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Portwell Releases an Ultra Compact Embedded System Powered by Intel Atom N Series (2019.01.08)
Portwell announces the release of the RICH-61D0, a fanless embedded system featuring Intel Atom processor N series (formerly Apollo Lake). Its fanless, compact chassis design, plus low power consumption, make RICH-61D0 a perfect solution for applications with space limitation such as industrial automation, medical equipment, communication devices and IoT devices |
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CyberLink Introduces Smart AIoT Solutions Powered by FaceMe AI Facial Recognition Engine at CES 2019 (2019.01.08)
CyberLink will be demonstrating AIoT solutions powered by FaceMe, its new facial recognition engine, at CES 2019. FaceMe provides Smart Retail solutions to analyze store traffic and visitors’ attributions, Smart Security systems with anti-spoofing capabilities, and Smart Office solutions, such as background blur that allows business professionals increased privacy during video conferences |
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Toshiba Announces 16TB MG08 Series Hard Disk Drives (2019.01.08)
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation announces MG08 Series, the industry’s largest capacity 16TB Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) HDD. With 33% more capacity than today’s widely adopted 12TB drives, and 14% more capacity than prior 14TB models |
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Products Enabled with the HDMI 2.1 Specification Continue to Grow at CES 2019 (2019.01.08)
HDMI LA) reports that CES 2019 will see many more announcements covering a broad range of product categories.
"In one short year after the launch of the HDMI 2.1 specification, consumer electronics companies have launched innovative products improving the gaming experience, 8K displays and cinema quality audio for the home theater," said Rob Tobias, CEO and President of HDMI LA |
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Acer Announces New Convertible Gaming Notebook Predator Triton 900 (2019.01.08)
Acer today unveiled two new Windows 10 gaming notebooks, the Predator Triton 900, a 17-inch performance notebook featuring a slim design and convertible 4K display — and the Predator Triton 500 — a 15-inch all-metal gaming powerhouse measuring just 17 |
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Intel Announces New AI, 5G and Autonomous Driving Solutions (2019.01.08)
On the eve of CES, Intel and Mobileye several announcements spanning PCs and new devices to diverse growth segments including artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and autonomous driving (AD).
Intel leaders – Gregory Bryant, senior vice president |
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Total Consumption of Driver IC Grew by 8.4% YoY in 2018, Down to 3% in 2019, Says TrendForce (2019.01.07)
According to the latest report by WitsView, a division of TrendForce, increasing penetration of UHD display panels has driven the consumption of driver IC in the past few years. The total consumption grew by 8.4% YoY in 2018, but the growth would slow down to 3% this year due to technology variation in designs of large-size panels and falling shipments of small-size panels |
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HOLTEK New HT32F0006 Arm Cortex-M0+ Core 32-bit Voice/Music Synthesis Dedicated MCU (2019.01.07)
Aimed at the voice/music application field, Holtek announces the release of its new 32-bit SoC Flash MCU, the HT32F0006, which is based around an Arm Cortex-M0+ processor core. In having a 32-bit MCU for its voice and music processing, the device offers both high performance and high quality audio and can be used to implement superior sound effect functions |
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Toshiba Develops DNN Hardware IP for Image Recognition AI Processor Visconti5 for Automotive (2019.01.07)
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation today announced the development of Deep Neural Network (DNN ) hardware IP that will help to realize advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving functions. The company will integrate the DNN hardware IP with conventional image processing technology and start sample shipments of Visconti5, the next generation of Toshiba’s image-recognition processor, in September 2019 |
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ASIX Single Chip USB KVM Switch Solutions (2019.01.07)
Compared to the traditional 4-Port USB KVM switch with up to 12 chipsets solution, ASIX Electronics Corp., provides a simple design and cost-effective AX6800x (AX68002/AX68004) 2/4-Port USB KVM Switch SoC single chip solution which enables users to control 2/4/8/16 PCs via USB with just one keyboard (K), monitor (V) and mouse (M) |
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Acer Introduces its First Chromebook Powered by Versatile AMD A-Series CPUs with Radeon Graphics (2019.01.07)
Acer today expanded its award-winning line of 15.6-inch Chromebooks with its first AMD-based Chromebook, the Acer Chromebook 315. Powered by 7th Gen AMD A6-9220C or A4-9120C processors with Radeon graphics, it can speed through demanding apps, while running multiple tabs and extensions, all during a battery life of up to 10 hours |
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Shipments of Large-Size Panels to Grow by 1% YoY in 2019, Says TrendForce (2019.01.04)
According to the latest report by WitsView, a division of TrendForce, shipments of large-size panels reached 804.06 million pieces in 2018, a YoY growth of 2.5%. Among all the large-size display panel applications, only tablet panel recorded decreasing shipments last year, while other categories registered noticeable growth |
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Smallest Data Converters Deliver High Integration and Performance (2019.01.03)
Texas Instruments (TI) introduced four tiny precision data converters, each the industry’s smallest in its class. The new data converters enable designers to add more intelligence and functionality, while shrinking system board space |
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HOLTEK New HT82V742 Audio PWM Driver (2019.01.03)
With a focus in the audio application area, Holtek announces the release of its new Audio PWM Driver, the HT82V742. The device is suitable for a range of voice products, such as intelligent voice locks, voice appliances, hand-held voice equipment, voice toys etc |
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USB-IF Launches USB Type-C Authentication Program (2019.01.03)
USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) today announced the launch of its USB Type-C Authentication Program, marking an important milestone for the optional USB security protocol. The USB Type-C Authentication specification defines cryptographic-based authentication for USB Type-C chargers and devices |
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AppNeta and AAEON Partner on Network Monitoring Platform at 100 Gbps Speeds (2019.01.03)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — AppNeta and AAEON announced that the two companies have partnered to offer new product enhancements to AppNeta’s performance monitoring platform, built for the cloud and SaaS-focused modern enterprise.
AAEON is a prominent global manufacturer of computer hardware systems and a subsidiary of ASUS |
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STM's’ STM8L001 MCU Covers Essentials for Smart Devices, as it Cuts Power, Cost, and Footprint (2019.01.02)
The STM8L001 ultra-low-power microcontroller from STMicroelectronics targets cost-conscious applications, by combining ST’s highly efficient 8-bit STM8 core with essential and effective peripherals, in the compact, low-pin-count SO-8 outline |
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Keysight Submits Industry’s First 5G TTCN-3 Conformance Test Case to 3GPP (2019.01.02)
Keysight Technologies announced that on December 8, 2018 the company submitted the industry’s first 5G TTCN-31 conformance test case to 3GPP RAN52 for 5G new radio (NR) device certification.
The 5G NR Non-Standalone (NSA) test case submission was made using Keysight’s 5G Protocol Conformance Toolset, part of Keysight’s 5G Network Emulation Solution portfolio |
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Microsoft Teams Up with Taiwan’s AI LAB to Jointly Announce AI Gene Analysis Platform (2019.01.02)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan Microsoft and Taiwan’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AI LAB) have jointly announced the TaiGenomics Artificial Intelligence gene analysis platform. Integrated with Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Computing, the platform conducts gene sequencing, analysis, and diagnosis effectively through the use of AI to assist medical specialists in the rapid prediction of potential diseases caused by genetic variations |
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EC Acquires the Largest Danish IT Company, KMD (2018.12.28)
NEC Corporation today announced the acquisition of KMD Holding ApS, the holding company of KMD A/S (KMD), the largest Danish IT company. NEC is acquiring KMD for approximately 8 billion Danish Kroner (DKK) from Advent International, one of the world’s largest and most experienced private equity investors |
