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Table of Contents
1. Financial, M & A Updates...................................................................................................................................1
2. Solution Updates................................................................................................................................................19
3. Rewards and Recognition Updates..................................................................................................................45
4. Customer Success Updates................................................................................................................................49
5. Partnership Ecosystem Updates.......................................................................................................................52

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Apple Reports Second Quarter Results
Highlights
• Revenue of $58.3 billion, an increase of 1 percent from the year-ago
quarter
• Earnings per diluted share of $2.55, up 4 percent.
• International sales accounted for 62 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
• Apple’s board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.82 per
share of the Company’s common stock, an increase of 6 percent.
• The board of directors has also authorized an increase of $50 billion
to the existing share repurchase programme.
Executive Commentary
“Despite COVID-19’s unprecedented global impact, we’re proud
to report that Apple grew for the quarter, driven by an all-time
record in Services and a quarterly record for Wearables,said
Apple’s CEO. In this difficult environment, our users are
depending on Apple products in renewed ways to stay connected,
informed, creative, and productive. We feel motivated and inspired
to not only keep meeting these needs in innovative ways, but to
continue giving back to support the global response, from the tens
of millions of face masks and custom-built face shields we’ve sent
to medical professionals around the world, to the millions we’ve
donated to organizations like Global Citizen and America’s Food
Fund.”
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Arrow Electronics Reports First-Quarter 2020 Results
Highlights
• Consolidated sales of $6.075 billion to $6.675 billion, with global components
sales of $4.4 billion to $4.7 billion, and global enterprise computing solutions sales
of $1.675 billion to $1.975 billion
• Earnings per share on a diluted basis of $.98 to $1.14, and earnings per share on a
diluted basis, excluding certain items1 of $1.38 to $1.54 per share
• Average tax rate of approximately 24 percent compared to the long-term range of
23 to 25 percent
• Average diluted shares outstanding of 81 million
• Interest expense of approximately $40 million
• Expect average USD-to-Euro exchange rate of $1.10 to €
• Global components first-quarter operating income was $165 million. First-quarter
operating income, excluding amortization of intangibles expense, as adjusted, was
$171 million.1
“Arrow maintains a firm commitment to our design, engineering, marketing and
supply chain services, which play an essential role for our stakeholders as they
navigate the unprecedented challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic,
said Chairman, president, and chief executive officer. I am grateful to our
dedicated teams in all regions who have been working with urgency to ensure our
customers and suppliers are well equipped to continue their business operations
in the current environment. In addition to enabling secure work-from-home
environments, Arrow is supporting the medical community’s life-saving efforts
by providing critical electronic components and data management hardware and
software.”
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AU Optronics Financial Report for the First Quarter of 2020
Financial statements:
• Turnover is NT $ 53.69 billion
• Net operating loss was NT $ 5.45 billion
• Net loss attributable to parent company is NT $ 4.99 billion
• Basic loss per share is NT $ 0.53
• Gross loss rate is 0.7%
• Operating net loss rate is 10.1%
• EBITDA has an interest rate of 6.7%
• Display business unit operating net loss rate was 10.5%
• Display business unit EBITDA earns interest rate of 6.9%
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Flex reports fourth quarter fiscal 2020 results
Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Highlights:
• Net Sales: $5.5 billion
• GAAP Income Before Income Taxes: $45 million
• Adjusted Operating Income: $207 million
• GAAP Net Income: $48 million
• Adjusted Net Income: $143 million
• GAAP Earnings Per Share: $0.10
• Adjusted Earnings Per Share: $0.28
Fiscal Year 2020 Results of Operations:
• Net Sales: $24.2 billion
• GAAP Income Before Income Taxes: $158 million
• Adjusted Operating Income: $898 million
• GAAP Net Income: $88 million
• Adjusted Net Income: $632 million
• GAAP Earnings Per Share: $0.17
• Adjusted Earnings Per Share: $1.23
“We are pleased with our fourth quarter results despite the negative impact from the
COVID-19 pandemic, said Flex’s Chief Executive Officer. Our Fiscal 2020 results
demonstrate our progress on shifting our portfolio, operating with disciplined execution,
managing our costs, focusing on generating free cash flow, and being prudent with our
capital.”
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Hikvision announces full-year 2019 and first quarter 2020
Financial Results
Highlights
• The total overseas revenue amounted to RMB 16.24 billion, with YoY growth of 14.43%.
• The revenue in the domestic market in 2019 was RMB 41.42 billion, with YoY growth of 16.20%.
• Hikvision’s innovative businesses achieved solid growth in 2019. Particularly, the revenue of its smart home business in 2019 was RMB 2.59
billion, seeing a 58.38% YoY growth.
• And the robotics business generated a revenue of RMB 813.99 million, with a YoY growth of 23.88%.
• In 2019, Hikvision's R&D spending was RMB 5.48 billion, which accounts for 9.51% of the total revenue, and the company has more than
19,000 R&D employees.
• Amidst the extraordinary global circumstances in Q1 2020, Hikvision has also disclosed its Q1 2020 financial results, with a revenue of RMB
9.43 billion, representing a YoY decrease of 5.17%.
• Net profits attributable to shareholders of the company was RMB 1.50 billion, representing a YoY decrease of 2.59%.
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Infineon Technologies AG (Germany) completes acquisition of Cypress
Semiconductor Corporation
Infineon Technologies AG announced the Closing of the acquisition of
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. The San Jose-based company has
become part of Infineon effective as of the Closing. The addition of Cypress
lets Infineon further strengthen its focus on structural growth drivers and on a
broader range of applications. This will accelerate the company’s path of
profitable growth. Cypress adds a differentiated portfolio of microcontrollers,
connectivity components, software ecosystems and high-performance
memories. All this is highly complementary to Infineon’s leading power
semiconductors, automotive microcontrollers, sensors and security solutions.
Combining these technology assets enables advanced solutions for
high-growth applications such as ADAS/AD, IoT and 5G mobile
infrastructure. The addition of Cypress’ strong R&D capabilities and its
foothold in the U.S. and Japan strengthen Infineon’s connections with
customers around the world.
“The acquisition of Cypress is a landmark step in Infineon’s strategic
development,” said Infineon CEO. Together, we offer our customers the
industry’s most comprehensive portfolio for linking the real with the
digital world and shaping digitalization, one of the most important global
trends. We serve as a trusted partner for customers and distributors and we
are evolving from a leader in components to a leader in system solutions
for the automotive, industrial and IoT markets. Furthermore, customers can
benefit from our increased global reach and enhanced design-in support
tailored to their needs. We welcome our new colleagues from Cypress to
Infineon”.
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Innolux Corporation (Taiwan) Reports First Quarter 2020
Financial Results
Highlights
• Consolidated revenues of NT$ 50.4 billion, operating loss of NT$ 6.2billion, net loss of NT$ 5.3 billion
• Basic EPS of NT$ -0.55, depreciation & amortization of NT$ 8.8 billion and capital expenditure of NT$ 6.5 billion.
• In 1Q20, the Company shipped 5.91 million square meters of total panel, a decrease of 22.5% quarter-on-quarter. Blended area ASP for TFT-LCD
panels averaged US$ 278 per square meter.
• Small and medium-sized panel revenues were NT$ 13.2 billion in 1Q20, a decrease of 25.4% quarter-on-quarter.
• The Company shipped 583.2 thousand square meters of small and medium-sized panel during the first quarter of 2020, a decrease of 23.8%
quarter-on-quarter.
• In 1Q20, in terms of product application, Mobile & CP, Mobile PC, Desktop, TV panels accounted for 34%, 21%, 9% and 36% of net sales,
respectively.
• In terms of product size, 10-inch and below, 10-to-20-inch, 20-to-30-inch, 30-to-40-inch, 40-inch-and -above panels accounted for 27%, 26%, 12%,
5%, and 30% of net sales, respectively.
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KLA Corporation (USA) Reports Fiscal 2020 Third Quarter Results
Highlights
• Quarterly revenue of $1.42 billion finished at the midpoint of original
guidance, and featured record quarterly Service revenue
• GAAP EPS was $0.50,
• Non-GAAP EPS finished above the midpoint of the range of guidance at
$2.47
• GAAP EPS was impacted by a $256.6 million goodwill impairment charge
related to our acquisition of Orbotech
• $1.63 per share after taxes.
• GAAP net income attributable to KLA of $78 million
• GAAP earnings per diluted share attributable to KLA of $0.50 on revenues
of $1.42 billion.
"KLA delivered solid results in the March quarter, demonstrating strong
demand for KLA's products and services coupled with exceptional
execution across our global operations, while facing the unprecedented
challenges associated with COVID-19, commented President and chief
executive officer of KLA Corporation. KLA's performance in the March
quarter highlights how the KLA operating model provides a strong and
resilient framework for us to predictably deliver on our commitments and
support our customers. KLA is performing well under extraordinary
conditions. In this environment, our first priority is to preserve and protect
the health and safety of our employees and their families, while we
maintain our long-term strategy and operate in a way that preserves our
flexibility to deliver the essential products and services our customers both
demand and require."
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Lam Research Corporation (USA) Reports Financial Results for
The Quarter Ended March 29, 2020
Highlights
• Revenue was $2,504 million
• Gross margin was $1,167 million, or 46.6% of revenue
• Operating expenses were $473 million, operating income was 27.7% of revenue, and
• Net income was $575 million, or $3.88 per diluted share on a U.S. GAAP basis.
• Non-GAAP gross margin was $1,160 million, or 46.3% of revenue
• Non-GAAP operating expenses were $486 million, non-GAAP operating income was 26.9% of
revenue
• Non-GAAP net income was $590 million, or $3.98 per diluted share.
• Cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and restricted cash and investments balances
increased to $5.6 billion at the end of the March 2020 quarter compared to $4.9 billion at the end of
the December 2019 quarter.
• This increase was primarily the result of a $1.25 billion draw down on the Company's revolving
credit facility and $541.4 million of cash generated from operating activities.
• These sources of cash were partially offset by $617.6 million of principal payments on debt; $245.4
million of share repurchases, including net share settlement on employee stock-based compensation;
$163.5 million of dividends paid to stockholders; and $51.4 million of capital expenditures.
“Extraordinary efforts by Lam’s global teams helped to mitigate the operational impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in solid financial performance in the March quarter, said Lam
Research’s President and Chief Executive Officer. While there is limited visibility to near-term
macroeconomic conditions and industry supply chain recovery, customer demand for our
equipment remains strong. We believe in the long-term resiliency of the semiconductor industry
and are focused on providing innovative technology to our customers and positioning Lam for
outperformance as industry conditions normalize.”
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LG Display (South Korea) Reports First Quarter 2020 Results
• Revenues in the first quarter of 2020 decreased by 26 to KRW 4,724 billion from KRW 6,422 billion in the
fourth quarter of 2019 and decreased by 20% from KRW 5,879 billion in the first quarter of 2019.
• Operating loss in the first quarter of 2020 recorded KRW 362 billion. This compares with the operating loss of
KRW 422 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019 and the operating loss of KRW 132 billion in the first quarter of
2019.
• EBITDA in the first quarter of 2020 was KRW 630 billion, compared with EBITDA of KRW 586 billion in the
fourth quarter of 2019 and with EBITDA of KRW 679 billion in the first quarter of 2019.
• Net loss in the first quarter of 2020 was KRW 199 billion, compared with the net loss of KRW 1,817 billion in
the fourth quarter of 2019 and the net loss of KRW 63 billion in the first quarter of 2019.
• LG Display registered KRW 4,724 billion in revenues and KRW 362 billion in operating loss in the first quarter
of 2020.
• The revenue decreases of 26% quarter on quarter from KRW 6,422 billion was driven by low seasonality which
led to a reduction in sales of products with high ASP per square meter, such as P-OLED products.
• The company record ed an operating loss of KRW 362 billion, a slight quarter on quarter improvement due to
an increase in LCD TV panel prices and favorable foreign exchange rates, as well as an effort to minimize overall
costs including material costs.
• Panels for mobile devices accounted for 32% of the revenue in the first quarter of 2020, 4% down from the
previous quarter due to the low seasonality.
• LG Display recorded 186% in the liability to equity ratio, 91% in the current ratio, and 87% in the net
debt-to-equity ratio as of March 31, 2020.
“We expect volatility in demand to increase down the road, as industry sectors are impacted by the
COVID-19 outbreak. The difficult situation will inevitably linger, although it is expected that demand in IT
products will grow due to stay-at-home orders and consequent surge in online activities. We will do our best
to continue to seize such business opportunities, including any increase in demand in IT products where LG
Display has a competitive advantage, as well as to strengthen cash management by optimizing inventory
and minimizing input of resources, said CFO and Senior Vice President of LG Display.
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NRI (Japan) Signs Agreement to Acquire 100% of AUSIEX Limited shares
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. announced its wholly owned Australian subsidiary Nomura Research Institute Australia, Pty Ltd concluded an agreement to buy
100% of the shares of Australian Investment Exchange Ltd, from AUSIEX parent Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited. Following in the footsteps of the
acquisition of ASG Group Limited, the AUSIEX acquisition demonstrates NRI’s steady expansion of its Australian and overall global footprint in line with its
long-term management vision “Vision2022”. The acquisition serves as an anchor point for NRI’s accelerated expansion into global financial markets, as it
establishes its presence as a major technology and operations services provider in the Australian wealth management market. Long-term structural growth in
savings is expected to continue with Australia’s national superannuation pension system and growing population. AUSIEX is the wholesale arm of
Commonwealth Securities Limited, a subsidiary of CBA, and trades under the brand name CommSec Adviser Services. AUSIEX is one of Australia’s leading
providers of trade execution, settlement and portfolio admin solutions. AUSIEX boasts over 10,000 independent financial advisors and major financial
institutions, to which it provides high value-added services with its in house developed IT systems and standardized operations. NRI will provide AUSIEX with
the globally recognized securities transaction management system and other specialized system development and operations knowledge while investing in the
development of new services, and strengthen the business base through actively promoting new relationships with strong external vendors, to play a pivotal role
in Australia’s capital market infrastructure.
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ON Semiconductor (USA) Reports First Quarter 2020 Results
Highlights
• Revenue of $1,277.9 million
• GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin of 31.5 percent
• GAAP operating margin of 1.5 percent and non-GAAP operating
margin of 6.6 percent
• GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.03 and non-GAAP diluted earnings
per share of $0.10
• The 2020 second quarter outlook also includes anticipated stock-based
compensation expense of approximately $19 million to $21 million.
• Net cash paid for income taxes is expected to be $10 million to $13
million.
"Our first quarter revenue and margins were significantly impacted
by the slowdown in global macroeconomic activity, supply
constraints and resulting underutilization due to government
mandated lockdowns in many parts of the world aimed at containing
spread of COVID-19. Despite disruptions from the pandemic, our
teams around the globe showed exemplary dedication in support of
first responders and critical customers, said President and CEO of
ON Semiconductor. While current conditions are causing short-term
dislocations, our long-term goals and strategy remain unchanged.
Key secular megatrends driving our business remain intact, and we
are making both structural and tactical changes to align our business
with current conditions and to drive long-term growth in profitability
and free cash flow."
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NVIDIA (USA) Completes Acquisition of Mellanox, Creating Major Force Driving
Next-Gen Data Centers
NVIDIA announced the completion of its acquisition of
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., for a transaction value of $7
billion. The acquisition, initially announced on March 11, 2019,
unites two of the world’s leading companies in high
performance and data center computing. Combining NVIDIA’s
leading computing expertise with Mellanox’s high-performance
networking technology, the move will enable customers to
achieve higher performance, greater utilization of computing
resources and lower operating costs.
“The expanding use of AI and data science is reshaping
computing and data center architectures, said Founder and
CEO of NVIDIA. With Mellanox, the new NVIDIA has
end-to-end technologies from AI computing to networking,
full-stack offerings from processors to software, and
significant scale to advance next-generation data centers.
Our combined expertise, supported by a rich ecosystem of
partners, will meet the challenge of surging global demand
for consumer internet services, and the application of AI and
accelerated data science from cloud to edge to robotics.”
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NVIDIA (USA) Receives Approval to Proceed with Mellanox Acquisition from
China’s Antitrust Authority
NVIDIA announced that it has received approval from all necessary authorities to proceed with its planned acquisition of Mellanox, as announced
in March 2019. The latest approval by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation follows antitrust approval from the European
Commission and Mexico and the expiration of the waiting period under U.S. antitrust laws. With the exception of the remaining customary
closing conditions, all conditions to the deal’s closing have been satisfied. NVIDIA announced on March 11, 2019, its intention to acquire
Israel-based Mellanox for $125 per share in cash, or $6.9 billion, in a transaction that would combine NVIDIA’s leading computing expertise with
Mellanox’s high-performance interconnect technology. The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to NVIDIA’s non-GAAP gross
margin, non-GAAP EPS and free cash flow. NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined
modern computer graphics and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of
computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world.
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Skyworks (USA) Reports Q2 Fy20 Results
Highlight
• Delivers Revenue of $766.1 Million
• Posts GAAP Diluted EPS of $1.06; Non-GAAP Diluted EPS of $1.34
• Generates $280.4 Million in Cash Flow from Operations
• Ended Quarter with $1.1 Billion in Cash and Investments and No Debt
• On a GAAP basis, operating income for the second fiscal quarter of
2020 was $199.5 million with diluted earnings per share of $1.06.
• On a non-GAAP basis, operating income was $248.7 million with
non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.34.
“The COVID-19 outbreak is impacting individuals, companies,
governments and markets across the globe, and our thoughts are with
all those who have endured the effects of this global pandemic, said
President and chief executive officer of Skyworks. By enabling
always-on, high-speed connectivity, Skyworks’wireless technologies
are essential for adapting to today’s rapidly changing business
conditions and are playing a critical role in virus containment efforts
worldwide. Skyworks’ trusted solutions are connecting people
throughout the world enabling telemedicine and emergency response
applications, as well as supporting shelter-in-place efforts through
remote work and online education.
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Spotify Technology S.A. (Sweden) Announces Financial Results for First
Quarter 2020
Highlights
• Total revenue of €1,848 million grew 22% Y/Y in Q1. Consolidated revenue was roughly in line with expectations. Premium revenue grew 23% Y/Y to €1,700 million, and
slightly outperformed our expectations.
• Gross Margin finished as 25.5% in Q1 which both exceeded our expectations and finished at the high end of our guidance range. The largest driver of outperformance
stemmed from the core royalty component due to product mix, offset somewhat by one-time reductions.
• Operating expenses totalled €489 million in Q1, an increase of 16% from 1Q’19 but short of our plan. The cost of Share Based Compensation, both from the social charges
as a result of share price movements and lower than expected grants of new equity, was the largest driver of the variance to forecast this quarter.
• Total Free Cash Flow was € (21) million in Q1 as a result. While this was the first operating cash outflow, we’ve had in the past 9 quarters, the cash burn was actually less
than we had anticipated.
• Premium Gross Margin was 28.3% in Q1, up from 27.4% in Q4, and up 220 bps Y/Y. Ad-Supported Gross Margin was (6.6) % in Q1, down from 11.6% in Q4 and down
1,550 bps Y/Y.
• Ad-Supported revenues of €148 million fell short of our forecast.
• Social charges, in particular, came in €24 million lower than plan and overall equity expense was €36 million less than expected.
• There are now more than 1 million podcasts available on our platform, and more than 60% of them are powered by Anchor
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TE Connectivity (Switzerland) announces second quarter results for
fiscal year 2020
Second Quarter Highlights
• Net sales were $3.2 billion, in line with the company's guidance, down 6% on a
reported and down 5% on an organic basis over the second quarter of 2019.
• Diluted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations were a loss of $1.35.
Adjusting for one-time impairment charge, adjusted EPS were $1.29, exceeding the
high end of the company's guidance.
• Cash flow from continuing operating activities was $481 million and free cash flow
was $311 million. Year to date free cash flow up 34% versus prior year. During the
quarter the company returned $433 million returned to shareholders.
• Strong liquidity position with more than $2 billion available liquidity.
"The market environment we guided to last quarter changed dramatically, and
I'm pleased that we still delivered sales in line with our guidance and adjusted
earnings per share above our expectations, said TE Connectivity Chief Executive
Officer. Despite the impact of COVID-19, we were able to maintain adjusted
operating margins above 16% due to the diversity of our portfolio, our global
manufacturing strategy and our early execution of cost reduction actions. We
continue to successfully prioritize the safety of our employees while keeping our
commitments to our customers, and I want to thank our employees for their
strong execution in what has been an unprecedented time for our global
community. We expect to see COVID-related demand impacts in the second half
of the year particularly in the transportation and commercial aerospace markets,
but our strong free cash flow and liquidity allows us to continue to invest in
long-term global growth trends and position us for further content growth when
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Verisign Reports (USA) First Quarter 2020 Results
Financial Highlights
• Net income for the first quarter of 2020 included the recognition of $168 million of previously unrecognized
income tax benefits.
• Verisign ended the first quarter of 2020 with cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $1.14 billion,
a decrease of $79 million from the end of 2019.
• Cash flow from operating activities was $180 million for the first quarter of 2020, compared to $187 million for
the same quarter in 2019.
• Deferred revenues as of March 31, 2020 totaled $1.06 billion, an increase of $23 million from the end of 2019.
• During the first quarter of 2020, Verisign repurchased 1.3 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate
cost of $245 million. As of March 31, 2020, there was $826 million remaining for future share repurchases under
the share repurchase program which has no expiration date.
• Verisign ended the first quarter of 2020 with 160.7 million .com and .net domain name registrations in the
domain name base, a 3.8 percent increase from the end of the first quarter of 2019, and a net increase of 1.83
million during the first quarter of 2020.
• During the first quarter of 2020, Verisign processed 10.0 million new domain name registrations for .com and
.net, compared to 9.8 million for the same quarter in 2019.
• The final .com and .net renewal rate for the fourth quarter of 2020 was 73.8 percent compared with 74.3 percent
for the same quarter in 2018. Renewal rates are not fully measurable until 45 days after the end of the quarter.
“During the COVID-19 crisis, we are taking a number of steps to support small businesses and our local
communities. Within Verisign, we remain focused on the health and welfare of our employees and our
primary mission, which is the secure and reliable operation of critical internet infrastructure,” said
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
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AMD Delivers Ultimate Performance and Work Anywhere Flexibility with
AMD Ryzen PRO 4000 Series Mobile Processors
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AMD announced global availability of the world’s first x86 7nm commercial notebook processors, the AMD Ryzen PRO 4000 Series Mobile
family, delivering the most cores and threads in an ultrathin business notebook1. These new processors are fully optimized for remote work
capabilities and designed to take business computing to the next level with multi-threading performance for modern productivity. Robust enterprise
designs from HP and Lenovo powered by AMD Ryzen PRO 4000 Series Mobile Processors are expected to be available worldwide starting in the
first half of 2020, with anywhere-anytime productivity, multiple layers of security features, seamless manageability and reliable longevity.AMD
now offers customers a breadth of business solutions with the flexibility to choose options based on mobility, performance, manageability and
security requirements. For small- and medium-sized businesses, AMD Ryzen 4000 U-Series Mobile Processors deliver powerful performance and
security features in commercial notebook designs.With this flexibility, HP expanded its offerings for growing businesses and remote workers with
the HP ProBook 445 G7 and HP ProBook 455 G7 laptops powered by AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Mobile Processors, in addition to the HP ProBook
x360 435 G7, a business convertible laptop unveiled earlier this year.

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AMD Expands 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processor Family, Unleashing
Powerful “Zen 2” Core for The Mainstream
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AMD announced the newest additions to the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen desktop processor family, the AMD Ryzen™ 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen™ 3 3300X
processors and AMD B550 Chipset for Socket AM4 designed for 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen desktop processors with over 60 designs in development. Taking
advantage of the AMD world-class portfolio of technologies, these new Ryzen 3 desktop processors bring the groundbreaking “Zen 2” core architecture to
business users, gamers, and creators worldwide, leveraging Simultaneous Multi-Threading technology for increased productivity. With double the threads,
twice the bandwidth, and a wide selection of motherboards in development the AMD B550 chipset and Ryzen 3 desktop processors deliver the ideal
processing solution from top to bottom. Continuing to demonstrate its leadership in the consumer desktop space, the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen
3 3300X represent the fastest ever AMD Ryzen 3 desktop processors2, bringing world class desktop performance to mainstream gamers. They also stand for
AMD’s commitment to improving CPU performance and technologies for consumers by enabling SMT on a Ryzen 3 desktop processor for the very first
time. The processors take advantage of 18MB Cache, delivering dramatic memory latency reduction, translating directly to smoother, faster gaming
performance for high framerates in CPU-heavy games. Further, with four cores, eight threads, and AMD SMT technology, the new Ryzen 3 processors
provide incredible multitasking performance and responsiveness that consumers need.

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New 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors Redefine Performance for Database,
Commercial HPC and Hyperconverged Workloads
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AMDannounced it is extending the 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processor family with three new processors that combine the balanced and efficient AMD Infinity
architecture with higher speed “Zen 2” cores for optimal performance on database, commercial high-performance computing and hyperconverged infrastructure
workloads. The three new processors, the AMD EPYC™ 7F32, EPYC™ 7F52 and EPYC™ 7F72, expand 2nd Gen AMD EPYC performance leadership into
workloads that can leverage up to 500 MHz of additional base frequency, and large amounts of cache, making AMD EPYC™ the world’s highest per core
performance x86 server CPU. The AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors provide new performance capabilities for workloads in the heart of the enterprise market including
database with up to 17% higher SQL Server® performance2 compared to the competition, hyperconverged infrastructure with up to 47% higher VMmark® 3.1
score compared to the competition for a new world record3, and commercial high-performance computing with up to 94% higher per core computational fluid
dynamics individual application performance4 compared to the competition.The new 2nd Gen AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors provide leading per core performance
and breakthrough value, while adding the highest per core performance of the EPYC family.The performance of these new processors comes from a balanced
architecture that combines high-performance “Zen 2” cores, innovations in system design like PCIe® 4 and DDR4-3200 memory5, and the AMD Infinity
architecture, to provide customers with optimum system performance that enables better real-world application performance.

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2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors Power New Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
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AMD announced that 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors are powering the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute E3 platform, bringing a new level of
high-performance computing to Oracle Cloud. Using the AMD EPYC™ 7742 processor, the Oracle Cloud “E3 standard” and the bare metal compute instances are
available today and leverage key features of the 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors including class-leading memory bandwidth1 and the highest core count for an
x86 data center processor. These features enable the Oracle Cloud E3 platform to be well suited for both general purpose and high bandwidth workloads such as
big data analytics, memory intense workloads and Oracle business applications. Powered by the AMD EPYC 7742 processor, the Oracle Cloud E3 Platform
enables customers to run high performance computing (HPC) workloads such as risk simulations, molecular modeling, and contextual search. By using the AMD
EPYC 7742 processor, Oracle Cloud E3 platform can deliver even more computing performance capabilities to their growing cloud customer base, including:
• The ability to launch higher core count VMs, which now includes VMs up to 64 cores, each including simultaneous multithreading, and bare metal instances up
to 128 cores.
• A higher memory-to-core ratio for memory-intensive workloads. With the high bandwidth capabilities of the AMD EPYC 7742 processor, E3 platform customers
get 16 GB of memory per core – double the ratio of the current AMD EPYC™ processor E2 platform.

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Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage,
and faster performance
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Apple updated the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the new Magic Keyboard for the best typing experience ever on a Mac notebook and doubled the
storage across all standard configurations, delivering even more value to the most popular MacBook Pro. The new lineup also offers
10th-generation processors for up to 80 percent faster graphics performance1 and makes 16GB of faster 3733MHz memory standard on select
configurations. With powerful quad-core processors, the brilliant 13-inch Retina display, Touch Bar and Touch ID, immersive stereo speakers,
all-day battery life, and the power of macOS, all in an incredibly portable design, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro is available soon, starting at INR
122,990. The updated 13-inch MacBook Pro now features the new Magic Keyboard, first introduced on the 16-inch MacBook Pro and added to
MacBook Air in March. Magic Keyboard features a redesigned scissor mechanism with 1mm of key travel for a comfortable and stable key feel,
while the new inverted-“T” arrangement for the arrow keys makes them easier to find, whether users are navigating through spreadsheets or
playing games. Magic Keyboard also features a physical Escape key, along with Touch Bar and Touch ID, for a keyboard that delivers the best
typing experience ever on a Mac notebook.

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Apple makes mobility data available to aid COVID-19 efforts
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Apple released a mobility data trends tool from Apple Maps to support the impactful work happening around the globe to mitigate the spread of
COVID-19. This mobility data may provide helpful insights to local governments and health authorities and may also be used as a foundation for
new public policies by showing the change in volume of people driving, walking or taking public transit in their communities. Maps does not
associate mobility data with a user’s Apple ID, and Apple does not keep a history of where a user has been. Using aggregated data collected from
Apple Maps, the new website indicates mobility trends for major cities and 63 countries or regions. The information is generated by counting the
number of requests made to Apple Maps for directions. The data sets are then compared to reflect a change in volume of people driving, walking
or taking public transit around the world. Data availability in a particular city, country, or region is subject to a number of factors, including
minimum thresholds for direction requests made per day.Apple has built privacy into the core of Maps from the beginning. Data collected by Maps,
like search terms, navigation routing, and traffic information, is associated with random, rotating identifiers that continually reset, so Apple doesn’t
have a profile of your movements and searches. This enables Maps to provide a great experience, while protecting user privacy.

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Broadcom Delivers First-Ever NVMe over Fibre Channel In-Box Drivers for
VMware ESXi 7.0
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Broadcom Inc. announced its Emulex Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters are the industry’s first-ever HBAs to provide full support for VMware
ESXi 7.0, delivering high-performing, NVMe over Fibre Channel, for applications running on ESXi servers. With support from major storage
vendors, operating systems and hypervisors, Broadcom Fibre Channel will provide a complete, hardened ecosystem—an NVMe industry
first.Fibre Channel is the first transport with complete NVMe over Fabrics eco-system support in production. From SAN switches by Brocade
and Cisco, to storage arrays from vendors including Dell EMC, IBM, and NetApp, to every enterprise server vendorall are shipping NVMe
over Fibre Channel technology. With VMWare’s ESX 7.0 release, NVMe over Fibre Channel is ready for production deployments.Broadcom
Inc. is a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.
Broadcom’s category-leading product portfolio serves critical markets including data center, networking, enterprise software, broadband,
wireless, storage and industrial.

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Hikvision launches Optimus middleware for HikCentral partner integration
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Hikvision, an IoT solution provider with video as its core competency, announces the launch of Hikvision Optimus – a system-level middleware product, for
integration of events, alarms and data synchronization between HikCentral and other systems like access control, building management systems, and IoT devices.
For example, integrating HikCentral with access control systems via Optimus software helps customers operate more efficiently. This integration enables users to
quickly and easily receive door alarms, grant or deny access, and synchronize user credentials in both systems. Optimus middleware features connectors that bridge
third party systems with HikCentral, regardless of their coding standards. This ensures a long-term, uninterrupted, continuous integrated operations.
Optimus offers a wide range of advantages:
• The majority of use cases can be completed using only one connector as Optimus integrates multiple products and systems.
• The easy-to-use graphical interface enables integrators with no programming skills to build custom “if-this-then-that” scenarios to match exact customer needs.
• Third parties can develop their own connectors with Optimus based on their own API/SDK and thus achieve rapid integration times.
• A built-in health monitoring function provides the operator with a real-time insight into the integration status.

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Agilent Receives FDAApproval for PD-L1 Companion Diagnostic on Dako
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Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the company’s PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx as a
companion diagnostic to identify patients with non-small cell lung cancer who are appropriate for first-line monotherapy with KEYTRUDA on the
Dako Omnis platform. Dako Omnis is Agilent’s fully automated, walk-away solution for staining tumor samples that provides a flexible,
high-throughput diagnostic service integrated into the core of the laboratory workflow. The FDA approval of this CDx demonstrates that Agilent is
continuing to enable metastatic NSCLC patients, who previously had few and inefficient therapy options, to gain access to first-line treatment
monotherapy with the targeted immunotherapy, KEYTRUDA, providing new hope for patients and their families.Thanks to extensive clinical
validation on NSCLC through concordance with PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx for Autostainer Link 48, laboratories can implement PD-L1 testing on
Dako Omnis with complete diagnostic confidence.KEYTRUDA is a humanized monoclonal antibody that increases the ability of the body's immune
system to help detect and fight tumor cells. Manufactured by Merck, KEYTRUDA blocks the interaction between PD-1 and its ligands, PD-L1 and
PD-L2, thereby activating T lymphocytes, which may affect both tumor cells and healthy cells.

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Lenovo™ (Hong Kong) Launches an Expanded Portfolio of Education Software
Solutions to Better Enable Distance and Blended Learning
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Lenovo, a global leader in providing educational technology, announces an expanded portfolio of software solutions to better enable distance and blended learning. From monitoring
the online safety of students to remote classroom management and distance learning instruction, a curated selection of software options to support digital learning ecosystems is now
available through Lenovo sales channels. Currently, more than 1.2 billion students, over 90 percent of the world’s learners, are impacted due to school closures. With disruption to the
regular school calendar and student experiences, schools are rising to the challenge to build and deploy distance learning programs rapidly and at scale. Schools and districts urgently
require secured platforms for engaging students, compelling and effective digital learning content, and the tools to better enable teachers.
To fulfill these objectives, Lenovo is collaborating with leading software developers to offer solutions that include:
• Lenovo Software LanSchool – classroom management for K-12
• Creativity apps for Chromebook – six apps for students to create videos, podcasts, notes, art, books, and screencasts on Chromebooks
• Absolute® – endpoint resilience platform & device visibility
• SentinelOne™ – next-generation antivirus for endpoint, cloud, and IoT
• Bark for Schools – student safeguarding
• Exploros™ – teacher guided, tech-enabled social learning experiences
• Veative Home Study – WebXR learning library with over 500 lessons
• Educational Collaborators – customized teacher professional development webinars on the shift to remote learning

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Lenovo™ Legion (Hong Kong) Launches Gaming PCs to New Levels with Innovative
Coldfront 2.0, Dual Burn Support and Improved TrueStrike Keyboard
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Lenovo™ Legion Launches Gaming PCs to New Levels with Innovative Coldfront 2.0, Dual Burn Support and Improved TrueStrike Keyboard. The latest wave of
Lenovo Legion PCs has made landfall, equipping gamers with a smarter class of gear from our unique brand of uncompromised engineering and industrial design, and
delivering the edge needed to dominate virtual battle arenas and esports stadiums. Representing a leap in the modern gameplay experience, the new Lenovo Legion
generation is now fitted with gamer-inspired improvements such as our beloved keyboard technologies now in the Lenovo Legion TrueStrike keyboard; the advanced
thermal efficiencies of Lenovo Legion Coldfront 2.0; battery lifespans that have been extended via Hybrid Mode, NVIDIA® Advanced Optimus11 and Rapid Charge
Pro14; as well as the world-class immersive displays optimized by Dolby Vision® and OverDrive Support with optional 240Hz refresh rates for near-instantaneous
in-game responses at under 1ms. Powering this exciting new suite of advancements is the latest 10th Gen Intel® Core™ H-Series or AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series mobile
processors, and up to the recently announced NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti and RTX 2080 SUPER™ GPUs with Max-Q Design. With higher clock speeds and new
levels of realism, the next-gen Lenovo Legion gaming PC portfolio is even more stylish on the outside and savage on the inside. The 2020 lineup features the Lenovo
Legion 7i, Lenovo Legion 5i1, the Lenovo Legion 5, Lenovo Legion 5Pi and the Lenovo IdeaPad™ Gaming 3i1 for entry-level gaming. Two new towers that serve as
stylish centerpieces in any setup are the Lenovo Legion Tower 5i1 and IdeaCentre™ Gaming 5i1. These new gaming PCs deliver on all fronts with polished aesthetics
and high-octane hardware, software, services, and payload performance features for a high-performance, immersive experience.

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Microchip (USA) Releases Version 2.1 of TimeProvider 4100 Timing
Grandmaster
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Microchip Technology Inc. released software version 2.1 for its TimeProvider® 4100 precision timing grandmaster. TimeProvider 4100 is a 1588 grandmaster including support
for the latest ITU-T G.8275.1 and G.8275.2 1588 phase profiles, complemented by extensive port fan-out for PTP, Network Time Protocol, SyncE, and E1/T1. Software release
2.1 builds on earlier versions by adding key software enhancements providing a virtual Primary Reference Time Clock. Virtual PRTC provides the ability to design a redundant
precise time distribution architecture for phase protection over an optical network. Until recently the main source of precise time has been the Global Positioning System and
regional constellations that comprise the GNSS. Deployment of GNSS, however, can be costly for service providers given the costs associated with upgrading to GNSS-capable
receivers and antennae as well as increasing densification of end points. As a result, telecom, cable and utility operators deploying vPRTC benefit from solutions where GNSS
dependency is reduced or eliminated.
Following are key features of the new vPRTC functionality:
• Leverages the existing optical network, avoiding high-cost dark fibre expenses
• Uses a dedicated lambda to transport time precisely and securely
• Provides a high-performance, redundant source of time through enhanced PRTC
• Allows bidirectional, precise time flows
• Chains together high-precision, multi-domain, high-performance boundary clocks that meet standards

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Micron (USA) Delivers Client NVMe™ Performance and Value SSDs With
Industry-Leading Capacity Sizes and QLC NAND
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Micron Technology, Inc. announced new client solid-state drives that bring NVMe™ performance to client computing applications, freeing laptops, workstations and
other portables from legacy architectures that can rob devices of battery power, performance and productivity. The Micron® 2300 SSD combines the power and density
needed to drive compute-heavy applications in a compact form factor with the reduced power consumption modern mobile users demand. For the first time, Micron
brings together NVMe performance and low-cost quad-level-cell NAND in the Micron® 2210 QLC SSD. It combines fast NVMe throughput and Micron’s leadership
in QLC technology to offer flash capabilities at hard disk drive-like price points while reducing power consumption by 15 times when compared to hard drives. Both
SSDs introduced today are built on Micron’s innovative 96-layer 3D NAND technology to deliver power savings, right-sized capacity and compact form factors that
enable flexible designs.3 They also deliver enhanced client security features and capabilities for protecting data, with TCG Opal 2.0 and TCG Pyrite 2.0 support.
Features include the ability to:
• Improve application load times and responsiveness with fast NVMe making it ideal for performance-sensitive applications where hard disk drives can’t keep up.
• Offer a wide range of capacity points from 512GB up to 2TB in the M.2 (22x80) form factor.
• Provide a cache with greater write endurance and performance with innovative dynamic write acceleration that is optimized for QLC architecture.
• Achieve up to 2,200 MB/s sequential reads and up to 1,800 MB/s sequential writes.

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Micron (USA) Unveils World’s First Open-Source Storage Engine Designed for
SSDs and Storage Class Memory
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Micron Technology, Inc. announced the first open-source, heterogeneous-memory storage engine, designed specifically for solid-state drives and
storage-class memory. Legacy storage engines born in the era of hard disk drives failed to architecturally provide for the increased performance
and reduced latency of next-generation non-volatile media. HSE, originally developed by Micron and now available to the open-source
community, is ideal for developers using all-flash infrastructure who require the benefits of open-source software, including the ability to
customize or enhance code for their unique use cases. In addition to delivering performance and endurance improvements, HSE reduces latency,
especially for large-scale data sets, through intelligent data placement. HSE improves throughput of particular storage applications by up to six
times, reduces latency 11 times1 and improves SSD endurance by seven times. HSE can also take advantage of multiple classes of media
concurrently, such as flash and 3D XPoint technology. When a Micron X100 NVMe™ SSD, the world’s fastest SSD, is added to a set of four
Micron 5210 QLC SSDs, throughput more than doubles and read latency improves nearly four times.

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ON Semiconductor (USA) Expands its Portfolio for Industrial Motor Drive
Applications
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ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, continues to expand its portfolio for industrial motor drive applications, to further help customers
solve their specific design challenges. Motor drive systems are proliferating along with industrial automation and robotics. These systems require energy
efficiency, precise measurement, accurate control, and high reliability within harsh industrial environments. Effective semiconductor development for
industrial motor drive requires advanced design, ability to integrate active and passive components, sophisticated packaging including substrate material, and
high quality and reliability standards. ON Semiconductor announced the NXH25C120L2C2, NXH35C120L2C2/2C2E, and NXH50C120L2C2E, which are
25, 35, and 50 Ampere versions of Transfer-Molded Power Integrated Modules for 1200 Volt (V) applications. They are available in
Converter-Inverter-Brake and Converter-Inverter configurations. The modules consist of six 1200 V IGBTs, six 1600 V rectifiers, and an NTC thermistor for
system level temperature monitoring; the CIB versions use an additional 1200 V IGBT coupled with a diode. The new modules feature transfer-moulded
encapsulation, extending 20. the cycling lifetime for both temperature and power. The modules measure just 73 x 40 x 8 mm, have solderable pins, and have
a standardized pin-out for CIB and CI versions. The company also announced the NFAM2012L5B and NFAL5065L4B, expanding its Intelligent Power
Module (IPM) portfolio, which includes voltage ratings of 650 V and 1200 V, and current ratings from 10 to 75 A.

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Seagate (USA) Provides the RX to Improve Hard Drive Manufacturing
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Seagate Technology ships tens of millions of hard disks drives every quarter. Ensuring the quality of each one is a top priority, but not easy. The disk drive manufacturing
process is incredibly complex. For example, it takes 1,400 steps just to manufacture the drive head. Even the smallest errors can lead to product flaws. At first, Seagate
searched for a product that could help with image-based anomaly detection in a high-yield manufacturing environment, but there was nothing commercially available.
The company started talking with NVIDIAand Hewlett Packard Enterprise about the business problem. The first step the companies took was to get an idea of the amount
of data in play. Bringing this idea to life for a single factory would require the ability to process 17 million images a day, and to perform inference at 20 positions per
second. The disk drive manufacturing process is incredibly complex. For example, it takes 1,400 steps just to manufacture the drive head. Even the smallest errors can
lead to product flaws. To combat that, Seagate is using GPU-powered AI and machine learning to perform anomaly detection of recording head slider images so it can
spot potential problems sooner. At first, Seagate searched for a product that could help with image-based anomaly detection in a high-yield manufacturing environment,
but there was nothing commercially available. The company started talking with NVIDIA and Hewlett Packard Enterprise about the business problem. The first step the
companies took was to get an idea of the amount of data in play. Bringing this idea to life for a single factory would require the ability to process 17 million images a
day, and to perform inference at 20 positions per second. Over the course of a year, the companies built a solution that could capture and analyse images of drive heads
that are just molecules from the surface of the spinning disk.

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ON Semiconductor (USA) Unveils New QCS-AX2 Series for Wi-Fi 6E
Applications
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ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, announced sampling of its new QCS-AX2 chipset family that supports the 6GHz
spectrum band based on the enhanced Wi-Fi 6E standard. Designed with a high performance, flexible architecture to maximize usage of the
6GHz band, the new product family is optimized for high-throughput Wi-Fi applications, such as access points, gateways, and mesh
networking solutions for dense environments and underserved areas. The QCS-AX2 series is built on an integrated baseband and RF (radio
frequency) architecture that supports key Wi-Fi 6E features, such as orthogonal frequency-division multiple access, advanced MU-MIMO
(Multi-User, Multi-Input, Multi-Output), and 160MHz channel support for faster speeds, and SmartScan channel selection for maximum band
utilization.
The new product portfolio will include the following:
• QCS-AX2-A12: tri-band with AdaptivMIMO technology supports flexible 8x8 or 4x4 configurations
• QCS-AX2-T12: tri-band concurrent 4x4 operation for high performance, cost-effective router solutions
• QCS-AX2-T8: tri-band concurrent 8-stream configurations for mesh nodes and mainstream access points

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Qualcomm (USA) Addresses Growing Demand for 5G by Announcing
New Snapdragon 768G Mobile Platform
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 768G Mobile Platform, a follow-on to the Snapdragon 765G. Snapdragon 768G is designed to bring
next-level performance that enables smart, immersive gaming experiences with the integration of truly global 5G, sophisticated on-device
AI and select Qualcomm® Snapdragon Elite Gaming™ features.
• Snapdragon 768G offers the following performance enhancements over Snapdragon 765G:
• Qualcomm® Kryo™ 475 CPU Prime core clock speed up to 2.8 GHz (improved from 2.4 GHz)
• Qualcomm® Adreno™ 620 GPU offers up to 15% performance increase
• Support for Adreno Updateable GPU Drivers
In addition to these performance enhancements, Snapdragon 768G is designed to deliver superior gaming performance, 5G connectivity, and intelligent multi-camera
capabilities, while also preserving battery life. Snapdragon 768G is also pin- and software-compatible with Snapdragon 765 and 765G. Snapdragon 768G offers select
Snapdragon Elite Gaming features to provide special game extensions and optimizations, smoother gameplay and more enhanced detail and colours with true 10-bit HDR to
deliver high quality mobile gaming experiences. This is the first 7-series platform to support Adreno Updateable GPU Drivers, giving players control of their GPU driver
updates and settings to provide peak display refresh rates that unlock premium visual fidelity on their favourite games. Combined with a bolstered Adreno 620 GPU for up to
15% faster graphics rendering than Snapdragon 765G and support for 120Hz display, users can enjoy life-like gaming experiences and leading performance per unit power.

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Renesas (Japan) Extends Bluetooth 5.0 Connectivity to RA Family of 32-Bit MCUs
with Arm Cortex-M Core
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Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, introduced the first RA microcontrollerwith an integrated Bluetooth® 5.0 Low Energy radio. The single-chip
RA4W1 MCU includes a 48 MHz, 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M4 core and Bluetooth 5.0 core delivered in a 56-pin QFN package. Together, the RA4W1 MCU and easy-to-use Flexible Software Package
enables engineers to immediately begin development with Arm ecosystem software and hardware building blocks that work out-of-the-box with RA MCUs.
Key Features of RA4W1 MCU
• Arm Cortex M4 core and Bluetooth 5.0 core housed in 7mm x 7mm 56-pin QFN: The single-chip RA4W1 48 MHz MCU features field upgradeable 512 KB flash memory, 96 KB SRAM, and
connectivity such as USB, CAN, and Renesas’ popular HMI capacitive touch technology.
• Full Bluetooth 5.0 support with industry best power consumption and sensitivity for superior reception: The RA4W1 MCU includes full Bluetooth 5.0 functions such as 2 Mbps data throughput, all
advertising extension functions with maximum advertising length (1650 Byte), periodic advertisements, and channel selection algorithm #2 for applications requiring large amounts of traffic.
• Basic protocol stack package and all standard profiles: In addition to the Bluetooth 5.0 basic protocol stack package, Renesas provides several API functions that conform to all standard profiles,
including a Heart Rate Profile (HRP), an Environment Sensing Profile (ESP), and an Automation I/O profile.
• Innovative development environment allows simultaneous development of communication control and system control: Renesas’ Smart Configurator GUI generates Bluetooth code and MCU
peripheral function driver code as well as pin settings for the e2 Studio integrated development environment.
• Reduced BOM through integration: The RA4W1 includes a high-precision, low-speed on-chip oscillator, and also integrates an RF oscillator adjustment circuit and on-chip matching circuit for easy
antenna connection.

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Renesas (Japan) Introduces JEDEC-Compliant Precision Temperature Sensor for
DDR5 Memory Modules
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Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced a new precision temperature sensor, the
TS5111, targeting DDR5 memory modules as well as a host of other applications such as solid-state disks, computing motherboards, and
communications equipment that require accurate, real-time temperature monitoring. The new JEDEC-compliant temperature sensor enables
memory modules and other temperature-sensitive systems to run at peak efficiency and reliability with real-time, closed-loop thermal management
algorithms. The TS5111 plays a critical role in providing accurate, high-precision system temperatures with programmable warning flags that
enable systems to exercise thermal control loop mechanisms such as memory refresh rates, fan speeds, and bandwidth throttling. Measuring a mere
0.8 x 1.3mm, the TS5111 is well suited for small form factor systems as well as applications such as memory and storage modules where proximity
sensing is critical for reliable operation. The TS5111 supports I²C, SMBUS, as well as the new I3C Basic protocol for data rates up to 12.5 MHz
and other advanced features like in-band interrupts, parity check, and packet error checks. The TS5111 joins a complete family of DDR5 solutions
that enable companies to develop DDR5 DIMM solutions. The current Renesas DDR5 RDIMM ICs include the registered clock driver
5RCD0148HC1, power management IC P8900, and SPD Hub SPD5118.

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STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) Launches Ultra-Economical Synchronous-Rectification
Controllers in Space-Saving 6-Pin Packages
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STMicroelectronics’ SRK1000A and SRK1000B secondary-side synchronous-rectification controllers for fly back converters, featuring high efficiency and low power
consumption, introduce a new, more affordable and smaller-footprint option for battery chargers, quick chargers, adapters, and USB power-delivery outlets. Designed
for fast turn-on with minimum delay, and with innovative adaptive turn-off logic, the devices maximize synchronous-rectification MOSFET conduction time and
minimize the effects of parasitic inductance in the circuit without the need to add external components, leading to greatly improved system efficiency and a reduced bill
of materials. The SRK1000A and SRK1000B are both able to manage a wide range of flyback controllers including quasi-resonant (QR) and mixed CCM/DCM fixed
frequency operation up to 300kHz, simplifying system design. Both devices allow programmable blanking time after turn-on (TON), via resistor selection, to prevent
noise from inducing spurious behavior. The SRK1000A has a 2μs fixed blanking time after turn-off (TOFF), while the corresponding value for the SRK1000B is 3μs.
The devices both offer an efficient low power mode at light load, entering a low-consumption sleep mode when synchronous rectification is no longer beneficial. This is
managed either by detecting primary-side controller burst-mode operation, or when the SR MOSFET conduction becomes lower than the programmed minimum TON.
The device quiescent current in this low consumption mode is only 160μA. Suitable for applications with output voltage up to 19V, and capable of maintaining regulation
down to 2V output in CCM, the SRK1000A and SRK1000B have a wide supply-voltage range of 4.5V to 32V, with a drain-source voltage rating of 100V. The output
can sink up to 1A and source up to 0.6A to control the gate of the external N-channel synchronous-rectification MOSFET.

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STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) Helps Meet Functional-Safety Norms with
Certified Software for STM32 and STM8 Families
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STMicroelectronics has released three functional-safety packages that simplify development of safety-critical industrial, medical, consumer and
automotive products based on STM32 and STM8 microcontrollers and microprocessors. The packages are available free of charge and contain the
resources developers need to satisfy applicable IEC and ISO specifications. ST’s portfolio of over 1000 STM32 devices and the STM8
microcontroller family including STM8AF automotive-qualified devices delivers breadth of choice and affordability typically unequalled by more
expensive dedicated safety MCUs. Targeting industrial applications, the X-CUBE-STL package is certified by TÜV Rheinland according to IEC
61508 SC3 and allows, together with the Condition of Use of the Safety Manual, the use of STM32 devices for the implementation of safety
functions up to Safety Integrity Level SIL-2 or SIL-3. X-CUBE-STL is available immediately for most STM32 variants, with packages for
STM32L5, dual-core STM32H7, and STM32MP1 devices scheduled for Q4 2020. STAuthorized Partners provide associated services and support
for every stage of the development lifecycle, including defining safety requirements, implementing safety diagnostics, test and validation, and
product certification. These include Embedded Office, Microsoft, Arm®, SEGGER, and Wittenstein, which all offer a safety RTOS for STM32
microcontrollers and microprocessors.

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STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) Simplifies Design and Boosts Safety with
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The STMicroelectronics L99UDL01 automotive universal door-lock IC integrates six MOSFET half-bridge outputs and two half-bridge gate
drivers with protection and diagnostic functions that enhance safety, simplify design, and save space. As a complete centralized solution for
electronically driving car locks from a body-control module, the L99UDL01 replaces multiple individual motor drivers and associated analogy and
passive components while providing more sophisticated functionality. The IC integrates a unique safety feature that overrides normal operation in
the event of an accident to help ensure that first responders will have access to the vehicle. Adding further value are PWM output-current regulation
and high-level diagnostics capable of detecting over current, open load, short to battery, and short to ground. The load-integrity checks can be
completed without actuating the load. The six integrated MOSFET half bridges can be connected independently or as two channels containing up
to three half bridges in parallel to share higher-current loads. The output MOSFETs are fully protected and have low RDS(ON) to boost energy
efficiency and ease thermal management. Key parameters are adjustable to ensure optimal performance, including the on-time duration, off-state
fault detection, and output-current magnitude and direction. The programmable current limit lets designers lower stress on door-lock motors to
enhance reliability.

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STMicroelectronics (Switzerland):STM32Cube Microcontroller Development
Software from STMicroelectronics Now on GitHub
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STMicroelectronics is now publishing STM32Cube embedded software on GitHub, the popular cloud-based service, to open the STM32
embedded software offer to collaborative and community-friendly development and leverage faster, more efficient distribution of updates.
Publishing all STM32Cube original code through GitHub lets users of more than 1000 STM32 Arm® Cortex®-M microcontroller variants and
heterogeneous Cortex-M/-A microprocessors easily store, manage, track, and control their code. GitHub features such as Pull requests promote
co-development, enabling the community to propose alternate solutions and new features taking advantage of GitHub’s change-handling
structures. In addition, GitHub Issues — the privileged communication channel between developers – lets users submit problems, share solutions,
and contribute to fixes. The move to GitHub also ensures developers can receive all software updates as soon as they are published, more quickly
than traditional means of updating MCU packages. All current STM32Cube MCU packages are already online, as well as Hardware Abstraction
Layer code and MCU-independent CMSIS drivers. The remaining STM32Cube embedded-software components will be added over the coming
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STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) Introduces First Space-Qualified
Programmable Integrated Current Limiter
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STMicroelectronics has created an innovative radiation-hardened, programmable integrated current limiter that prevents power surges and overloads from
damaging electronic equipment operated in space. The device can be widely used worldwide to provide a cost effective, standardized, and configurable
solution for the power management of space applications. The RHRPMICL1A integrates the functions of a latch-up current limiter and solid-state power
switch (SSP) that, until now, have been built using discrete components. Not only easing design and cutting the bill of materials (BOM), the fully integrated
solution saves weight and up to 93% of board space. Hardware designers can reduce the typical protection-circuit footprint from 20cm x 20cm to 5cm x 5cm.
The RHRPMICL1 is QML-V space-agency qualified (5962R17211) with radiation hardness assurance (RHA) up to 100kRad total ionization dose and
78MeV in single event latch-up. The device is configurable to address multiple applications, acting as a slave to provide simple latched protection, or in
autonomous mode capable of automatic self-recovery, or with foldback limiting to maintain a safe current in all conditions including short-circuit. Telemetry
and telecommand pins, typically connected directly to the spacecraft on-board computer, permit easy control. To allow flexibility for circuit designers, the
load is managed through an external P-Channel MOSFET. Compatible with all bus voltages, including 28V, 50V, and 100V commonly used in space
applications, the RHRPMICL1A has a floating-ground configuration and Zener diode that allow flexibility to handle higher bus voltages in the future, as well
as protecting the load in the event of internal failure.

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STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) Integrates Common-Mode Filter and ESD
Suppression in New Automotive-Protection Devices
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STMicroelectronics’ECMF04-4HSM10Y and ECMF04-4HSWM10Y automotive-qualified common-mode filters for high-speed serial buses protect interface ICs
by integrating transient-suppression diodes with low clamping voltage. These are the first CMFs on the market with automotive-grade qualification and automotive
surge compliance guaranteed. They are not only produced and qualified according to AEC-Q101 requirements but are also designed and tested against automotive
surge specifics such as ISO10605. The filters replace discrete common-mode chokes or LTCC devices that are typically larger and provide no ESD protection.
Essential for reliable functioning of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, they are placed on high-speed data lines for camera, radar, display, multimedia and other
connections to prevent interference with wireless-communication equipment. With a 3.5mm2 footprint, and 0.75mm high, the devices save board space, simplify
design, and lower bill-of-materials costs. The ECMF04-4HSM10Y has 2.2GHz differential bandwidth to suppress common-mode noise on HDMI 1.4, MIPI, and
connections. Deep attenuation, reaching -25dB at 900MHz and -14dB at 1.5GHz, prevents radiated noise from reducing the sensitivity of cellular and GPS
antennas. The wider 3.5GHz bandwidth of the ECMF04-4HSWM10Y extends the application range to LVDS, DisplayPort™, USB 3.1, and HDMI 2.0 buses. With
-30dB attenuation at 2.4GHz and -16dB at 5.0GHz, the ECMF04-4HSWM10Y protects Bluetooth® equipment and V2X (vehicle-to-everything) Wi-Fi antennas,
as well as cellular and GPS systems. The ECMF04-4HSM10Y and ECMF04-4HSWM10Y are in production now, packaged in 2.6mm x 1.35mm QFN10L. Pricing
starts from $0.20, for orders of 1000 pieces.

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ASUS Breaks Record with 26 Wins at the Red Dot Design Awards 2020
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ASUS received a total of 26 prestigious Red Dot Awards 2020 for outstanding product design, setting yet another new company record for the number
of Red Dot Awards won in a single year. The awards highlight the company's continued commitment to providing incredible customer experiences
through continuous innovation and exceptional product design.The Red Dot Award: Product Design is one of the world’s largest design competitions.
In 2020, designers and manufacturers from 60 countries entered more than 6,500 products in the competition. For more than 60 years, a renowned
international jury of experts from a spectrum disciplines have convened annually to select the best designs in a rigorous adjudication process that spans
several days and focuses on criteria such as the level of innovation, functionality, formal quality, longevity and ergonomics.ZenBook Pro Duo UX581
is a groundbreaking 15.6-inch laptop with a 4K UHD OLED display and 14-inch full-width 4K Screen Pad™ Plus secondary touchscreen for endless
creative possibilities. The ultraportable 14-inch ZenBook Duo UX481 features the same great Screen Pad Plus features as its larger sibling, but in a
lighter and smaller chassis.The ultrathin and ultralight ZenBook UX325 and UX425 measure from just 13.9 mm thin and under 1.15 kg light. The
energy-efficient FHD 1-watt, 450-nit display has slim bezels on three sides for up to a 90% screen-to-body ratio, and an IR camera for fast face login
on the top bezel.
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APHAEA (China) once again won three Italian design awards, future design
won international recognition
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Konka's APHAEA series products won the Italian A'Design Award design award, and won three awards in one fell swoop, namely APHAEA-A5,
APHAEA-A3 and APHAEA-V3. The Italian A'Design Award design award is one of the top design awards for the annual selection and award of
outstanding global design. It is currently the world's largest and most comprehensive global design competition. It is known as the Oscar of the
European design community. The honor is a great affirmation of APHAEA products. The styling details are inspired by the planetary elements of
the universe, and are functionally integrated with smart hardware devices, such as: electric rotary speakers dotted with stars, elevating Xuanyue
shape cameras, and round sun-shaped secondary screen devices. Audiovisual technology, design and interaction, each part is created after careful
consideration. The neat and solid TV base concept comes from Eagle Wing. The brushed metal parts not only present a delicate texture, but also
bring a slender and light experience from the side. On the screen part, due to the frameless screen panel structure, the audience can feel the essence
of minimalist design, always focusing on the TV content without any interference.
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Recognized by the state, Konka Star (China) creates the "strongest brain" in
technological innovation
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The Torch Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology announced the national filing space for 2020, and Konka Star successfully passed the publicity period and
was awarded the qualification of "National Public Space" As the most important national qualification of Zhongchuang Space in the national record, Zhongchuang Space
is the most recognized by the relevant national authorities for the operation of Zhongchuang Space. This time it was awarded the qualification of "National
Chuangchuang Space", which is the success of Konka Star after 2019. After being appraised as a city-level creative space, another major leap forward further embodies
Konka ’s industrial layout driven by technological innovation, and it is also an important achievement display of the OCT Group ’s in-depth implementation of the State
Council ’s decision to create an upgraded version of “Double Innovation”. the Torch Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology announced the national filing
space for 2020, and Konka Star successfully passed the publicity period and was awarded the qualification of "National Public Space" As the most important national
qualification of Zhongchuang Space in the national record, Zhongchuang Space is the most recognized by the relevant national authorities for the operation of
Zhongchuang Space. This time it was awarded the qualification of "National Chuangchuang Space", which is the success of Konka Star after 2019. After being appraised
as a city-level creative space, another major leap forward further embodies Konka ’s industrial layout driven by technological innovation, and it is also an important
achievement display of the OCT Group ’s in-depth implementation of the State Council ’s decision to create an upgraded version of “Double Innovation”.
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ON Semiconductor (USA) Awarded the 2020 Business Ethics Leadership
Alliance Community Champion Award by Ethisphere
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ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, announced it has been awarded the 2020 Business Ethics Leadership Alliance
Community Champion Award by Ethisphere for its contributions to the member community. The two other companies also recognized in
this category were Allianz Life Insurance and Infosys. The BELA community is comprised of 300+ organizations from over 60 industries
worldwide. The Community Champion recognition is designated for companies who share a unique level of awareness and vision to
advance corporate community engagement, growth and transformation. Founded by Ethisphere, BELA is a globally recognized
organization of leading companies collaborating together to share best practices in governance, risk management, compliance and ethics.
Earlier this year, ON Semiconductor was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere for the fifth time. In 2019,
ON Semiconductor was recognized as a Fortune 500 company, one of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies and on Newsweek’s
America’s Most Responsible Companies 2020 list.
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Pakistan International Airlines chooses Amadeus as its long-term distribution
partner to drive future growth
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Pakistan International Airlines chooses Amadeus as its long-term distribution partner to drive future growth. Given the unprecedented challenge
that the travel industry is facing, never before has distribution strategy and reach been more important for an airline. That’s why Pakistan
International Airlines has reached a landmark agreement in distribution with Amadeus, giving PIA full access to Amadeus’ global travel seller
network. Through this new agreement, Amadeus-connected agencies will now be able to book PIA’s full suite of domestic and international
inventory through the Amadeus Travel Platform.Amadeus-connected travel agents will have full and seamless access to PIA's flight schedules,
load changes, seat maps and ancillaries, including real-time updates. With access to the most accurate booking information at their fingertips,
Amadeus-affiliated travel sellers will be able to provide the best service possible to their travelers. The rich booking experience for agents and
travelers alike will enable agents to drive upsell opportunities and increased revenue for PIA.This agreement will also enable interlining
possibilities for global travelers connecting with most of Pakistan’s cities, including Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, and Peshawar; and will add to
business traffic, as domestic and global business travelers will be able to book PIA content through Amadeus-connected corporate agents.
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Toshiba (Japan) Receives Order to Supply Gas-Insulated Switchgears and
Transformers for Republic of Iraq
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Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation announced that Toshiba Transmission and Distribution Systems Gulf S.P.C., a wholly owned subsidiary, has finalized
a contract with Toyota Tsusho Corporation, one of Japan’s major trading companies, to supply gas-insulated switchgears and power transformers to the Ministry of
Electricity of the Republic of Iraq.This project is based on the EPC* contract signed between the joint venture of Toyota Tsusho and ELSEWEDY Electric for Power
System Projects based in Egypt, and the MoE of the Republic of Iraq. This contract involves 400-kV GIS, 132-kV GIS and 400-kV power transformers for a 400-kV
class substation currently being planned by the MoE in Babil Province in central Iraq. The 400-kV GIS will be manufactured by Toshiba ESS’s Hamakawasaki
Operations, and the 132-kV GIS and the 400-kV power transformers will be manufactured by Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems Pvt. Ltd. Toshiba Group
received an order for the GIS and power transformers for Iraq from Toyota Tsusho Corporation in 2017, and deliveries for the order are still ongoing. The products were
highly evaluated and we succeeded in receiving more orders. We will also provide this project with high quality, cost-competitive products from Hamakawasaki
Operations and TTDI. While economic reconstruction from the Gulf War remains the Iraqi government’s primary concern, including consolidating the power network,
Iraq still faces a chronic electricity shortage, especially in urban areas, and needs immediate restoration of the transmission and distribution infrastructure. Toshiba ESS
is focusing its transmission and distribution business in the Middle East, India and Africa; all of which are expected to see drastic demand growth. Going forward, Toshiba
ESS will expand its business globally by offering reliable and high-performance equipment supplied from our factories in Japan and India.
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Toshiba (Japan) Wins Order for Power Generation Equipment for Myanmar's
Sedawgyi Hydropower Plant Rehabilitation Project
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Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation announced that it received an order for two units of an approximately 14 MW hydro turbines and a control
system from the Toyota Tsusho Corporation, the main contractor in a project to rehabilitate the Sedawgyi Hydropower Plant being undertaken by the Myanmar
Ministry of Electricity and Energy-affiliated Electric Power Generation Enterprise. The hydro turbines will be rehabilitated using the existing parts and newly
supplied ones such as runners, and the control system will be replaced incorporating the latest technology. This project is part of the ODA loan-funded Hydropower
Plants Rehabilitation Project being undertaken by the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Toshiba ESS expects to start
shipping the equipment in the spring of 2022. The Sedawgyi Hydropower Plant that employs two units of Toshiba ESS’s hydro turbines is located approximately
100 km northeast of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city, and meets about 10-15% of the city’s electricity demand. Since it first began operating in 1989, it
has been under continuous use without receiving any major rehabilitation and regularly requires planned outages to deal with decreased output due to deteriorating
facilities in recent years. By participating in this rehabilitation project, Toshiba ESS will contribute to improving Myanmar’s power supply capability and its
sustainable economic development. The Toshiba Group has delivered a total of over 2,300 hydro turbines worth more than 61 GW to Asia and other
regions/countries around the world. Due to its low operating costs and minimal CO2 emissions, hydropower generation has been receiving renewed interest around
the world.
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AMD and Oxide Games Join Forces to Advance Cloud Gaming Graphics
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AMD and Oxide Games announced a multi-year partnership to co-develop graphics technologies for the growing cloud gaming market. By
combining leadership gaming hardware and graphics expertise from AMD with Oxide’s proven development capabilities and innovative
Nitrous game engine, the companies plan to create a robust set of tools and technologies for cloud rendering designed from the ground up to
embrace the real-time demands of cloud-based gaming. For 50 years AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics
and visualization technologies ― the building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms and the data center. Hundreds of millions of
consumers, leading Fortune 500 businesses and cutting-edge scientific research facilities around the world rely on AMD technology daily to
improve how they live, work and play. AMD employees around the world are focused on building great products that push the boundaries of
what is possible.Oxide Games was founded in 2013 by award winning game industry veterans and engineers to build games that have never
been seen or experienced before by using its’ own proprietary Nitrous Engine. With its’ bold mission to exploit the vast untapped potential in
multicore hardware as well as the hardware of the future.
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Alps Alpine Enters into Strategic Partnership with Sensirion
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Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. has entered into a strategic partnership with Sensirion Holding AG, a leading manufacturer of digital microsensors and
sensor systems. The aim of the agreement, signed in April 2020, is further expansion of environmental sensor business. In a world increasingly
focused on initiatives such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and use of environmental, social and governanceevaluation
criteria, there is growing need for environmental sensing of parameters like humidity and temperature and levels of carbon dioxide and
particulate matter, as well as efficient and effective tools for controlling systems and equipment based on captured data.Sensirion has broad
experience with environmental sensing devices, particularly in developing and producing high-performance humidity and temperature
sensors, and enables integrated sensing solutions with its original CMOSens® Technology. Alps Alpine has entered into a strategic partnership
with Sensirion that will combine Sensirion technology with Alps Alpine data communication technology and expertise in software and system
development and other areas of module creation to deliver industry-leading humidity and temperature sensor modules for automotive, major
appliance and industrial equipment markets.
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Alps Alpine to Jointly Develop Next-Generation Sensing Technology with ACCO-
NEER
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Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding with radar sensor company Acconeer AB regarding joint development of next-generation automotive
sensing technology. The aim is to expand the automotive business domain through development of millimetre-wave sensors with advanced functionality and superior
cost performance and bolstering of capability for deploying the technology in diverse applications employing original sensing algorithms. A once-in-a-century major
transformation is underway in the automotive industry. As demonstrated by the CASE trends – connected cars, autonomous driving, sharing and services, and electric
vehicles – the emergence of new technology domains is dramatically reshaping the set of technologies applied to automobiles. Sensing technology using cameras, LiDAR
and millimetre waves – considered the “eyes” for autonomous driving will be essential for ascertaining what goes on outside the vehicle and standard inclusion is on the
rise. It is also a core technology for diverse monitoring of driver status and other conditions inside the cabin, contributing to safer, more comfortable mobility for vehicle
occupants. Such functions cannot realistically be achieved using individual sensors, meaning sensing algorithms will play a vital role in realizing advanced perceptive
features through integrated processing of data from multiple sensors. Alps Alpine, with advantages in the sensing domain, has built up a diverse line up of sensors for
automotive and consumer electronics sectors over the years in response to customer and market needs. A particular area of focus is premium human-machine interfaces.
Alps Alpine combines sensors and systems, such as capacitive sensors, near-infrared spectroscopysensors and cameras, to create functional devices and advance efforts
to realize safe and comfortable mobility for vehicle occupants.
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Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology
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Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology. Across the world, governments and health authorities are working together
to find solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, to protect people and get society back up and running. Software developers are contributing by
crafting technical tools to help combat the virus and save lives. In this spirit of collaboration, Google and Apple are announcing a joint effort to
enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the virus, with user privacy and security
central to the design. Since COVID-19 can be transmitted through close proximity to affected individuals, public health officials have identified
contact tracing as a valuable tool to help contain its spread. A number of leading public health authorities, universities, and NGOs around the world
have been doing important work to develop opt-in contact tracing technology. To further this cause, Apple and Google will be launching a
comprehensive solution that includes application programming interfaces (APIs) and operating system-level technology to assist in enabling
contact tracing. Given the urgent need, the plan is to implement this solution in two steps while maintaining strong protections around user
privacy.Second, in the coming months, Apple and Google will work to enable a broader Bluetooth-based contact tracing platform by building this
functionality into the underlying platforms.
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