Leveraging robust R&D capabilities as well as manufacturing and customization flexibility, APD Group's long-term efforts toward the power supply market are generating results, allowing it to build up a significant presence in the global network, IT, consumer product and healthcare application markets. Many well-known world-class companies engage in long standing collaborations with APD, according to Rax Chuang, general manager, APD Power System Business Group.Implementing the DFSS approach, APD upholds premium qualityAPD's customization design capabilities are already market proven and its impressive achievements are backed by powerful R&D strength. Attaching great importance to research and development, APD employs an engineering team of more than 300 employees, representing 17% of its staff, and also allocates more than 5% of its annual revenue to research and development every year. Furthermore, to bring its critical product and manufacturing technologies to a whole new level, APD has fully engaged in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) certification so that APD R&D engineers will implement systematic approaches throughout the product development cycle from initial design to volume production, delivering premium quality and guaranteeing high reliability of APD products.It should be noted that although R&D strength, customization design and manufacturing flexibility are no doubt the most important factors leading to APD's recognition by international customers, the fact that APD takes corporate social responsibility (CSR) to heart also helps it win long-term partnerships with American and European companies. As a matter of fact, APD recently received the bronze medal award from Deutsche Telekom in recognition of its CSR achievements in labor issues, health and safety, environmental protection, code of ethics and management system.Stepping up efforts toward the healthcare marketIn terms of market expansion efforts, power supply vendors have been eyeing the healthcare sector as profit margins on power supplies for IT and consumer products continue to narrow. However, the conservative healthcare market imposes stringent requirements on safety and puts up a high barrier barring quick and easy entry. "We have been putting efforts in the healthcare sector for more than a decade. APD has accumulated competitive advantages that other vendors won't be able to match anytime soon," stated Chuang.APD's efforts toward the healthcare sector have allowed it to obtain certifications for compliance with ISO 13485 Medical Devices Quality Management Systems Standards and IEC 60601 Safety Requirement for Medical Equipment, demonstrating APD products' high quality, high reliability and high safety standards fully meet the healthcare sector's demanding requirements.APD now mainly provides premium quality power supplies for medical equipment including resuscitators, nebulizers and blood pressure gauges. Take resuscitators for example. Chuang emphasized that requirements on medical-grade power supplies with respect to protection against noise, electromagnetic interference and water are far more demanding than IT- and consumer-level power supplies. With years of continuing efforts in refining medical-grade power supply quality to keep up with diverse and stringent safety requirements, APD has engaged in collaborations with leading European, Australian and Japanese medical equipment providers. This is certainly a recognition of APD's R&D strength for medical-grade power supplies.Going forward, APD will ramp up efforts toward the China healthcare market. "The China healthcare market is full of potential and multiple vendors are still competing for dominant market shares. APD will strive for early entrance and reap first-mover advantages," remarked Chuang. As part of such efforts, APD participated in China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) 2018 and received positive responses. Its capability to provide flexible custom-designed medical-grade power supplies has caught market attention and APD expects this will lead to multiple partnership deals.State-of-the-art labs help customers shorten time-to-marketFor the purpose of implementing full control on the quality of power supplies for medical equipment and other devices and also helping customers accelerate time-to-market around the world, APD has devoted tremendous resources to building the most advanced safety laboratories in the industry, including a UL lab and an EMC lab. Such establishments allow APD to keep abreast with the latest industry standards including IEC/EN/UL 62368, IEC/EN/UL 60950-1 and IEC/EN/UL 60065 in terms of product safety, EMC, energy efficiency and certification tests. Chuang specifically pointed out, "The significance of these state-of-the-art labs being in place is that APD's system operation and engineering capabilities can be 100% trusted."Commenting on the company's long-term outlook, Chuang affirmed, "APD will continue to focus on R&D of critical technologies, refine customization design capabilities and raise manufacturing efficiency to provide worldwide customers with the most competitive power supply products and services and establish itself as a leader in its target market segment."At Computex 2018, APD will showcase a diverse range of power supplies for network communication devices, consumer electronics and medical equipment as well as custom-made power supply solutions. Visitors are welcome to the APD booth for more information.Rax Chuang, general manger, APD's Power System Business Group Photo: Company

Dedicated to manufacturing industrial grade touchscreen and cover glass products, Liyitec is headquartered in the Guishan Industrial District, northern Taiwan, with two factories to satisfy customer's one-stop shopping requirements - from font-end process such as glass cutting, polishing, surface treatment, to back-end process such as touch screen module manufacturing and lamination.With its major customers in Japan, Europe, the US and Taiwan, Liyitec's products cater to various areas - industrial , automotive, aviation, marine navigation, medical, educational, outdoor digital signage and gaming applications - to meet the demand of highly customized needs for different kinds of customer. The development of industrial products is different from that of consumer ones. In order to ensure the reliability and quality, the design, manufacturing and validation of industrial products are much more stringent and complicated, taking much longer than those for consumer products. All these efforts ensure that once the product is designed-in, it will be more difficult to be replaced by competitions. Although industrial products are usually characterized by clients placing orders of lower quantities compared to those for consumer devices, the orders are longer-term and more stable. Being able to provide long-term support and reliable products are important responsibilities and missions of a manufacturer who dedicates to industrial products. These are main reasons why Liyitec has been able to sustain its business for 30 years, accumulating so many long-term partnerships with customers.The products of Liyitec are touch screen modules and cover glasses. They can be divided into flat type, curve type and profile-cut type. Products are sized from 5-inch for handheld device to 65-inch for outdoor digital signage or white board. Liyitec has its own production team equipped with cutting and CNC machine to satisfy automotive customer's profile-cutting demand. It is worth mentioning that, for the automotive industry, outdoor digital signage and gaming industry, in order to create high added value, more and more diverse products, including curved products, are starting to appear in the market. Liyitec is the market leader of curved type products capable of making single and multiple curvatures.To satisfy the safety demand in automotive, aviation, marine or outdoor applications, safer products are needed in the market. The anti-explosion products ensure that, when the product is hit with tremendous force and breaks, the glass will not shattered into pieces and will still stick together as a whole to prevent hurting users, like the safety glass of car windshields. Liyitec is a pioneer in the industry to introduce anti-shatter PVB in its anti-explosion and anti-UV touch screen to protect users. Also, Liyitec offers AG (anti-glare), AR (anti-reflection) and AF (anti-fingerprint) surface treatments to spare clients from multiple outsourcing for different processes - a service that satisfy customer's one-stop shopping demand.Liyitec will exhibit its products at Computex 2018 (TWTC Hall 1, Touch Applications & Display Products C0620) including medium -to large-size flat, curve, profile-cut, anti-explosion touch screen as well as cover glass to satisfy all kinds of customization needs.Liyitec's 65-inch anti-explosion and anti-shatter touch screenJ-type curved touch screen

Flash memory is a non-volatile storage medium. This means that data remains on the solid state drive (SSD) without power. There are however certain factors that can lead to data loss and data degradation.Data retention: Temperature and P/E cyclesHigh temperatures and frequent program/erase (P/E) cycles can both severely impact data retention. Every cell inside flash traps a negative charge that represents a binary value (e.g. 01, 10 etc.). These cells are generally very good at holding on to this charge, but every now and then some of the charge will leak out. Error correction code is normally very good at picking this up and fixing the problem.High temperatures will, however, speed up the rate of leakage. Testing shows that the data retention of standard MLC flash decreases 168-fold when moving from 40 degrees C to 85 degrees C. This means data that would normally last 2 years, will experience issues in only five days. The problem is further exacerbated as the number of P/E cycles increases, meaning that SSDs in heavy-writing environments are particularly at risk.iRetentionInnodisk's new iRetention technology tackles this problem through smart firmware and hardware innovations. An onboard sensor will constantly monitor temperatures, which along with the P/E cycle number is used to calculate how often to refresh the data. This is all handled by the SSD itself and will self-adjust to changes in the environment.iRetention is perfect for devices that see extreme temperatures and thermal variation. This makes it suitable for application such as in-vehicle, automation, food processing, and aerospace and defense. Innodisk will showcase iRetention during Computex, June 5 to 9, at Nangang Exhibition Center, booth#J0618Innodisk's most reliable mainstream MLC solutioniRetention will periodically refresh data as data retention drops in challenging environmentsInnodisk at Computex 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of things (IoT) are seeing explosive growths. Obviously, things like deep learning are quite exciting, and they are starting to impact various aspects of people's daily lives. Service providers are opening up cloud infrastructures for smart applications at a rapid pace. The advent of increasingly powerful processors, wireless communication technologies and sensors offer new design concepts for embedded systems. With such advances come new business opportunities for embedded system makers and solution providers. The AIoT era is coming.Smart embedded systems and AIoT solutions are getting complicated. Apart from faster Internet connection and interconnectivity between network nodes, the performance of embedded systems is ramping up substantially. And the trend towards high level integration of the embedded systems raises the bar for solution providers.Founded in 1979, SECO is an Italy-based leading embedded system and industrial solution provider with complete control over the entire design cycle to mass production of embedded solutions. The company designs standard solutions as well as custom embedded systems to meet specific needs of customers. After almost 40 years with a core capability of strong vertical system integration, SECO maintains long-term partnerships with both x86-based CPU/APU and ARM-based chip makers. SECO offers product lines powered by AMD, Intel, NXP, Nvidia, Qualcomm and TI embedded processors. In a recent interview, Gianluca Venere, SECO Director of Global Sales & Chief Strategy Officer, explained the company's global strategies for developing embedded system market sectors and its further business development in Asia region.One of the most well-known product lines of SECO is its computer on module (COM). It embraces a cross-platform philosophy with a modular design aiming to provide flexibility of switching between different CPU/APU with the same form factors. Whether it is switching from x86 to ARM-cored CPUs, or changing different grades of ARM-cored microprocessors to tackle cost concerns, SECO's cross-platform carrier boards give the freedom of switching CPUs without adjusting any dual inline package switch (DIP switch) or changing jumper settings. The beauty of this design comes from the similar concept of seamless transformation satisfying diverse applications with intensive computing requirements in various embedded systems, enabling both extreme flexibility and vast scalability.Today, this cross-platform design has been extended to support FPGA chips, Venere stressed. Customers could change between FPGA chip vendors such as Xilinx and Altera. As far as the promising AIoT and edge computing are concerned, intelligent medical solutions are just beginning to take off, and edge computing powered by AI-enabled FPGA chips is even more exciting. With the advantage of flexibility, fast speed and low-power consumption, FPGAs have been rapidly more attention from smart medical solution providers, Venere highlighted.FGPA technologies have advanced to the point where engineers can build much larger, more complex chips with pre-built modules for anything from processor cores to custom algorithm accelerators. Leveraging the on-the-fly reconfigurable nature of FPGAs, SECO has implemented the new design with hardware-software integration to meet customers' requirements. Besides FPGA technology support, the cooperation with Wind River, a global leader in embedded software and a real-time operating system vendor, also helps SECO provide complete embedded solutions to customers.As the center of the global economy gradually moves from the west to east, attention is shifting from mature to emerging markets. With the unique strength of cross-platform technology to provide customers with flexible and fast time-to-market solutions, SECO has been servicing the fast growing Asian markets since 2012. Medical solutions are currently a key focus of development. Although it will take time to build relationships with targeted first-tier partners/customers in Japan and South Korea, Venere still feels very optimistic because of SECO's complete range of embedded system solutions.To establish a strong presence in Asia, SECO will establish a solution development center in Taiwan in 2019. This is an important investment for linking with Taiwan's IT talent and industry, and providing support for customers in Asia.SECO is showcasing its products at Computex 2018, at Nangang Exhibition Hall 1, Booth K0102. On display are solutions in SECO's Qseven, COM Express and SMARC product lines. SECO welcomes visitors to its booth to get first-hand experiences of its products.Gianluca Venere, Director of Global Sales & Chief Strategy Officer, SECO

In 2010, the China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) officially selected Wuxi National Hi-Tech Industry Development Zone as a national electronic information industry (sensor network) demonstration base, setting off a global IoT trend that has extended into 2018. Although explosive growth has yet to happen, applications continue to roll out and high-tech developments continue to advance, especially communication technologies.Aside from existing WLAN and Bluetooth, additional networking standards designed for IoT applications have been burgeoning over recent years. According to Eric Yu, Assistant Vice President, signal integrity business unit, Integrated Service Technology (iST), IoT applications are diverse and so are their use scenarios, so they impose wide-ranging requirements on communication technologies. This is also the biggest challenge to be addressed during the development phase of IoT products.Communication technologies for IoT applications can be categorized based on the distance over which signals are transmitted into near-field, short-range and long-range. Near-field communication protocols such as NFC and EMVCo enable two devices to communicate with each other within a 10cm distance. Short-range protocols allow communication over a distance between 10cm and 5km and include WPAN (Bluetooth and Zigbee) and WLAN (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac) respectively for closer and farther ranges. Long-range protocols are for communication across a more than 5km distance over networks include free LPWAN (LoRa) and license-based cellular networks (LTE, 3GPP, GSM, WCDMA, etc). These are main standards currently used by IoT applications. Communication is essential to IoT system operation and stability is a crucial consideration in product design. Although there are no mandated IoT testing standards regarding to performance at present, experienced laboratory test procedures can help manufacturers ensure their product quality. Furthermore, professional labs with extensive experiences can also help discover blind spots that may have been overlooked during the design phase and solve problems that occur when a product is put to use under special circumstances, said Yu.Current lab tests include basic tests, performance tests, special function tests and certification tests. Basic tests check safety, regularity, energy consumption and reliability. Performance tests measure connectivity, desense and transmission capacity. Special function tests validate system integration and information security. Certification tests verify compliance with special requirements set by government institutions or industry alliances.Among the four types of tests, certification tests are usually mandatory while basic tests on safety, regularity and energy consumption are required by national or regional regulations and reliability tests are conducted on manufacturer's own initiative. Although not all of these tests are obligatory, manufacturers regard them as necessary and make it a habit to send products to tests in view of market demand on product quality. In comparison to certification tests and basic tests, performance tests and special function tests are not mandatory and are generally self-initiated by manufacturers. However, due to IoT's special characteristics, Yu thinks the two will play an influential role to IoT product design and market competition.IoT products make use of not one but multiple technologies. Yu draws on smart home devices for example. Smart lighting in a future home will likely use Zigbee or Bluetooth and smart meters will likely use NB-IoT to send signals to a relay device such as a hub or gateway which then forwards the signals via WLAN networks. The market has begun to see such a mixed use of multiple communication technologies. However, certifications of wireless communication standards are still implemented on a one-by-one basis. Only Cellular Telephone Industries Association (CTIA) subsidiary Converged Wireless Group (CWG) has proposed specifications on device performance when operating concurrently with cell phone signal and Wi-Fi signal. Other countries or regions have yet to engage in such practices.Yu thinks when multiple communication standards are engaged by IoT systems, testing will be more important than when a single standard is used. Take smart lighting again for example. The lighting market is dominated by a few leaders such as Philips and Samsung. They not only have their own products but also their own standards. They have also incorporated communication mechanisms in their product design. But the market still lacks established standards that support interoperability among communication technologies developed by different manufacturers.Furthermore, there is the problem of desense. Wireless communication uses a very concentrated range of frequencies, mostly on 2.4GHz and 5GHz now. Communication technologies operating within the same range of frequencies can use different demodulation techniques so that the receiving end can make accurate detection of the signals but interference is still unavoidable, particularly in the 2.4GHz band, which already has Bluetooth and WiFi. Furthermore USB 3.0 operates on 5GHz data rate could also have strong interference to 2.4GHz signals. There have been reports of such interferences occurring in TV, for example.Test items for TV used to typically focus on the quality of HDMI, video performance, and tuner. However, as the media industry began to undergo some changes in 2016, people getting use to watch video signals stream over Ethernet rather than over cable networks. The way it works is that signals coming to the home via external Ethernet are then sent to TV using Wi-Fi through an Access Point (AP). As such, Wi-Fi has become the fourth main test item for TV. For a home theater systems with standalone speakers, signal transmission between the TV and speakers is via Bluetooth connection. Accordingly, the TV sends video signals via both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in the same 2.4GHz range, which makes it susceptible to interference. The situation is bad enough for TV. Just think how much worse it will be when a future home is deployed with a complete IoT system and all devices are operating simultaneously.Customized testing is the solution to such a problem, proposed Yu. To test smart home devices, a common current practice is to set up a mockup home environment such as a living room, bathroom, kitchen or bedroom and then install IoT devices there to check how well the devices operate together and gain an understanding on their communication and operation status in the environment. This only checks one particular indoor setting but not able to cover different types of indoor environment which cannot be considered as a quick and effective initial test. In real-world application, IoT systems have to cope with different home settings and decorations and their functions may also vary based on home owner needs. As such, the test practice using a mockup home environment to check interoperability and performance provides little help to manufacturers.For now, emulator testing will be a cost-effective approach, said Yu. A software-based emulator environment is built wherein throughput capacity, roaming and desense tests are conducted. However, this must be backed by robust technologies. Take iST for example. Its chose the emulator base on correct theory and trustworthy. It is no easy to build a test environment using a emulator. With respect to throughput capacity testing, the tester has to know the signal strength and the influence of home decoration materials and arrangements on signals. iST's emulator developed with theory and field trial results taken into consideration produces a model of a real environment. First, a far field test environment is defined according to CTIA' test specifications and then correct parameters are input to the emulator to create a channel model of the indoor environment.Communication issues of IoT devices can be resolved in no time using the emulator. For example, iST helped a TV manufacturer work out a product glitch, said Yu. The TV manufacturer's products sold to the U.S. were returned by residents of an entire community because of poor Wi-Fi signal quality so the manufacturer came to iST for assistance. As the problem occurred in the U.S., it would be inefficient to dispatch engineers to conduct on-site tests. iST therefore chose to use the emulator to create a model of the scenario where the TV was put to use. It was able to discover that the root cause affecting Wi-Fi sensitivity field pattern. Knowing the root cause, the manufacturer then came up with a solution and used the emulator to test the feasibility of the solution, thereby solving the issue.Yu comments that connectivity is the biggest challenge for IoT system operation. On a system level, performance tests not only can help boost system performance from 80% to 90% but of more critical importance, they can help a system jump from 0% to 80%. After all, only when signals can be transmitted without error and glitch will system deployment be meaningful. Yu also reiterates with IoT developments picking up speed over recent years, different types of applications will begin to emerge. Mixed use of multiple technologies will be the only way to go. Testing is an essential step in guaranteeing system reliability, and customized testing tailored to fit different use scenarios will also be instrumental to product R&D in the future. The use of emulator to create modeled test environments will help manufacturers quickly get to the root of the problem and establish a strong foothold in the IoT market.Eric Yu, assistant vice president, signal integrity business unit, Integrated Service Technology (iST)

Litemax Electronics, a leader in enabling intelligent vertical market platforms, is exhibiting at Computex 2018, one of the most prominent trade shows specializing in IOT. Litemax has enjoyed a strong reputation in high brightness, resizing LCD, with numerous high-profile success stories around the world.Recently hundreds of units of Litemax's resizing LCD series, known as Spanpixel, were chosen to improve the passenger experience in Jakarta airport express. Litemax Spanpixel is a custom-sized, stretched display that fits right in on-board trains. In addition, all 28-inch Spanpixel models are certified with EN50155, an internationally recognized certification designed for rolling stock systems in the transportation sector, covering electronic equipment used on rolling stock for railway applications. With EN50155 certification, Litemax Spanpixels are proven to be anti-shock, anti-vibration, low in EMC noise and highly reliable - perfect for transportation.Litemax is also working closely with Intel to develop the new SDM (Smart Display Module) series. In the IOT era, screens need to be connected, with the beauty of SDM, you can swap and upgrade easily, depending on the calculation power you need. Litemax is showcasing turnkey solution of facial recognition with software partner TCIT & Quividi to be a market ready solution.As Litemax's resizing technology advances, more and more innovative designs begin to roll out. At this year's Computex, the world's first resized, 4K2K LCD Curvedpixel displays will be showcased to set the standard for all casino gaming display makers. The 4K2K Curvedpixel models come in several sizes engineered for the best practice in the vertical, ranging from 43-inch to 51-inch.2018 Computex BC Award : Litemax IPPS-2118-KBL5-WP00This product is one of the few ultra-thin touch-control computers that has both ultra-high brightness and IP68 waterproof for the entire machine; it is applicable for various rigorous environments such as offshore oil-drilling platforms and other high-salt, high humidity environments.This product uses AOT(Advanced Optibond Technology) to increase the quality and reliability of the entire system, an internal/external pressure balancing system to allow it to adapt to different altitudes and temperature changes, and it has a built-in automatic temperature control design.IP68 Panel PCs - protected against dust and waterThe abbreviation IP stands for International Protection and classifies electronic devices into different types of protection with regard to their suitability for various environmental conditions. Therefore so-called "IP codes" are used. The first digit stands for protection against dust, the second digit for protection against water.The rugged panel PC from the Litemax IPPS-2118-KBL5-WP00 are categorized with an IP68 protection class and are dustproof and can even withstand submersion in up to 1m of water. High tolerances also apply to the operating temperature range of -20 degrees C to +50 degrees C. The extremely sturdy touchscreen panel PCs are therefore well prepared for harsh industrial environments and outdoor applications.Litemax IPPS-2118-KBL5-WP00SUD5193 / ISDM-5502 SDM Ready

Underscoring its commitment to the personal computer and industrial embedded systems markets, Chrontel, a leading provider of video interface technologies, today announced that, together with development partner MSI IPC, a leading provider of high-quality embedded boards and systems, will provide HDMI display up to 4K2K resolution for video output to MSI IPC's new WindBOX IV Advanced, MS-9A95 product.This new MSI IPC system incorporates powerful Intel HD 620 graphic processors. The high definition video experience offered by MSI IPC/ Chrontel will deliver breathtaking viewing with immersive images for users in a wide range of Industrial PC Market applications such as energy and automotive.The MSI IPC WindBOX series of embedded computers are slim and compact, yet provide powerful solutions for reliable operation within industrial applications. MSI IPC released the WindBOX IV Advanced, MS-9A95, to enhance the completeness of the WindBOX series embedded system.Aiming at display-demanding applications within limited installation space, the WindBOX IV Advanced MS-9A95 is a true slim and compact fanless system based on the 7th Generation Intel Kabylake ULT Core i5 processor. The MS-9A95 utilizes the latest Intel technology that supports 3 independent displays (2 x HDMI & 1 x DVI-I) and Intel HD Graphics 620, together with excellent processing and graphic capabilities. For users' easy maintenance, MS-9A95's bottom cover features a convenient removable design for fast and easy access to the system's 2.5-inch HDD/SSD, 32GB DDR4 memory, and 2 x mini-PCIe & 1 x M.2 for WIFI/3G/Storage. The brilliant processing power, 3 independent displays, dual Intel GbE LAN, the rich I/O, and the industrial DC-in 19V/65W power make WindBOX IV Advanced MS-9A95 a great solution for 4K2K digital signage, kiosk, security, and many more applications.To support 4K2K, 60Hz HDMI display, the MSI IPC WindBOX adopted Chrontel's mixed signal CH7211 IC which is designed to convert the DisplayPort signal from the highly integrated processors into a HDMI video format for external displays and digital televisions. "This is another MSI IPC solution that provides fast time to market and design flexibility for consumer electronics applications," said a product manager at MSI IPC. "Adding the 4K2K HDMI solution allows our customers to experience a wide range of exciting Ultra HD content in the digital media world."In addition to incorporating display conversion logic that delivers stunning video output to the PC computing industry and the MSI IPC WindBox, Chrontel's CH7211 IC supports multicolor format options including RGB to YCC conversion and YCC 4:4:4/4:2:2 to YCC 4:2:0. High dynamic range (HDR) technology that enriches video quality for HDMI deep color media content playback is also implemented in the CH7211 IC's HDMI and DisplayPort blocks. To take advantage of 3D HDMI-enabled display devices, the CH7211 IC includes HDMI 3D protocol to enhance the user visual experience when playing 3D games or running 3D video applications. The HDMI 2.0 specification requires HDCP 2.2 to be enabled when streaming 4K2K video content. The CH7211 IC is designed with HDCP Copy Protection 2.2 technology to prevent illegal copying of Ultra HD video; the CH7211 IC will automatically fall back into HDCP 1.4 for backward compatibility with HDMI 1.4b display. Most major TV manufactures support the Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) that allows users to control HDMI devices that are connected through HDMI by using one of their remote controls. For sending and receiving the CEC commands, the CH7211 IC incorporates a CEC engine to communicate the attached upstream HDMI sink and the downstream DisplayPort source that supports CEC tunneling, which is defined in the latest DisplayPort 1.4 specification and supports the HDMI CEC protocol. Furthermore the CH7211 IC supports both the DisplayPort and the Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) standards with transmission bit rates of up to 5.4Gbps and can be configured running 1, 2 or 4 lanes through the DisplayPort Link Training mechanism. When normal eDP signals do not contain audio packets, the CH7211 IC can accept S/PDIF or I2S digital audio into its audio codec and re-embed them into a HDMI signal that can be played back by the HDMI sink.Equipped with premium DisplayPort video input, the CH7211 IC also supports the USB-C specification, a newly emerging USB standard that introduces slim and sleek connector designs and provides revolutionary technology for fast charging and data transferring within the newest PCs, phones, tablets and other industrial segments like automotive. DisplayPort and USB-C have increasingly become more inseparable as more PC and mobile phone manufactures adopt the DisplayPort Alt-mode, a standard that enables the DisplayPort signal through USB-C connectors for displays.The USB-C offers great connectivity features for thin and small form factor computing platforms. To comply with the USB-C state-of-the-art technology, the CH7211 IC's USB-C engine is equipped USB Power Delivery protocol capable of sourcing/sinking scalar power up to 20V through the USB Vbus line. The CH7211 IC's built-in USB-C plug detection method uses the CC' pins to detect an inserted USB-C cable's orientation in order to determine the correct USB Superspeed data signal paired functional connection within the cable. Furthermore the CH7211 IC can be easily configured to support USB-C Alt-mode. This USB-C extension mechanism allows auxiliary non-USB data such as DisplayPort sharing similar electrical characteristics with USB 3.1/3.2 to be transmitted through the USB-C cable.The CH7211 IC's Power Delivery (PD) technology has been certified by USB-IF and the CH7211 IC is listed on the USB-IF Integrators List, a list published by USB-IF certified that products are in compliance with USB-IF standards. Also the CH7211 IC's HDMI transmitter and DisplayPort receiver have been tested at a certified VESA and HDMI Testing Lab and are certified to be in compliance with all the applicable Test Standards. The CH7211 IC is one of latest products to join Chrontel's popular DisplayPort product line, which offers a wide range of similar devices at various display resolutions. Other newly released Chrontel DisplayPort converter ICs with USB-C capable functionality include CH7212 (VGA), CH7213 (DisplayPort) and CH7215 (YPbPr and CVBS).MSI IPC will be demonstrating its WindBOX IV Advanced, MS-9A95 systems at Booth K108 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall Level 1 during Computex 2018. Chrontel will also staff exhibition showcases at the following locations:1. Inside the USB Community booth at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall 4th Floor2. Inside the Intel Capital Showcase at Room 105, TICC (Taipei International Convention Center) 1st FloorAbout MSI Industrial Platform Solution (IPC Business Unit within MSI group)With more than 30 years' of experience in motherboard design & manufacturing, MSI ranks among the world's top 3 motherboard manufacturers recognized internationally for high quality and stability by clients and individual users.In 2006, MSI entered the embedded and industrial market and started providing reliable and expandable products with longevity support of 5 to 7 Years. MSI designs and manufactures high-quality embedded boards and systems for various applications, such as digital signage, medical electronics, ATM, POS, kiosk, industrial automation, gaming, utility, and transportation. With solid R&D and manufacturing capability, MSI serves its client with efficient DMS (design, manufacturing & service) solution, and is poised to become the best partner for worldwide partner in the embedded and industrial market. More information on MSI's industrial PC division can be found at: http://ipc.msi.com/About Chrontel, Inc.Founded in 1986, privately held Chrontel is a leading supplier of video interface ICs and technologies to computer manufacturers worldwide. The company's innovations include the world's first VGA-to-TV encoder. Chrontel video display chips are incorporated into reference designs offered by many microprocessor and graphics processor companies. Chrontel offers the industry's most complete product line of video interface and USB-C ICs for notebook, desktop computers, automotive and other display accessory products such as display converter dongles, docking stations and monitors. Chrontel products can be found within the PCs, tablets and display accessories sold by many of the world leading manufacturers. Additional information about Chrontel can be found on its website: http://www.chrontel.comMSI IPC WindBOX

With the penetration of touchscreen and the diversity of users and situations, besides product functions and quality requirement, the safety of products made of glass components on monitor gradually draws attentions from users as more and more monitor applications are being introduced into family, school, and hospital etc.Take the prime user, the children, for education market as an example, according to an analysis of children's injuries reported by the National Taiwan University Hospital, it was found that injuries to the upper limbs are most common with hand injuries. And the causes of such injuries are equipment crushing, knife and glass cutting. It can be seen that children are active but careless and easily get hurt. As monitors are wildly used in electronic products today, it is imperative to improve the safety on the products made of glass components.Liyitec's anti-explosive and anti-shatter products boost the safety of touchscreen and cover glass. These products are first accepted by European customer and already in mass production since 2017. For the monitor surface with Liyitec anti-explosive and anti-shatter touchscreen or cover glass, even it is hit by tremendous force and breaks, it does not shatter into sharp pieces and scatter around. The broken glass will stick on the touchscreen or cover glass like car windshield does. With these Liyitec products, users' accidental damage, especially in regard with broken glass, can be minimized. As more and more electronic products adopt monitors and users tend to look very closely to the monitor, when accident happens, the shattered glass always causes irreversible damages in eyes and face. It becomes a potential hazard to the users. Liyitec leads ahead of touchscreen industry to use anti-explosive adhesive to produce touchscreen and cover glass. These products have anti-explosive, anti-shatter and anti-UV properties which not only enhance the safety of electronic products, but also can safeguard the system integrator or manufacturers from potential legal disputes.Liyitec's new technology can be made into shaped or curved touchscreen and cover glass. They can be integrated into all kinds of industrial design and applications. The manufacturing capability currently supports size as large as 120". This new specification has been implemented into different fields including education, automotive, aviation, marine and outdoor. With the emphasis on product safety, Liyitec's anti-explosive and anti-shatter products have created a new point of differentiation for system integrators and manufacturers. It is expected that the product equipped with new specification can elevate not only the profit margin but also a new wave or demand for such product.Liyitec will exhibit its products in Computex (TWTC Hall 1, C0620) including medium to big size flat, curve, shaped, anti-explosive and anti-shatter touchscreen and cover glass. We sincerely welcome your visit in our booth to share our innovation and achievement with us.Liyitec's anti-explosive technology can be implemented with curved or shaped products for ultimate customer safety

Innovative technology is currently revolutionizing industries and driving markets to become more diversified. As Asia's leading startup platform, InnoVEX at Computex attracts local and worldwide high-potential startups, organizations and teams to participate in the annual event. With a series of much-anticipated forums, the platform makes it possible for exciting new ideas to emerge. Entering its third edition, this year's InnoVEX will take place from June 6th to 8th at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 3, with some exhibits focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) technology and applications.InnoVEX forums, on the other hand, will stress on new technology, such as blockchain technology applications. During the three-day exhibition, participants have the opportunity to exchange views with startups from around the world. The Pi Stage also offers the best platform to present ideas and create investment opportunities, bringing innovation momentum to the technology industry.At this year's event, InnoVEX forums will be broadcasted exclusively by Twitch, the official live streaming platform of Computex 2018. At 10:00 am on June 8th, co-founder and CEO of Bitmark Sean Moss-Pultz, co-founder of KKFARM Pochang Wu, co-founder and CEO of Health2Sync Ed Deng will discuss the trend of blockchain technology and its applications. Ambidio founder Iris Wu and Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin will exchange views on new technology's role in the film industry and gaming industry, opening infinite possibilities for cross-industry collaboration.Connect global resources to accelerate commercialization of innovative applicationsInnoVEX Pi Stage offers a platform for corporate and exhibitors to showcase and exchange ideas, at the same time opening up more opportunities for investing and incubating startups. World-renowned accelerators and startups, including Audi, Amazon Launchpad, JAFCO, Samsung Next, TRIPLE and imec.xpand, will talk about their global plans and cross-industry collaboration strategies on Pi Stage at 11:00 am on June 6th. They will also share how to help early-stage startups become commercialized, and ways to create a win-win situation for the startup community.Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, which is devoted to investing entrepreneurs and young people in Hong Kong and Taiwan, will participate in the event for the first time and directly exchange views with global startups, an excellent opportunity for young entrepreneurs. The series of events and unique opportunities prove that InnoVEX is the best platform for startups to grow.At Nangang Exhibition Center, Garage+, a renowned Taiwan-based startup community, will bring startup companies around the world to share their technology and innovation that are in line with the latest trends in the industry. NQM.AI from the UK will showcase its digital transformation solution; the Canada based software platform Invision AI will demonstrate how it employs AI in image analysis; the Taiwanese software company Deep Force will share their experience in making hardware products more useful through AI software.Mr. Walter Yeh, TAITRA President & CEO, said COMPUTEX continues to present global innovation resources at InnoVEX. In addition to providing a platform for startups, InnoVEX is devoted to attracting leading global venture capital companies, business incubators and accelerators to create opportunities for new solutions to secure the funds they need, driving the growth of startups and paving the way to a world of technology.InnoVEX at Computex 2018 will take place from June 6th to 8th at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 3. The three-day exhibition will showcase innovative technology, global startups and resources while revealing latest innovative trends in the tech industry during the InnoVEX forums.Computex 2018 presents startup platform in Asia

Clientron, a world-leading provider of thin clients and embedded systems, established its industrial PC (IPC) team in 2017, demonstrating its determination to penetrate deep into the IPC market. Clientron has always been able to provide product designs that precisely match customer needs and now riding on burgeoning IoT and Industry 4.0 trends, Clientron is ramping up efforts toward IPC product development and market expansion.Kelly Wu, president & CEO, Clientron, states, "Taiwan-based manufacturers have been active in the IPC market for many years. IPC firms are characterized by being small but exquisite. Clientron, with years of product R&D experiences, is capable of providing high-end industrial-grade products with wide temperature and voltage ranges, waterproof and dustproof as well as ability to maintain long-term operation under extreme circumstances." Clientron has introduced embedded single board computers (SBC), embedded systems and industrial panel PC to accommodate different customer needs.Expanding vertical industrial applicationsIPC has always targeted niche market segments. Clientron's endeavors in this field began with the food processing industry and smart transportation applications. Clientron's Pike-AL-1500SP, crafted specifically for the food processing industry, is an industrial panel PC that can withstand special cleaning or a steaming environment. It offers IP69K protection against high temperature, dust and water and long-term submersion under water. The Pike-AL-1500SP has passed spray test with steam pressure of 100bar (1450 psi) at a temperature of 80°C. It is built with grade 304 stainless steel casing to enable protection against heat and corrosion and prevent hazardous substances from leaching due to heat or acid, thereby guaranteeing safe and sanitary operation in a food processing plant.For smart transportation, Clientron custom-built its IT900 embedded system for intelligent traffic decision making. It co-worked with customers to design applications such as smart intersection and smart parking solutions. With aluminum alloy casing, fanless & ventless design and IP40 dust-proof protection, the IT900 is suitable for murky outdoor environments with a reduced probability of failure or repair. It supports dual display ports and dual LAN ports and is powered by an Intel high-performance energy-efficient quad-core or dual-core platform. Its modular I/O box can quickly and flexibly accommodate customer's I/O design based on actual needs. The innovative drawer-type casing also allows easier hardware installation and expansion by its user friendly designClientron drew naming inspiration from cold weapons for its industrial-use products to represent symbolic meaning of simplicity, user friendly and combat strength. For example, its industrial panel PC is named as "Pike," innovative box type embedded systems as "Mace" and SBC as "Saber." Its Mace-AL-200 embedded system provides "Tsuba Kits" with a flexible modular design for customers to easily add I/O modules and build systems tailored to their specific needs. On top of that, the removable back cover makes maintenance work a breeze.Clientron keeps turning innovative designs into realityFor point-of-sale (POS) terminals, Clientron presents PST650 all-in-one POS suited for the food service industry. PST650 features streamline, compact and lightweight design and built-in integration with a thermal printer supporting multiple well-known brands, so customers do not need to install an additional printer, thereby saving counter footprint and cost.Among Clientron's most renowned thin client product line, the R800 was recently recognized with the 26th Taiwan Excellence Award. It comes with an innovative rotatable port-on-foot design with I/O expansion ports, enabling both space saving and I/O expandability advantages. Its high-durability capacitive-touch power button provides convenient on/off switch and reduces mechanical failure. Featuring support for triple 4K ultra-high-definition (UHD) displays, energy-efficiency design translating to savings on electricity bills and a three-year standard warranty, the R800 is especially suitable for virtual desktop solutions in banking, healthcare, government and education sectors.Clientron is making leaping advances in automotive electronicsLooking forward, Wu speaks about Clientron's achievements in the automotive electronics market: "Clientron has been dedicating its time and efforts in this segment for many years and actually obtained ISO/ TS16949 certification as early as 2004. With a focus on Car Informatic Device (CID), we leveraged nearly 20 years of design and manufacturing experiences in automotive video and audio systems and worked with customers to jointly craft ' Interactive in three displays, one instrument with ADAS' software and hardware integrated solutions. This is a big step forward for us in the factory-installed equipment market." Three displays here refer to the CID system, driver instrument cluster and digital insole cluster. One instrument refers to the car recorder. They work in conjunction with the advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) in the vehicle.Furthermore, it should be noted that a major customer of Clientron has engaged in large-scale expansion in the American market, which is expected to fuel Clientron's revenue growth in the region this year. With the inauguration of a new factory in Nangang, Clientron will be able to fully meet growing market demand.Clientron plans to showcase its latest thin client series, POS systems and embedded IPC solutions at Computex 2018. Visitors to Clientron's booth K0427a in Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center will be able to see Clientron products being put to use in different scenarios, including an embedded IPC in food processing industry, thin clients in banking scenario and a POS system in a restaurant setting.Kelly Wu, president & CEO, Clientron, states that the company will keep ramping up efforts toward IPC products in 2018.