smart and safe industrial appliances. It is believed that the malfunction of a transformer may result from deterioration of its insulation materials, loosened parts or insufficient electrode distance, which may lead to abnormal discharges, causing the insulating oil to burn and explode. Previously, there were no effective ways of detecting signs of abnormal discharge that may result in oil burning and explosion, and therefore, all could be done was to examine the insulating oil regularly.Tatung's TSPDA is able to detect a slight discharges through high RF (radio frequency) and AE (acoustic emission) sensors and also to perform filtering function to eliminate external interferences.More amazingly, the TSPDA also can position the discharge points precisely for a three-dimensional space, which will allow maintenance personnel to take preventive measures as well as to carry out maintenance procedures to prevent major mishaps from happening.P.B. Feng, Tatung domestic marketing director of Industrial Appliance Business Unit of Power Business Group

Nvidia has opened the door to the development of a new generation of applications that employ computer vision, image processing and real-time data processing - with the launch of a developer platform based on a mobile supercomputer for embedded systems.The Nvidia Jetson TK1 Developer Kit provides developers with the tools to create systems and applications that can enable robots to navigate, physicians to perform mobile ultrasound scans, drones to avoid moving objects and cars to detect pedestrians.The Jetson TK1 Developer Kit includes a full C/C++ toolkit based on Nvidia CUDA architecture, making it much easier to program than the FPGA, custom ASIC and DSP processors that are commonly used in current embedded systems.At the heart of the Jetson TK1 Developer Kit is the Tegra K1 mobile processor, Nvidia's 192-core chip built on the Nvidia Kepler architecture.The Jetson TK1 Developer Kit comes with the full support of the CUDA 6.0 developer tool suite, including debuggers and profilers to develop massively parallel applications. CUDA 6 also brings to the ARM platform Nvidia's accelerated libraries for FFTs, linear algebra, sparse matrix, plus image and video processing.Jetson TK1 is the first developer platform for the Tegra K1, which was unveiled in January at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It includes 2GB memory and input/output connectors for USB 3.0, HDMI 1.4, Gigabit Ethernet, audio, SATA, miniPCIe and an SD card slot.It comes with a board support package and software stack, including OpenGL 4.4, as well as CUDA and the VisionWorks toolkit. It also includes a complete suite of development and profiling tools, out-of-the-box support for cameras and other peripherals, and Nvidia's partner support networking including Avionic Design, GE Intelligent Platforms, ICD, SECO and Toshiba DME.Nvidia Jetson TK1 Developer KitPhoto: Company

Specifically designed for easy DVR upgrade, iCatch's (ISC West Booth #40126) newly introduced Universal DVR family is ideal for those situations where you need to deploy both analog and HD-SDI CCTV surveillance cameras simultaneously.iCatch's budget-friendly Universal DVR family, namely RHE-425U (4 channels), RHE-825U (8 channels) and RHE-1625U (16 channels), is able to accommodate digital HD signals (1080P, 720P) and analog signals (960H, D1) in one single DVR, which provides great flexibility for upgrade. With existing coaxial cable infrastructure, the user is able to change some of the analog cameras with HD-SDI ones, or simply add new HD-SDI cameras at crucial points to fulfill surveillance capabilities with ease.On top of Universal DVRs, iCatch will also exhibit innovative long-distance transmission solutions, such as ccHDtv and Optical Fiber, as well as popular Intelligent Network IVR surveillance solutions, at ISC West 2014. For more information, please check http://www.icatchinc.com/ or visit ISC West Booth #40126.iCatch's (ISC West Booth #40126) budget-friendly Universal DVR, 16-Channel RHE-1625U

Swiss-based u-blox, a global leader in cellular and positioning modules and integrated circuits, introduces its popular NEO, MAX and LEA GNSS modules in u-blox' next-generation, multi-constellation positioning platform u-blox M8.The new module series satisfy a wide range of requirements by providing a scalable range of features including antenna management, integrated filters, data logging, crystal or TXCO, and rich set of interfaces. They can acquire and track all visible GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS and SBAS satellites and can track any two GNSS systems simultaneously for increased reliability, accuracy and faster acquisition time."Our advanced u-blox M8 modules are the result of u-blox' in-house GNSS chip design expertise and end-to-end ownership of the entire IC and module manufacturing processes. This gives us full control over features, quality and production allowing us to react quickly to customer requirements," said Thomas Seiler, u-blox CEO, "Being independent of third party GNSS chip suppliers means we offer our customers exactly the right feature set, chip and module options, smooth upgrade path and a clearly defined product roadmap extending years into the future."u-blox' online Assisted-GNSS service, AssistNow, has also been radically improved to support an unbeatable level of global positioning performance. The free service is available in online and offline versions and supports both assisted GPS and GLONASS.The NEO-M8, MAX-M8 and LEA-M8 modules provide cutting edge positioning performance and -167 dBm tracking sensitivity for a wide range of applications including vehicle and asset tracking, eCall / ERA-GLONASS emergency call systems, vehicle telematics for insurance, road pricing and anti-theft devices, navigation, security, and point-of-sales terminals.u-blox continues to offer u-blox 7 based modules NEO, MAX and LEA-7 which remain optimal for low-power, cost-efficient, single-GNSS designs. The new u-blox M8 modules maintain hardware and software compatibility with u-blox 7 modules to allow easy upgrade or product variants utilizing the same PCB layout.u-blox' capability of delivering u-blox 7 and u-blox M8 GNSS technologies in both module and integrated circuit form-factors provides maximum design flexibility and protects customers' development investments over successive product generations.First samples and evaluation kits for u-blox M8 modules are available for customer evaluation.To evaluate the performance of the u-blox M8 multi-GNSS platform, contact the u-blox office nearest you: http://www.u-blox.com/en/contact-us/sales-channels-distributors-network.htmlu-blox UBX-M8030

The growing popularity of the industrial PC industry in recent years has attracted many Taiwanese vendors. Unlike the PC industry, which is geared to bulk sales of standard products, the industrial PC industry has focused on small-volume, large-variety orders. Industrial PC players need to accumulate long-term experience before they can provide tailor-made solutions targeting each industry's specific needs. Thanks to the characteristics of the industrial PC market, Vecow is able to stand out amid intense competition with a thorough understanding of industry needs. Focusing on the industrial applications of machine vision, analog and digital analytics surveillance, intelligent automation, and multi-port Ethernet connections, Vecow has developed a wide range of products including Multi-GigE, Optic Fiber on-board, network cards, fanless embedded computing systems, and industrial PCs. "Instead of covering a broad range of business, we decided to focus on enhancing our specialties," said Vecow CEO Eric Yu. With a clear-cut positioning strategy and the ability to provide outstanding solutions centered on fanless industrial PCs, Vecow has formed partnerships with vendors from many industries in the transition towards automation such as big data, vehicle assembly, food processing, logistics, Internet of Things (IOT), and touch screen manufacturing industries. Since fans create major problems in industrial settings, the fanless design will significantly reduce the risk of system downtime. To discard the use of fans for cooling, a breakthrough mechanical design is required. Featuring an extruded aluminum enclosure, Vecow's ECS-7000 series provides rapid heat dissipation. The fanless, wide-temperature ECS-7000 series is equipped with a third generation Intel Core processor (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz), dual channel DDR3L, and five-display support (2 DP, DVI-D, VGA, and LVDS). In addition, the series supports up to 10 Gigabit modules, CFast, two 2.5-inch SATA 3 HDD or SSDs, four COM ports, four USB3.0 ports, JST connectors, and two miniPCI-express. The specifications not only meet customers' existing demand but also provide room for future expansions. Vecow's ECS-7000 series have been widely applied to big data, IOT, machine vision, intelligent automation, security surveillance, and various embedded systems. It is worthy of note that the ECS-7000 series offers a wide operating temperature range from -25 degrees C to 70 degrees C, and thus is able to work in harsh environments. "We are more than a hardware vendor," said Yu. "With professional experience in I/O, electronics, mechanical parts, and software support, we are able to provide comprehensive and profound services for our customers, thereby shortening system integrators' development time dramatically." The experience, according to Yu, is Vecow's key to winning customers. Vecow will continue to increase the proportion of its customized services. At this moment, sales of standardized products and customized services account for 60% and 40% of Vecow's business respectively. To bring Vecow's solutions to more customers around the world, the company will take part in two international exhibitions to be held respectively on the east and west coasts of the United States in April. One is ISC West 2014 in Las Vegas from April 2 to 4 (Booth 16141) and the other is Vision Show 2014 in Boston from April 15 to 17 (Booth 509). You are more than welcome to visit us at the events. Vecow CEO Eric Yu with the company's ECS-7000 series embedded system boasting a wide temperature range and fanless design.

Swiss u-blox, a leading provider of wireless and positioning integrated circuits and modules, introduces the TOBY-L2 and MPCI-L2 modem series, the company's new line of ultra-compact LTE modules with UMTS/HSPA+ and GSM/EDGE, GPRS fallback. Supporting LTE category 4 speeds up to 150 Mbit/s down and 50 Mbit/s up, they are ideally suited for vehicle infotainment systems, tablets, notebooks, set top boxes, ruggedized mobile terminals, as well as high-speed M2M applications such as digital signage, mobile health, remote security and video systems where backwards compatibility with 3G and 2G networks is desired.The TOBY-L2 module in a 152-pin LGA package supports data and Voice-over-LTE with circuit-switched fallback, as well as in-band modem for emergency call services (e.g. eCall). The MPCI-L2 (PCI Express card) supports data-only. Both modules integrate dual IPv4 and IPv6 stacks. Versions for Europe, Asia and the Americas are available."Our TOBY-L2 and MPCI-L2 LTE modules broaden u-blox' 4G portfolio to meet most customer requirements for embedded connectivity," said Thomas Seiler, u-blox CEO, "Together with our TOBY-L1 LTE-only modules, u-blox provides an attractive, cost-effective range of compact LTE solutions with optional 2G/3G fallback that are perfectly suited for consumer, industrial and automotive applications."Four versions are currently available: TOBY-L200 and MPCI-L200 for the Americas (bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 17), and TOBY-L210 and MPCI-210 (PCISIG-compatible) for Europe and Asia (bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20). Versions for China and Japan are planned. The modules provide a rich set of interfaces and operate over -40 to +85 deg. C. All modules are manufactured in ISO/TS 16949 certified production sites.TOBY-L2 maintains u-blox' philosophy of nested design to support footprint compatibility and smooth migration between any of u-blox' 2G (SARA), 3G (LISA) and 4G (TOBY) modules, extremely small packaging, comprehensive support tools and unrivalled u-blox quality.USB drivers for Windows plus RIL software for Android are available free of charge.For more information about TOBY-L2, visit http://www.u-blox.com/ or contact a u-blox sales representative.u-blox' TOBY-L2 and MPCI-L2 4G LTE modules support high-bandwidth automotive, networking and video applications with 2G and 3G fallback

digbil, a pioneer in the cloud-based digital signage market, recently announced its membership in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) as a Standard Technology Partner. APN is a global program offering solution providers technical guidance as well as sales and marketing support to enhance their product offerings on AWS.digbil enables quick service restaurant (QSR) operators to administer digital menu boards and digital signage through an intuitive Web portal. "Operators can schedule and deploy content to a store next door or anywhere around the world from any place with an Internet connection and a Web browser," said digbil VP of Marketing Manuel Edghill.Built from inception to run on AWS's global, secure and reliable architecture, digbil leverages several AWS technologies including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon CloudFront to provide an entirely cloud-based digital signage management platform."AWS enables us to quickly and easily scale our solution from one store to thousands, from one city to around the globe. Our cloud-based solution is a key differentiator for our customers who previously had to rely on expensive, burdensome client-server architectures when selecting a digital signage platform," further explained Edghill.About digbildigbil is a cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) solution for deploying and managing digital signs around the world from a Web browser. With applications across retail, quick service restaurants, and entertainment industries, digbil enables customers to seamlessly scale and administer tens of thousands of digital signs from anywhere with an Internet connection. digbil utilizes cloud technology powered by Amazon Web Services to deliver reliable, secure and scalable digital signage.digbil and the stylized digbil logo are registered servicemarks of American Megatrends, Inc.