U-Reach unveils the all-new "Super Jet SSD Duplicator" launch in October to target Small Business. The onboard multi-thread processor which allows copy speed delivers up to 16GB/min per port. Since each port operates independently, this added performance greatly and prevents copy speed being slowed down by low-speed SSD during operation.Super Jet SSD Duplicator was tested with 40 targets fully populated and the transfer speed is up to 640GB/min. It withstands any test and this is definitely the number one SSD copy machine in the market.The most popular feature of U-Reach duplicator series – Stand Alone Log Report Management: records detail operation of every single SSD. It prohibits unauthorized source duplication, analyzes production yield and reduces human error. It is an indispensable tool for both production and procedure management. Besides, it's a complete standalone system, no computer required to log. Super Jet SSD Duplicator is the only one with this unique function in the market.U-Reach duplicators were already adopted by well-known international manufacturers, and highly recommend every customer has to test before purchasing.

The 2013 Taiwan International Smart Green City Summit, an event from the Taiwan International Smart Green City Expo hosted by Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), will commence on November 1, 2013 at the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC), Room 201. The latest information from this exciting market will be disclosed at the summit and any guests at the Expo with interest in smart city topics are welcome to participate in the forum.Addressing important issues such as the environmental impact brought on by rapid global urbanization, the summit has three special sessions planned: Global Strategy; Smart Innovations, Low Carbon, Green Economy; and Total Solutions. Experts and specialists from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and the US have been invited to discuss how to resolve problems caused by massive urbanization - namely a lack of public facilities, increasing environment pollution and a shortage of parks and green spaces - through the implementation of smart green city solutions, such as smart Internet of Things (IoT), smart energy and smart architecture.To assist more Taiwan enterprises to understand the latest developments in smart green cities, the organizer has specially invited Choose New Jersey's president and CEO Tracye McDaniel to provide an opening keynote to share her experiences into the new look of smart green cities, while several other experts in related fields will share the most up to date global smart green city information.During the Global Strategy session, Andrew Leung, president of the Hong Kong-based Asian Institute of Intelligent Buildings, will share development trends concerning achieving sustainable environments and economies for smart cities; Stanley Yip, ARUP director of planning and development, will speak about the outlook of smart eco-cities in the Greater China region as it concerns city planning and design and economic research of land use; and Damian Tang, president of Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects Kok Fei, will share his thoughts on the creation of smart green cities under the premise of environmental and economic sustainability.During the Smart Innovations, Low Carbon, Green Economy session, Koichi Moto, executive managing officer, director of Mori Building Co., Ltd; and Arding Hsu, senior vice president of Siemens Limited China/head of Siemens Corporate Technology (CT) in China, will share their ideas for sustainable urban management in areas including architecture and smart management.For the Total Solutions session, K.C. Liu, CEO of Advantech Co., Ltd; Allen Liou, manager of Solution Design, IBM Taiwan; and Mei-Chen Lin, vice president of Schneider Electric Taiwan Co., Ltd will share their findings on realizing smart green cities by taking advantage of Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing business opportunities, smart energy and smart architecture.According to figures from international research firm IDC, a green city supporting a population of one million would drive US$600 million worth of information- and communication-related business opportunities, and Nikkei BP Cleantech Institute pointed out that the smart green city market will accumulate JPY1,000 trillion worth of market value by 2030. If Taiwan is able to leverage its 30-years of experience in the ICT industry, combined with its advantages in the research of solar power systems, the country is expected to dominate in the enormous smart green city market and allow Taiwan's IT industry to climb to new heights.To brainstorm ideas for developing more diversified, innovative and market-competitive smart green city solutions, the organizers have also prepared two in-depth panel discussions, the Global Urban Planning Roundtable and Smart City Summit. We humbly invite all guests to join the discussion and together we can participate in the development of smart green cities and begin to realize the potential of new business opportunities in the market.Please visit the activity website for more information:http://www.digitimes.com.tw/seminar/taitra_20131101.htm

Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit announces that effective November 1, 2013, Andreas Liebheit will join the company as a new executive member. Liebheit will be transitioning into the Global Management role of the Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit, replacing Andy London, the current Global Manager, upon his retirement in January 2014.Andreas Liebheit has held leadership positions in the solar industry since 2006. Recently, he led Hanwha SolarOne as their Managing Director and Vice President of their EMEA business sector. Earlier, he was a Business Unit Manager for Solon Energy. His career initiated in the semiconductor industry where he held leadership positions with Siemens and Infineon. Liebheit earned a master's degree in physics from Munich University in 1996.Andy London, Vice President of Heraeus Precious Metals North America Conshohocken LLC, has been with Heraeus for over forty years in a variety of roles in the area of thick film pastes for the electronic industry. In 2009 he assumed the position as Global Manager for the Photovoltaics Business Unit where he led the group to a leadership position as a developer and manufacturer of metallization pastes for solar cells.About the Heraeus Photovoltaics Business UnitThe Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit is an industry leading developer and manufacturer of silver metallization pastes for the photovoltaic industry. For over 40 years, Heraeus has built a reputation of innovation, extensive research and new product development in thick film technologies for some of the most prominent companies within a variety of industries. In the field of photovoltaics, the Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit applies this history and its innovative technology to offer metallization pastes for solar cell applications. The Heraeus SOL Series of silver pastes is specially formulated to provide higher efficiencies and wider processing windows, resulting in better yields and higher output for cell manufacturers.Heraeus, the precious metals and technology group headquartered in Hanau, Germany, is a global, private company with more than 160 years of tradition. Our fields of competence include precious metals, materials and technologies, sensors, biomaterials and medical products, quartz glass, and specialty light sources. In the financial year 2012 Heraeus generated product revenues of EUR4.2 billion and precious metal trading revenues of EUR16 billion. With more than 12,200 employees in over 100 subsidiaries worldwide, Heraeus holds a leading position in its global markets.

In early October, Taiwan External Trade Development Council, TAITRA invited Brazilian mainstream TV channel "Band" and the chief editor Victor Hugo Piiroja of the largest security control magazine "Revista Digital Security" to visit EverFocus production center in Sengkeng, New Taipei City, Taiwan. In addition to magazine interview, this is the first time this year for EverFocus to have a general TV media in EverFocus production center.Thanks to TAITRA, EverFocus's continuing efforts to promote Taiwanese products and brand to the global market have drawn the international media's attention once again. The interview gave EverFocus a great opportunity to show their products and their high quality production environment which they are very proud of to Brazil media.The interview of the "Revista Digital Security" magazine is also a beneficial exchange of market information between Taiwan and Brazil. EverFocus once again confirmed that there is a strong demand of security monitoring products in Latin American countries. The growth rate of surveillance products' demand in Brazil is more than other Latin American regions at an annual growth rate of 10%. Two biggest upcoming sporting events 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil will increase the demand certainly.From 2011 to 2014, the Brazilian government will provide public safety services and security equipment investment of approximately $20 billion. Among them, video surveillance systems, radio communication equipment, access control systems, biometric devices, metal detectors, police protection equipment, fluorescent vests, fire extinguishing equipment will be the major focuses. Therefore, the exchange of the latest marketing information is very favorable.EverFocus is fortunate enough to make it on to the Brazilian television; the report is expected to be broadcasted in November in the prime time of evening news period with an average viewer of 10 million people.Brazilian media visits EverFocus production center

AMD has launched the AMD Radeon R9 290X graphics card, featuring AMD's Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture and Mantle, a latest graphics technology developed by AMD.With Mantle, game developers can harness the GCN-powered architecture found in both PCs and consoles, empowering them to speak the native language of the GPU core and benefit from hardware optimization that unlocks performance and image quality, claimed AMD.The graphics card is also equipped with new AMD TrueAudio technology, which is able to enhance the card's audio output, and supports AMD Eyefinity technology, for image output in multiple displays.The AMD Radeon R9 290X graphics cards are available on October 24, 2013 at a starting price of US$549. AMD Radeon R9 290X graphics card specifications Item Detail Stream process unit 2,816 GPU clock speed Up to 1GHz Memory 4GB GDDR5 Memory clock speed Up to 5Gbps Memory bandwidth 320GB/s maximum Compute power 5.6 TFlops Single Precision API support DirectX 11.2, OpenGL 4.3, Mantel Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, October 2013MSI R9 290X graphics cardPhoto: Company

EverFocus announced product release of their latest 1,2 MP IR & WDR Mini Fixed Dome Network Camera - EDN2160/2260, and 1,2 MP IR & WDR Mini PTz Dome Network Camera - ETN2160/2260.The stylish design and white housing also make it the best choice for boutiques and convenience stores with elaborate interior decoration. A separated slide-in base makes the installation of the camera as ease as 1, 2, 3.EDN2160/2260 are 1,2 MP IR & WDR mini fixed domes delivering image quality up to 30fps at the resolution of 1280 x 800 and 1920 x 1080 accordingly. ETN2160/2260 are 1,2 MP IR & WDR mini PTz dome delivering image quality up to 30ftps at the resolution of 1280 x 800 and 1920 x 1080.Theses palm size cameras' easy installation allows you to build your own security monitor system in your small medium business offices, supermarkets, and retails. EDN2160/2260 support H.264, MEPG-4 and MJPEG video compression format, built-in 19 IR KEDs provides IR range up to 10 meters and the true day/night functionality with automatic IR filter operation is another plus to its features.EDN2160/2260 support mechanical design for adjusting camera angles (Pan: ±100°/Tilt: 20° - 90°) manually while ETN2160/2260 support mechanical design for PTz function (Pan: ±100°/Tilt: 20° - 90°, 4X Digital Zoom), both of them are applicable to a variety of installation environments according to your needs.Built-in micro SDHC card slot for local recording and Power over Ethernet (IEEE802.3af Class 3) features are also provided. Compatible with other network video devices, EDN series interoperate with a wide variety of hardware and software system. It supports live monitoring of video from mobile devices via MobileFocus/ MobileFocus Plus Apps. (iOS and Andriod)EverFocus releases new mini dome IP cameras ETN / EDN Series

Orbotech Ltd., a leading global provider of yield-enhancing and production solutions for printed circuit boards (PCBs) and IC substrates, announced the introduction of Ultra Fusion 600 designed for the high speed inspection of IC substrates down to 5μm."We are working closely with our customers to develop the digital-based tools that enable them to push the boundaries of technology innovation, while reducing cost", said Mr. Richard Klapholz, President of the PCB Division at Orbotech Ltd. "This new model in our Ultra Fusion product line represents the most advanced inspection performance available in the market with the throughput required for mass production of packaging components."Featuring Orbotech's powerful Multi-Image Technology with specially designed capabilities for advanced IC substrates, Ultra Fusion 600 achieves the highest levels of inspection accuracy and operational efficiency for successful production of today's challenging designs. The system utilizes an innovative optical head to accommodate the requirements of semi-additive process (SAP/MSAP) and flip-chip structures. With patented, LED based 3-D illumination, Ultra Fusion 600 ensures full uniformity light coverage over all objects on the surface of the IC substrate, providing greater inspection clarity than possible with conventional 2-D lighting solutions. The system's micro defect detection identifies fine and critical shallow shorts. To overcome the limitations of a standard, off-the-shelf lens, Ultra Fusion 600 utilizes a custom-developed lens which enables variable resolution. Dynamic focus ensures superior image quality on warped panels in high magnification. The system has the full flexibility to inspect all IC Substrates types, from the most advanced FC-BGA to typical CSP applications, and optimizes throughput according to each job's line/space features.Orbotech Ultra Fusion 600

Apple has updated MacBook Pro with Retina display with fourth-generation Intel Core processors, the latest graphics, longer battery life, faster flash storage and next-generation Wi-Fi, priced starting at US$1,299.Apple has also launched the all-new Mac Pro featuring the latest Intel Xeon processors with up to 12 cores, dual workstation-class GPUs, six Thunderbolt 2 ports, PCIe-based flash storage and ECC memory, priced starting US$2,999 and will be available in December.The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display features fourth-generation dual-core Intel Core i5 processors up to 2.6GHz. New integrated Intel Iris graphics deliver up to 90% faster performance than the previous-generation MacBook Pro with Retina display. The 13-inch model can be configured with faster dual-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.8GHz.The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display features Intel quad-core Core i7 processors up to 2.3GHz. The 15-inch model includes Intel Iris Pro graphics or Iris Pro and GeForce GT 750M discrete graphics with 2GB of video memory for performance. The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display can be configured with faster quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.6GHz.The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display delivers up to nine hours of battery life, two hours more than the previous generation, and up to nine hours of iTunes movie playback. The 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display delivers up to eight hours of battery life, one hour more than the previous generation, and up to eight hours of iTunes movie playback.MacBook Pro with Retina display now features PCIe-based flash storage with up to 60% faster read speeds than the previous generation. Next generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi delivers wireless performance that is up to three times faster when connected to an 802.11ac base station. Dual Thunderbolt 2 ports deliver up to 20Gbps of bandwidth to each external device, allowing users to connect to multiple displays and high performance devices, and an HDMI port offers quick connectivity to HDTVs and projectors.The updated MacBook Pro with Retina display ships with OS X Mavericks. Mavericks is the 10th major release of the operating system and is available for free from the Mac App Store.The 13-inch MacBook Pro is available with a 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of memory, 128GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris graphics starting at US$1,299; and with a 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of memory, 256GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris graphics starting at US$1,499; and with a 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of memory, 512GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris graphics starting at US$1,799. Configure-to-order options include faster dual-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.8GHz, up to 16GB of memory and flash storage up to 1TB.The 15-inch MacBook Pro is available with a 2.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB of memory, 256GB of flash storage and Intel Iris Pro graphics starting at US$1,999; and with a 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of memory, 512GB of flash storage, and Intel Iris Pro and Nvidia GeForce GT 750M graphics starting at US$2,599. Configure-to-order options include faster quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.6GHz, up to 16GB of memory and flash storage up to 1TB.Apple new MacBook Pro with Retina Display Photo: Company

Apple has announced the iPad Air featuring a 9.7-inch Retina display. Weighed one pound, iPad Air is 20% thinner and 28% lighter than the fourth-generation iPad, and with a narrower bezel the borders of iPad Air are thinner.Apple has also announced the iPad mini with Retina display, bringing all the pixels from the 9.7-inch iPad to its 7.9-inch screen. The new iPads feature the Apple-designed A7 chip with 64-bit desktop-class architecture and the newly-designed iOS 7.The A7 chip's 64-bit architecture and support for OpenGL ES version 3.0 allow the iPads to output visual effects, while the tablets also feature the M7 motion coprocessor that gathers data from the accelerometer, gyroscope and compass to offload work from the A7 for improved power efficiency.Both new iPads feature two antennas to support multiple-in-multiple-out (MIMO) technology, bringing twice the Wi-Fi performance to iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display at a data rate up to 300Mbps. Cellular models also come with expanded LTE coverage to accommodate more LTE networks worldwide, while continuing to deliver comprehensive support for other fast cellular technology around the world (DC-HSDPA, HSPA+).The iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display now have a next generation FaceTime HD camera with improved backside illumination sensors featuring larger pixels for better low-light performance. The iSight camera with 5-megapixel sensor and advanced optics, combined with iOS 7 and the image signal processing of A7, further improves still image and video capture on iPad.The new iPads come with iOS 7, featuring a new user interface. iOS 7 has several new features including Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop, enhanced Photos, Safari, Siri and introduces iTunes Radio, a free Internet radio service based on the music users listen to on iTunes.The iLife suite of creative apps, including iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand, and the iWork suite of productivity apps, including Pages, Numbers and Keynote are essential to the Apple experience and are now free with every new iOS device running iOS 7, and are also available as free updates for existing users, so more iPad users now have access to these apps.The iPad Air with Wi-Fi models will be available in silver or gray starting November 1, for a suggested retail price of US$499 for the 16GB model, US$599 for the 32GB model, US$699 for the 64GB model and US$799 for the 128GB model. The iPad Air with Wi-Fi + Cellular will be available starting November 1 for a suggested retail price of US$629 for the 16GB model, US$729 for the 32GB model, US$829 for the 64GB model and US$929 for the 128GB model. The iPad 2 is available at US$399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and US$529 for the 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G model for either AT&T or Verizon.The iPad mini with Retina display will be available later in November in silver or gray. The iPad mini with Retina display Wi-Fi models will be available for a suggested retail price of US$399 for the 16GB model, US$499 for the 32GB model, US$599 for the 64GB model and US$699 for the 128GB model. The iPad mini with Retina display Wi-Fi + Cellular models will be available for a suggested retail price of US$529 for the 16GB model, US$629 for the 32GB model, US$729 for the 64GB model and US$829 for the 128GB model. The original iPad mini is now offered at US$299 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and US$429 for the 16GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model for either AT&T, Sprint or Verizon.Starting on November 1, iPad Air will be available in the US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China (Wi-Fi models only), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao (Wi-Fi models only), Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.Apple iPad Air tabletPhoto: CompanyApple iPad mini tablet with Retina displayPhoto: Company

Orbotech Pacific Ltd., the Asia Pacific subsidiary of Orbotech Ltd., a leading global provider of yield-enhancing and production solutions for printed circuit boards (PCBs) and IC substrates, is demonstrating advanced technologies for creating a new PCB world in Hall 4F, Booth #L924."The PCB market is becoming more competitive as many manufacturers of traditional MLB products are moving into production of HDI, and HDI makers are investing in production lines for IC substrates", said Mr. Arik Gordon, President of Orbotech Pacific Ltd. "Orbotech's latest solutions are targeting these advanced applications, where we can help our customers to be more competitive by enabling them to produce finer products in higher yield and at higher throughput."Being introduced for the first time worldwide at TPCA is Orbotech's new Ultra Fusion 600 automated optical inspection (AOI) system featuring advanced performance with high speed for IC substrates production down to 5μm.Also being presented for the first time in Asia Pacific is Orbotech's new Paragon-Xpress 50 laser direct imaging (LDI) system for mass production digital imaging of fine line HDI, flex and rigid-flex applications down to 15um line/space. Other demonstrations by Orbotech at the show include Ultra PerFix 120 automated optical repair (AOR) system for repairing shorts and excess copper on advanced HDI and IC substrates including CSP, FC-CSP, BGA and FC-BGA applications. Ultra PerFix 120 minimizes scrap by achieving perfect results in less than a minute on challenging designs with a resolution down to 10μm. The Sprint 120 inkjet printer with DotStream Technology delivers high speed and top quality for consistent, volume production of advanced legend designs. Sprint systems now include new capabilities for printing on flexible PCBs with Taiyo flex ink. The latest developments from Frontline PCB Solutions are on display including InCAM, the leading CAM system for HDI and IC packaging, and InSight PCB, the fast and accurate web-based pre-CAM solution.Orbotech Paragon-Xpress 50