GT Solar International, a global provider of polysilicon production technology, sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems, and materials for the solar, LED and other specialty markets, has announced that it has shipped its 3,000th DSS multicrystalline ingot growth furnace. Taiwan-based Gigastorage will install the milestone system, a DSS450HP, in its multicrystalline wafer production facility in Hsinchu."Achieving the milestone shipment of our 3,000th DSS ingot growth furnace is a testimony to the reliability and longevity of our DSS architecture that continues to deliver sustained value to customers eight years after its market introduction," said Tom Gutierrez, president and chief executive officer of GT Solar. "We are pleased to recognize Gigastorage Corporation, a valued GT customer, as the recipient of our 3,000th DSS furnace."GT Solar introduced its first DSS crystallization system, the DSS240, in 2003. The DSS architecture was designed to accommodate future advancements in crystalline growth process technology. The latest generation DSS650, which the GT Solar announced in January 2011, continues to delivering higher levels of productivity and efficiency while lowering the cost of manufacturing. The DSS240 was capable of producing multicrystalline ingots of 240 kilograms. That same customer could upgrade those DSS240 furnaces to the DSS650 level of performance with minor equipment and process changes and start producing ingots greater than 625 kilograms.

Along with the significant amount of sales for portable devices such as smartphones, tablet PCs, fast-speed charging via USB port requirement is more and more critical now. So Fintek has launched a series of products, the F75200 / F75201 and F75202 (F7520X), to meet this kind of charging requirement recently. These devices support most of the USB charging specifications all around the world. The F7520X are all compliant with the USB Battery Charging Specification Revision 1.2, China YD/T 1591-2009 standard, and also compliant with all Apple portable devices charging standard. These devices allow the handheld devices to charge via the USB port even the host (computer) is in the Sleep or Power Off mode.Featuring the digital input mode selection pin, the F7520X series could change between the transmission and auto detect charger modes. In addition, the built-in charger identification circuit allows the F7520X series to automatically detect and identify the plugged-in portable devices correctly for drawing the accurate and sufficient current.The F7520X series operate at a temperature range from 0 degrees C to +70 degrees C, with low power consumption of 1.6mW and available in 8-pin MSOP/SOT23 package. With the suitable application circuit these devices could support ErP compliance features too. These devices have enhanced electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection on the DP and DM inputs for the hot plug application. The F7520X series are best suited for PC, all-in-one (AIO) and notebook in vehicle charging, USB wall adapter, mobile power supply, docking station and other charging accessories.Fintek is planning to launch an enhanced product featuring a power switch by the end of 2011. That device could save the power switch cost and support "charge everywhere" application.Please visit the link for more detail information: http://www.fintek.com.tw/Fintek to exhibit USB charging solutions at Computex 2011Photo: Company

NS Micro Motor Technology, a specialist of DC brushless fans, will present at Computex 2011 a series of standardized and customized fans that meet customers' every PC and industrial cooling solution. NS TECH will be at Nangang Exhibition Hall, 1F, Booth No. K1110.NS TECH offers fans with square size from 25mm to 120mm, thickness from 8mm to 38mm, and various voltage designs from 3.3V to 60V. NS TECH's fans can be roughly divided into standardized and customized ones, with standardized fans mainly for application in desktop and industrial PCs and customized fans mainly for notebooks and home appliances, such as Blu-ray players and TV set-top boxes, according to Leon Wang, senior supervisor at NE STECH.For standardized products, NS TECH has applied the concept of modularization to optimize product design, and the results are lower power products, Wang said, adding that NS TECH 's stable manufacturing process has also ensured longer product life and better quality stability.Based on the low power design, NS TECH will expand its product series, including customized fans and high-end standardized fans for servers and industrial PCs, scheduled to be released this year.Besides making standardized DC fans, customization also makes up a big portion of NS TECH's business. "As a medium capacity fan manufacturer, NS TECH has the advantages of flexibility and quick response to customers' requirements. We introduced some mechanism to assist design, including CNC and quick sample service for early testing. With these, we are confident to make products that can guarantee high customer satisfaction while meeting customers' schedule," said Wang.With regards to DC fans for trendy tablet PCs, Wang said, "As tablet PCs evolve into more powerful and sophisticated devices, their CPUs will run at a high speed and will require fans to dissipate the heat. At the moment, we are working with major system vendors in Taiwan to design fans that will meet their requirements for new tablet PCs. The three major requirements are of course being thin, low power and quiet."NS TECH is also developing a product line for motors in POS systems and will increase its presence on the industrial market, according to Wang.

Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has combined its edge-lit LED light guide technology with extensive Far East mass production capabilities to create a new and improved troffer downlight that is more efficient (60 lm/W), brighter (2500 lumens), offers four different color temperatures, and uses fewer LEDs. The new troffer downlight assembly is 24"/60cm square and approximately 0.43"/10.9mm thick and weighs 3.5kg. It is edge-lit using only 100 LEDs, which represents a decrease of approximately 70% from previous versions. 50 LEDs are spaced along on each of two sides of the troffer assembly against the ultra-slim (3.5 mm thick) light guide, which uses advanced light extraction features to spread light across the troffer surface with perfect uniformity for bright, uniform illumination in a thinner form factor without hot spots or dark areas. Power consumption is only 40W, and the new troffer offers a high CRI (color rendering index) of ≥80. Customers can select from four different color temperatures ranging from 3000K (warm white) to 6000-6500K (cool, bluish white). According to GLT, illuminating this type of ceiling light with traditional fluorescent tube technology would have resulted in an assembly up to 5 inches thick. GLT's edge-lighting approach yields a much slimmer, more lightweight, higher intensity backlight with an LED lifetime of 30,000 hours. And, with four production facilities in China and Taiwan, GLT brings the advantages of mass production to a product that heretofore has been an expensive "one-off" where the light guide has had to be manufactured for each troffer. Now they can be manufactured in the thousands with no differentiation from piece to piece. Since LEDs contain no mercury, the edge-lit troffer is an environmentally friendly solution as well. It also reduces maintenance and power consumption and, when compared to a direct backlighting approach using LED arrays, minimizes thermal management issues as well as the number of LEDs required for efficient, uniform light dispersion. Pricing for GLT edge-lit troffer backlights varies according to size, application, number of LEDs and quantity. Contact GLT for details: info@glthome.com or visit: http://www.glthome.com/. This 24"/60cm square troffer downlight is edge-lit with high efficiency LEDs.Photo: Company

Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2011 - This year, the world's leading motherboard manufacturer ASRock announces 2011 as its "Branding Year." ASRock reshapes its brand identity as "Young, Passionate, Innovative and Eco-friendly" and integrates such concept into booth design which brings a fresh and new brand outlook and echoes the Computex theme of "Passion for Innovation." In addition, ASRock will showcase the latest products at Computex 2011, including new generation of motherboard and HTPC product series.In the first quarter of 2011, ASRock kicked off Fatal1ty Global Magic Tour in more than 10 cities throughout the APAC region, China, and Europe. The tour has been the talk of the tech community and social media group which successfully made a worldwide splash. Besides the marketing efforts, ASRock's products are always highly recommended by global IT media and frequently awarded with top recommendation. The most recent example is ASRock Z68 Extreme4 exclusively awarded the "2011 Recommended Buy Award" from the global leading IT media Tom's Hardware, beating up ASUS and Gigabyte and standing out among all latest Intel Z68 series motherboards on the market.The Computex Taipei 2011 is going to take place from May 31 to June 4. ASRock booth will be located at L317a, 4F TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall. ASRock cordially invite you to visit ASRock at Computex Taipei 2011!Contact Information: Jeff Hong, Marketing DepartmentTEL: +886-2-28965588 ext.11732FAX: +886-2-28931557http://www.asrock.com/E-mail: jeff_hong@asrock.com.twAbout ASRockASRock Inc was established in 2002, specialized in the field of motherboards. Instead of just being an OEM manufacturer, ASRock strives to build up its own brand. With the 3C design concept, "Creativity, Consideration, Cost-effectiveness," the company explores the limit of motherboards manufacturing while paying attention on the eco issue at the same time, developing products with the consideration of eco-friendly concept.ASRock has been growing fast and become world third largest motherboard brand with headquarter in Taipei, Taiwan and branches in Europe and the USA. The young and vibrant company targets at entry to mainstream segment MB business, owning reputation around the world market with its reliability and proficiency. Further information, please visit http://www.asrock.com/.

Asustek Computer has launched the GTX 560 DirectCU II TOP graphics card, based on Nvidia's GTX 560 GPU. The GTX 560 DirectCU II Top is pre-overclocked and combines exclusive features such as DirectCU II cooling and Super Alloy Power technology.The GTX 560 DirectCU II TOP comes in factory-overclocked at 925MHz, 115MHz more than the reference design for enhanced performance, while the card also sports a 1GB of GDDR5 memory. Asustek also offers its exclusive Voltage Tweak utility for users to tune up the card with 50% faster performance.The DirectCU II dual-fan design, which directly contact the copper heat-pipes and the GPU core, allows the card to function 20% more efficiently at transferring heat to the two large fans for cooling, the company said. The efficient dual-fan design generates twice the air flow over paddle fan designs. This effectively dissipates heat generated, keeping the card running both cool and quiet.The GTX 560 DirectCU II TOP uses Super Alloy Power technology, which is constructed using a specially formulated alloy that increases power efficiency. It delivers a 15% performance boost, while also reducing operating temperatures up to 35-degrees for an overall increase in lifespan by 2.5 times, the company claimed.Asustek GTX 560 DirectCU II TOP graphics cardPhoto: Company

Taipei, Taiwan – May 20, 2011 – TE Connectivity announced today its iTouch Plus multi-touch touchscreen technology meets the Windows 7 multi-touch additional qualification requirements. The TE Touch Solutions business unit, a global leader in touchscreen technology, is exhibiting both the iTouch and iTouch Plus touchscreen technologies along with its extensive product portfolio at the 2011 Computex Taipei Exhibition May 31-June 4 at Taipei World Trade Center, hall# 1 booth# C732.Continuous Innovation"The TE surface acoustic wave (SAW) touchscreen technology has been a reliable and proven technology for over 20-years," says Bruno Thuillier, CTO TE Touch Solutions, "and we are continuously leveraging our core technologies to bring new, innovative solutions to market. These new zero-bezel SAW technologies join our extensive portfolio of touchscreen technologies, components, products and solutions developed to meet the changing needs and demands of our customers." "These new technologies are examples of our company's drive to develop key solutions that help our customers create better solutions for their customers. We've always put the needs of the customer first," Thuillier states, "and our success in responding to those needs creates new innovative technologies. We developed IntelliTouch SAW touch technology over twenty years ago, IntelliTouch Plus SAW multi-touch in 2010 because of customer demand, and now we've added iTouch zero-bezel SAW and iTouch Plus zero-bezel multi-touch SAW technologies to our portfolio for the same reason. Customers are looking for economical solutions that incorporate sleek, true-flat, frameless industrial designs while delivering state-of-the-art multi-touch performance."iTouch and iTouch Plus Touchscreen TechnologiesAccording to TE Touch Solutions Senior Product Line Manager Abul Nuruzzaman, iTouch and iTouch Plus zero-bezel SAW touchscreens are the result of optimizing tried and true technologies to enhance industrial design, touch performance and reliability, ease of touchscreen system integration, and bill of material cost. "Zero-bezel SAW offers a seamless, flat, frameless design coupled with customization capabilities where logos, clear icons and other enhancements can be added during the design cycle. Industrial designers are not limited by a bezel or frames that are inherent in other touch technologies such as camera or optical" says Nuruzzaman.The SAW iTouch and iTouch Plus zero-bezel solutions offer a simple bill of material, a less complex manufacturing and touchscreen integration process, and less capital investment than projective capacitive technologies. This results in a more cost competitive touchscreen solution that is attractive to commodity managers. The iTouch Plus touchscreens have passed the Microsoft Windows 7 multi-touch additional qualification (AQ) testing. The same electronics can scale across a wide range of screen sizes, without performance degradation, which contributes to the iTouch touchscreen technologies being the choice of electrical and system engineers - without concern of design-in touch performance issues. Nuruzzaman confirms, "TE iTouch and iTouch Plus touch technologies are extremely reliable, providing peace of mind for quality engineers. SAW technology is proven in the industry for long-life applications with a near zero field return rate on touch technology related issues." This new technology is available today to OEMs who are looking for a reliable, frameless, cost competitive custom touchscreen solution.

Nvidia has introduced the GeForce GTX 560 GPU, the latest addition to the company's Fermi architecture-based product family, which brings performance and enhanced features such as Nvidia's PhysX, 3D Vision, SLI and Surround technologies.Starting at US$199, the GeForce GTX 560 joins the previously launched GTX 560 Ti GPU.The GeForce GTX 560 GPU is available starting today from the company's add-in card partners, including ASL, Asustek Computer, Colorful, ECS, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Innovision 3D, Jetway, Leadtek, MSI, Palit, Point of View, PNY, Sparkle, Zotac and others.Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 graphics cardPhoto: Company

Coby Electronics, a US-based firm that produces consumer electronics, has announced the launch of new tablet PCs, the Coby Kyros series, available with 7-inch and 8-inch touchscreen LCDs and powered by Android 2.2 or 2.3, depending on model. A new 10-inch model featuring a touchscreen for advanced gesturing will also be launched later in May, according to Coby.All models enable users to access the Internet through Wi-Fi and feature more than a dozen built-in applications. Among the included apps are an alarm clock, a browser for surfing the Web, calculator, calendar, email client, and multimedia players. In addition, the Coby Kyros tablets offer several pre-installed unique apps: Aldiko E-book for downloading and reading thousands of e-books, e-music for a collection of music and AppsLib for browsing, downloading and installing more apps.The Coby Kyros models feature 4GB of built-in internal memory, expandable to 16GB or 32GB, dependent on model, 1GHz processor, (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g) and HDMI support. Selected models feature a front facing camera and built-in microphone and speakers.Coby Kyros 10-inch tablet PCPhoto: Company

Adata Technology has announced the release of the S511 solid-state drive (SSD) which employs the latest SATA 6Gb/s specification to raise performance of the SSD over conventional SATA 3Gbps products.The S511 utilizes the new generation SandForce SF-2200 series chip, with native support for the SATA 6Gb/s platform. Read and write speeds are twice that of SSDs using the older SATA2 specification, and in real world test simulations reach 550/520MB read and write speeds respectively, with 4K random write speeds as high as 60,000 IOPS, the company claimed. For consumers, this means transferring 5GB media archives can be completed in as few as 15 seconds. In actual testing of Windows 7 boot speed, the S511 enabled a 25 second system boot time, according to the company.Currently, the major processor platforms are gradually making the changeover to native SATA 6Gb/s chips. However, traditional mechanical drives are not capable of the corresponding high-speed read and write tasks. The result is that some newly-purchased computers can only utilize a fraction of the performance available when equipped with a traditional hard drive. The S511 SSD provides vibration-free running and low power consumption while taking full advantage of the 6Gb bandwidth transmission capability. In both desktop and notebook computers, and in a broad range of computing environments.The S511 will be available in 60GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities. The new drive is distributed through designated agents and resellers.Adata S511Photo: Company