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1. Financial, M & A Updates...................................................................................................................................1
2. Solution Updates................................................................................................................................................11
3. Rewards and Recognition Updates..................................................................................................................59
4. Customer Success..............................................................................................................................................68
5. Partnership Ecosystem Updates......................................................................................................................74

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Agilent (USA) Reports Third-Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results
Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group
• Third-quarter revenue of $557 million from Agilent’s Life Sciences and
Applied Markets Group (LSAG) was up 2% year over year (down 4% on a core
basis). LSAG’s operating margin was 22.6%.
Agilent CrossLab Group
• Third-quarter revenue of $463 million from the Agilent CrossLab Group
(ACG) declined 1% year over year (up 1% on a core basis). ACG’s operating
margin was 28.4%.
Diagnostics and Genomics Group
• Third-quarter revenue of $241 million from Agilent’s Diagnostics and
Genomics Group (DGG) declined 8% year over year (down 8% on a core
basis). DGG’s operating margin was 17.2%.
Executive Commentary
“Agilent’s third-quarter results once again highlight the strength and
resilience of the Agilent team and of our business,” said Agilent president,
and CEO. “Under challenging conditions created by the global COVID-19
pandemic, Agilent again delivered strong results. While the world’s
economies are expected to recover at different rates in the fourth quarter, we
remain focused on growth and investing for the future, while effectively
managing expenses.”
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Analog Devices (USA) Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results with Revenue
and EPS Above the Midpoint of Guidance
• Revenue of $1.46 billion increased 11% sequentially, led by growth in the
communications and industrial markets
• Operating cash flow of $2.0 billion and free cash flow of $1.8 billion on a
trailing twelve months basis
• Announced agreement to acquire Maxim Integrated Products Inc. in the quarter,
further strengthening ADI’s analog semiconductor leadership position
• Gross margin of $973 in third quarter 2020 as Compared to $998 in third
quarter 2019
• Gross margin percentage of 66.8% in third quarter 2020 as Compared to 67.4%
in third quarter 2019
• Operating income of $419 million in third quarter 2020 Compared to $447
million in third quarter 2019
• Operating margin of 28.8% in third quarter 2020 Compared to 30.2% i n
third quarter 2019
• Diluted earnings per share of $0.97 in third quarter 2020 Compared to $0.97 in
third quarter 2019
• Adjusted gross margin of $1,018 million in third quarter 2020 Compared to
$1,042 in third quarter 2019
• Adjusted operating income of $616 million in third quarter 2020 Compared to
$604 million in third quarter 2019
“We executed exceptionally well in this uncertain environment. Our quarterly
results came in above the midpoint of our revised outlook, which is a
testament to the dedication of our talented global team and the resilience of
our diversified business. Revenue growth was led by strength across our
industrial and communications markets, and both gross and operating
margins returned within the range of our financial model,” said President and
CEO of Analog Devices.
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Autodesk (USA) Completes Acquisition of AI-Powered Software Provider Pype
Autodesk, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Pype and its portfolio of cloud-based
software solutions for the construction industry. This acquisition and resulting
product integrations will provide additional value for Autodesk Construction Cloud
users, allowing general contractors, subcontractors and owners to automate
workflows such as submittals and project closeout to increase overall productivity
and reduce risk throughout the project lifecycle. Pype’s solutions use artificial
intelligence and machine learning to extract and process data from project plans and
specifications. The resulting data provides unprecedented insights on project
management workflows, helps teams identify actionable information to close
communication gaps between design, construction and operations teams, and ensures
a higher level of quality, efficiency and risk management on projects. Pype marks
Autodesk’s fourth construction-based acquisition in recent years, joining the
acquisitions of Assemble in July 2018, PlanGrid in December 2018 and
BuildingConnected in January 2019.
“We are thrilled to officially welcome the Pype team to Autodesk,” said Vice
president and general manager of Autodesk Construction Solutions at Autodesk.
“Pype’s machine learning capabilities can be applied to multiple field and office
workflows, and directly supports our aim to consistently provide customers with
the most advanced construction project management technology. The acquisition
of Pype is representative of our ongoing commitment to the construction
industry, and our continued vision of how cloud-based, collaborative technology
can drive the era of connected construction.”
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Autodesk, Inc. (USA) Announces Fiscal 2021 Second Quarter Results
• Total billings decreased 12 percent to $787 million.
• Total revenue was $913 million, an increase of 15 percent as reported, and 16 percent on a constant
currency basis. Recurring revenue represents 98 percent of total.
• Design* revenue was $821 million, an increase of 15 percent as reported, and 16 percent on a
constant currency basis. On a sequential basis, Design revenue increased 3 percent as reported and on
a constant currency basis.
• Make* revenue was $71 million, an increase of 37 percent as reported, and 38 percent on a constant
currency basis. On a sequential basis, Make revenue increased 5 percent as reported, and 6 percent on
a constant currency basis.
• Subscription plan revenue was $841 million, an increase of 27 percent as reported, and 28 percent
on a constant currency basis. On a sequential basis, subscription plan revenue increased 5 percent as
reported and on a constant currency basis.
• Maintenance plan revenue was $51 million, a decrease of 51 percent as reported, and 49 percent on
a constant currency basis. On a sequential basis, maintenance plan revenue decreased 18 percent as
reported, and 17 percent on a constant currency basis.
• Net revenue retention rate was within the range of 100 to 110 percent.
• GAAP operating income was $146 million, compared to $74 million in the second quarter last year.
GAAP operating margin was 16 percent, up 7 percentage points.
• Total non-GAAP operating income was $262 million, compared to $187 million in the second
quarter last year. Non-GAAP operating margin was 29 percent, up 5 percentage points.
• GAAP diluted net income per share was $0.44, compared to $0.18 in the second quarter last year.
• Non-GAAP diluted net income per share was $0.98, compared to $0.65 in the second quarter last
year.
• Deferred revenue increased 28 percent to $2.88 billion. Unbilled deferred revenue was $469 million,
a decrease of $95 million compared to the second quarter of last year. Remaining performance
obligations (RPO) increased 19 percent to $3.3 billion. Current RPO increased 15 percent to $2.3
billion.
• Cash flow from operating activities was $91 million, a decrease of $128 million compared to the
second quarter last year. Free cash flow was $64 million, a decrease of $140 million compared to the
second quarter last year.
"We delivered a strong second quarter as a result of our resilient business model and strategic
nature of our products," said Autodesk president and CEO. "Our cloud-based solutions are
helping our customers stay productive in the current environment and have resulted in expanded
relationships and usage of our products. I am very proud of our team as we continue to deliver on
our long-term strategic goals and remain confident in our growth drivers and fiscal 2023 targets."
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Broadcom Inc. (USA) Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Financial
Results and Quarterly Dividends
• Revenue of $5,821 million; GAAP net income of $688 million; Adjusted EBITDA of
$3,342 million
• GAAP diluted EPS of $1.45; Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $5.40
• $3,073 million of free cash flow from operations, defined as cash from operations of
$3,178 million less capital expenditures of $105 million
• Fourth quarter revenue guidance of $6.4 billion plus or minus $150 million
• Fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $3,744 million plus or minus $75 million,
or 58.5% of revenue at the midpoint of guidance
• The Company's cash and cash equivalents at the end of the third fiscal quarter were
$8,857 million, compared to $9,207 million at the end of the prior quarter.
• On June 30, 2020, the Company paid a cash dividend of $3.25 per share of common
stock, totaling $1,312 million and a cash dividend of $20.00 per share of mandatory
convertible preferred stock, totaling $74 million.
Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Business Outlook
• Based on current business trends and conditions, the outlook for the fourth quarter of
fiscal year 2020, ending November 1, 2020, is expected to be as follows:
• Fourth quarter revenue guidance of $6.4 billion plus or minus $150 million; and
• Fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $3,744 million plus or minus $75 million, or 58.5%
of revenue at the midpoint of guidance.
"We delivered third quarter revenue results in-line with our expectations, driven by
healthy demand from cloud and telecom customers, which more than offset the expected
reset in wireless," said President and CEO of Broadcom Inc. "Our outlook for the fourth
quarter reflects a strong anticipated ramp in wireless, as well as the continuing surge in
demand for networking from cloud and telecom customers, more than offsetting
expected softness in enterprise."
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pbb provides USD 150mn re-financing for Solar Carve Tower in New York
pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a USD 150 million loan to Aurora Capital
Associates and William Gottlieb Real Estate for the refinancing and completion of the “Solar
Carve Tower” office and retail building in the New York City's Meatpacking District. The
Solar Carve Tower, which was completed in May 2019, is a 10-storey boutique office and
retail building located at 40 Tenth Avenue within Manhattan’s prime Meatpacking District.
The property is situated between 13th and 14th Streets, bounded by Tenth Avenue and the
High Line walkway, which runs directly east of the building, allowing easy access to one of
the most desirable locations in Manhattan. The building was designed by Studio Gang
Architects and includes full-glass storefronts with more than 430 feet of combined frontage.
It features unparalleled physical attributes and unobstructed views of the Hudson River and
Lower Manhattan. The office space totals 14,000 sqm - around 1,300 sqm per floor - and
features soaring 16-foot ceiling heights. The floor plates were specifically designed to appeal
to the market. The surrounding area is zoned for commercial, industrial, and manufacturing
activity and mostly comprises multi-storey mixed-use commercial and residential buildings
featuring ground-level retail and restaurants.
Head of RE Finance USA at pbb commented: “We are pleased to be able to finance both,
spectacular architecture with a very sustainable building concept by financing the Solar
Carve Tower.”
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pbb (Germany) provides financing for a retail portfolio in Poland to Trei Real
Estate
pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided EUR 51 mn to Trei Real Estate,
the real estate venture of the Tengelmann Group, for the financing of a retail
Portfolio in Poland. The portfolio comprises of 40 supermarkets across 38
cities in well-established urban locations in Poland, which are all fully let to
Biedronka with a long term lease. Biedronka is the largest supermarket
chain in Poland with more than 3000 stores mainly selling local polish
products. All properties were constructed between 2006 and 2014 and are in
good condition.
Head of International Clients, UK, CEE & USA at pbb com-mented:
“"With a focus on food and supermarket based retailing, the portfolio of
Biedonka markets represents a sub market in the retail asset class which
has shown a stable development in a situation when the retail segment
overall is exposed to major structural changes. Poland is one of pbb’s
core markets in the CEE region."
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pbb (Germany) arranges SEK 500mn financing for acquisition of Swedish logistics
portfolio
pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank provided a SEK500mn senior loan facility to
Barings, a global real estate investment manager, to assist in the acquisition
of four logistics properties located in Norrköping, Sweden. The portfolio
comprises 122,000 sqm of net lettable space fully let to PostNord TPL AB,
a Swedish and Danish government owned, third party logistics provider.
Norrköping is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Sweden and is located
close to Stockholm as well as other important submarkets, such as
Gothenburg and Malmö. In a place where the E22 and E4 motorways meet,
it is an excellent logistics location.
Head of Scandinavia at Barings Real Estate said: “The strengths
underpinning logistics real estate have sheltered the sector from many of
the challenges facing the wider market during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are pleased to be working with pbb on this latest deal as we look to
continue growing our logistics exposure in Sweden.”
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Intuit Inc. (USA) Reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full
fiscal year 2020
For the fourth quarter, which reflects a shift of a significant portion of tax filings out of the
third quarter and into the fourth quarter, Intuit:
• Grew revenue to $1.8 billion, up from $994 million in the prior year.
• Increased Consumer Group revenue to $710 million.
• Increased Small Business and Self-Employed Group revenue by 16 percent to $1.0 billion
and Online Ecosystem revenue by 29 percent. Excluding nonrecurring Paycheck Protection
Program (PPP) revenue, growth was 13 percent and 25 percent respectively.
For the full year, Intuit:
• Grew revenue to $7.7 billion, up 13 percent year-over-year.
• Grew combined QBO and TTO platform revenue 22 percent, totaling approximately $4.8
billion.
• Grew Small Business and Self-Employed Group revenue by 15 percent and Online
Ecosystem revenue by 31 percent. Excluding nonrecurring PPP revenue, growth was 14
percent and 30 percent respectively.
• Grew Consumer Group revenue 13 percent.
• Increased GAAP operating income to $2.2 billion, up 17 percent.
• Increased non-GAAP operating income to $2.7 billion, up 17 percent.
• Increased GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share by 17 percent and 16 percent
respectively.
"We had a strong fourth quarter capping off a dynamic fiscal 2020. After seeing an
impact on small businesses from shelter-in-place during the third quarter, we saw trends
across our business improve during the fourth quarter, highlighting the resiliency of our
platform," said Intuit's chief executive officer. We had an outstanding tax season,
growing the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) category overall as well as our share of total returns,
while posting the strongest customer growth in four years. TurboTax Live had another
great season, as we made significant progress in our effort to transform the assisted
category."
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NVIDIA (USA) Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2021
• NVIDIA record revenue for the second quarter ended July 26, 2020, of $3.87 billion, up 50 percent
from $2.58 billion a year earlier, and up 26 percent from $3.08 billion in the previous quarter.
• GAAP earnings per diluted share for the quarter were $0.99, up 10 percent from $0.90 a year ago,
and down 33 percent from $1.47 in the previous quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were
$2.18, up 76 percent from $1.24 a year earlier, and up 21 percent from $1.80 in the previous quarter.
• NVIDIA paid $99 million in quarterly cash dividends in the second quarter. It will pay its next
quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share on September 24, 2020, to all shareholders of record on
September 2, 2020.
• Revenue is expected to be $4.40 billion, plus or minus 2 percent.
• GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins are expected to be 62.5 percent and 65.5 percent, respectively,
plus or minus 50 basis points.
• GAAP and non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $1.54 billion and $1.09
billion, respectively.
• GAAP and non-GAAP other income and expense are both expected to be an expense of
approximately $55 million.
• GAAP and non-GAAP tax rates are both expected to be 8 percent, plus or minus 1 percent, excluding
any discrete items. GAAP discrete items include excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to
stock-based compensation, which are expected to generate variability on a quarter by quarter basis.
“Adoption of NVIDIA computing is accelerating, driving record revenue and exceptional
growth,” said founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “Growth in GeForce gaming accelerated as gamers
increasingly immerse themselves in realistic virtual worlds created by NVIDIA RTX ray tracing
and AI. Our new Ampere GPU architecture is sprinting out of the blocks, with the world’s top
cloud service providers and server makers moving quickly to offer NVIDIA accelerated
computing. Mellanox grew sharply, driven by the need for high-speed networking in cloud data
centers to scale-out AI services. And Mercedes-Benz’s partnership with NVIDIA to power its
next-generation fleet of luxury cars -- from the computer to the AI software, and from the cloud
to the car -- is transformative. Despite the pandemic’s impact on our professional visualization
and automotive platforms, we are well positioned to grow, as gaming, AI, cloud computing and
autonomous machines drive the next industrial revolution around the world.”
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Agilent (USA) to Expand State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Capacity for Nucleic Acid-Based
Therapeutics
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Agilent Technologies Inc. announced it will expand its state-of-the-art production facility in Frederick, Colorado, that develops and
manufactures “oligos,” which are short DNA and RNA molecules used to create nucleic acid-based therapeutics. Oligos hold the potential
to be used in developing treatments for cancer, COVID-19, cardiovascular disease, rare and infectious diseases, and other conditions. The
expansion will more than double the current capacity for manufacturing therapeutic oligos at the Frederick site. Agilent expects the
supplier market for therapeutic oligos to exceed $750 million in 2025 with projected double-digit annual growth over the next five years.
The addition of the higher-volume manufacturing line will help Agilent meet this growing demand from leading pharmaceutical and
biotech companies. Customer shipments from the new line are expected to begin by the end of 2022. Agilent is investing approximately
$150 million to add 25,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity to the Frederick facility. The new capacity will also expand Agilent’s
presence in Colorado, where the company has had an oligo manufacturing site in nearby Boulder since 2006. The Frederick facility, 30
miles north of Denver, has been operating since 2019. Both sites are current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) facilities, as
designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Agilent (USA) Announces SureSelect XT HS2 RNA Reagent Kit, a Library Prep and Target
Enrichment Solution for RNA-Seq
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Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the release of the SureSelect XT HS2 RNA Reagent Kit. This solution features a modular design
that enables a simple and parallel approach for both RNA and DNA samples, allowing customers to streamline and consolidate their
workflow without losing time optimizing different kits for different sample types. It marks the latest development in Agilent’s ongoing
effort to improve NGS applications and workflows, leveraging the performance and versatility of XT HS2 chemistry. The SureSelect XT
HS2 RNA Reagent Kit expands the NGS applications of the XT HS2 chemistry, allowing customers to accurately profile gene expression
and detect RNA fusions using low-input FFPE samples. The addition of this kit distinguishes Agilent as the leading vendor in the industry
to offer a complete end-to-end NGS sample prep solution from sample QC, library prep and target enrichment, automation, and data
analysis, backed by a simple and easy one-stop-shop ordering and support experience. SureSelect XT HS2 RNA supports 384 unique dual
sample indexes (UDIs) and allows customers to multiplex hundreds of samples in one sequencing run without worrying about index
hopping. It features molecular barcodes, for more efficient deduplication of sequencing reads and more accurate gene expression analysis.
SureSelect XT HS2 RNA may be purchased with Ampure and Streptavidin beads as part of a complete kit.

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Amphenol (USA) Industrial's AT Circular Series 3 and 5 Pole Plugs
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Amphenol Industrial Operations now offers industry-standard, on-vehicle data plug connectors that are designed for vehicle diagnostic
and data communication. The AT circular connector (ATC) series is designed to perform in the most demanding applications in heavy
duty trucks and buses. The new 3 and 5 pole standard electrical plugs are designed to improve the quantity and quality of options offered
by the ATC series. While the 9 pole provides a J1939 solution of receptacle/contacts/accessories. SAE J1939 is a specified type of
controller area network (CAN) that defines the communication pathways for vehicle networks. Through a series of microprocessors, a
CAN interconnects every device and establishes a common link between each other. This new connector gives reliable support on CAN
systems and helps electrical devices to communicate with each other. Applications include GPS tracking and CAN data communications
for diagnostics of vehicle engine speed, temperature, oil temperature and exhaust emissions. The round receptacles feature simple jam nut
mounting for quick assembly and a smaller flange that saves space on mating panels. The heavy-duty industrial connectors are
environmentally sealed against moisture and contaminants.

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Arista (USA) Launches Network Automation as a Service with CloudVision
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Arista Networks announced a new enterprise-grade Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering for the flagship CloudVision® platform. Arista’s new CloudVision as-a-Service
product is now available as a fully managed software service that automates multi-domain networks spanning across the client to cloud to help customers achieve faster
time-to-value, elastic scaling, and continuous network assurance. CloudVision as-a-Service is a natural evolution of the existing CloudVision on-premises solution and supports
the same consistency of features across both deployment models. This allows a common experience for customers choosing either deployment model. Legacy enterprise
network management has required on-premises deployments using servers and appliances which require continuous upgrading and maintenance, have fixed capacity, and allow
limited data sharing. With CloudVision as-a-Service, enterprise customers are now able to use a single cloud-based service for enterprise-wide network automation, telemetry
and analytics across all of their network infrastructure, delivering a secure multi-tenant cloud experience, consistent across the enterprise network, and providing key attributes:
• SaaS-based onboarding and Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) as a service: Continuous network upgrades and transitions are dramatically simplified and virtually hands-free,
assuring access to the latest CloudVision and device features on a real-time basis – thus removing the burden of tracking complex updates and speeding up time-to-value.
• Elastic scale and performance: Based on CloudVision’s existing cloud-native Kubernetes cluster architecture, leveraging Arista’s cognitive NetDB with its data distributed
across global cloud regions and availability zones – to provide flexible performance, capacity, and scale.
• Continuous network assurance: CloudVision’s inherent AI/ML-based analytics engines providing insights derived from anonymized customer data and delivered as a
connected support experience – to help customers proactively detect and prevent issues.

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Arrow Electronics (USA) Introduces Automotive High Voltage Evaluation Platform
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Arrow Electronics has introduced the Automotive High Voltage Evaluation Platform (AHVEP), offering developers an extensive range of tools with which to explore the latest
trends in electrification of vehicles. It provides a universal platform for applications and design challenges associated with a high voltage (48V/400V) power distribution
network in cars. The Automotive High Voltage Evaluation Platform addresses a number of new challenges. As the transition from combustion engines to electric vehicles (EVs)
and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) accelerates, designers face a large number of newly emerging requirements including: battery disconnect switches, cell balancing modules,
battery junction boxes, battery management controllers, DC-DC conversion, on-board charging, superchargers, traction inverters, HVAC and supercapacitors. On top of these
can be added challenges such as the isolation of communications, power management, motor control, load switches and current sensing; and ensuring safety and security in the
new, electrically controlled environment. Featuring a high-performance automotive microcontroller with Arm® Cortex®-M4F core, the platform employs a modular design
that allows 12V, 48V and 400V circuits to be evaluated independently. It is suitable for applications including 48V BLDC motor control, 48V battery disconnect, 400V motor
control, isolated current sensors and body applications up to ASIL-B. Arrow Electronics is a leading technology provider and global player in the automotive supply chain. As
the megatrends of electrification, digitalization and autonomous driving shape the future of the automobile industry, Arrow acts as a trusted advisor, anticipating future
requirements and guiding customers through the complexities of the evolving automotive and transportation landscape. Arrow’s unique ecosystem of manufacturers, developers
and technologists enables it to provide complete, independent and integrated engineering solutions for the automotive sector.

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ASML (Netherlands) unveils EUV Technology Training Center in Taiwan
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ASML announced the opening of our Global EUV Training Center in Tainan, Taiwan. This new training center features live EUV machine modules and
comprehensive training courses to train EUV engineers for its EUV customers in Asia. Located in the Tainan Science Park, this 1,625 m2 new EUV
training center will offer comprehensive training, including EUV machine operating practice in the cleanroom. Currently there are 14 trainers to provide
thousands of hours of training courses per year. ASML expects to develop 360 EUV engineers for both internal and customer purposes every year. It
takes 18 months to develop an EUV engineer from a novice to a mature engineer who can work independently. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased
the uncertainties related to traveling. The EUV training center enables both ASML and our customers to train EUV engineers locally in a safe and
cost-effective way. ASML also has an EUV training center in South Korea, where we provide training courses to meet the growing customer demand
for new EUV engineers.

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ASUS (Taiwan) Unveils New Laptop Lineup with 11th Generation Intel Core Processors
and Premiers First Laptop Verified as an Intel Evo Platform Design
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ASUS announced a full lineup of new and upgraded PCs at the Built for Brilliance virtual launch event, including laptops featuring the power of 11th
Generation Intel® Core™ processors and the debut laptop verified as an Intel® Evo™ platform laptop design. Groundbreaking laptops in the lineup
include ZenBook Flip S (UX371), the world's thinnest OLED convertible laptop and the first ASUS laptop to be verified on the Intel Evo platform;
ZenBook S, world’s thinnest and lightest 3:2 3.3K laptop; ZenBook 14 (UX435EA/EG), the world's smallest 14-inch laptop with ScreenPad; ZenBook
14 Ultralight (UX435EAL/EGL), the lightest 14-inch ZenBook, weighing as light as 980 g[vi]; ZenBook Pro 15 (UX535), the world's smallest 15-inch
4K OLED laptop[vii]; and ExpertBook B9 (B9400), the world’s lightest 14-inch business laptop[viii]. The 2020 PC lineup incorporates ASUS and
industry leading-edge solutions to provide ultimate productivity and user experiences. Equipped with 11th Generation Intel Core processors and new
Intel® Iris® Xe graphics, the latest ASUS laptops break the boundaries of performance for thin and light laptops and empower users with ultimate
experiences in productivity, creativity, gaming, entertainment, and collaboration. The 11th Generation Intel Core processors harness the power of AI
technology to enable unparalleled speed and intelligent performance for everyday PC users, and integrated Intel® WiFi 6 and Thunderbolt™ 4 provide
fast, reliable connectivity. New Intel Iris Xe graphics deliver discrete-level graphics performance for next-generation media experiences.

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Broadcom (USA) Unveils Industry’s First Gen 7 64Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching
Platforms Enabling an Autonomous SAN
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Broadcom Inc. announced the availability of the industry’s first Gen 7 64Gb/s Fibre Channel switching platforms— the Brocade X7 Directors and G720 Switch,
that are foundational infrastructure for the on-demand data center. Additionally, the company today announced the industry’s first 64Gb/s Fibre Channel optical
transceiver, that is being qualified for use in Brocade switches and Emulex adapters, for end-to-end Gen 7 performance. Brocade Gen 7 Fibre Channel combines
unmatched performance, powerful analytics and advanced automation capabilities to enable an autonomous SAN. New 64Gb/s speed and 50 percent lower latency
powers the network for storage innovations like NVMe flash arrays. Gen 7 also adds new self-learning, self-optimizing and self-healing capabilities to automate
SAN management. With the launch of Gen 7 Fibre Channel switching platforms, Broadcom is demonstrating its commitment to develop innovative Fibre Channel
technology for the most trusted network for storage. Technology is evolving at an incredible pace and businesses are demanding more from their IT resources and
infrastructure. With the rapid adoption of flash storage and the ramp up of NVMe-based storage, organizations will move more data through a SAN than ever
before. This requires a network capable of unleashing performance and maximizing ROI for storage investments. Brocade Gen 7 performance is powered by
64Gb/s line-rate speed along with a 50 percent reduction in latency. This ensures that the network will never be the bottleneck for current and future storage
technologies. Brocade Gen 7 also introduces a range of autonomous technologies to simplify and automate management. A self-learning SAN leverages
comprehensive data collection with powerful analytics to quickly understand the impact of current or trending problems. The self-optimizing capability utilizes
actionable intelligence to automate network management and maximize performance. Learning traffic behavior enables the network to make smarter decisions on
traffic prioritization, congestion management and notification to ensure optimal network performance for applications and storage.

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Broadcom (USA) Delivers Industry's First In-band Management Application Reducing
the Operational Cost and Complexity of SAN Ownership
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Broadcom Inc. announced the release of Emulex SAN Manager, lowering enterprise operational cost and complexity. Emulex SAN Manager enables server and
storage administrators the ability to troubleshoot and resolve network issues in their environment through an easy to use interface. With Emulex SAN Manager,
administrators can now manage HBAs as pools of resources, improve operational efficiency by integrating HBA management into new datacenter management
analytics, and gain visibility leading to actionable insights. Emulex SAN Manager provides storage administrators the ability to monitor and manage HBAs
attached to the Fabric and enables Emulex HBAs and the Brocade Fabric to collaborate and address performance issues through an adaptive real-time algorithm.
Identifies, Minimizes, and Mitigates Application Performance Problems
SAN congestion dashboards present congestion and bandwidth graphs, enabling admins to quickly quantify the health of their storage network. Adaptive
congestion mitigation via Emulex SAN Manager automatically addresses congestion events, minimizing their impact on fabric performance.
Lowers Operational Costs and Improves IT Agility
Emulex SAN Manager reduces storage administrative time and costs by providing centralized in-band HBA administration across the SAN. Administrators can
easily access SAN-wide HBA optical transceiver statistics, gaining insight into transceiver health trends giving them the ability to proactively respond before
transceivers fail.

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Delta’s (Taiwan) New EV Charging Station Yokohama, Developed with Idemitsu Kosan as a New
Business Model for Service Stations, to Assist the City Government’s Disaster Response
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Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, announced its new Delta electric vehicle (EV) Charging Station Yokohama, jointly
developed and operated by Delta and Japanese energy company Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Idemitsu"), is capable of assisting as a
disaster response base for the city of Yokohama by serving the local government’s emergency response EVs with charging services as well as with EV battery
electricity deployment to the grid during disasters. The former Idemitsu gas station operates under the theme “Park and Charge”, creating a new business
model for traditional gas station operators by enabling a smart retail and smart energy ecosystem that integrates Delta’s energy storage, power conditioning
system, EV chargers, DeltaGrid® IoT energy management system, the Delta-patented EV charging payment EZQC App, as well as Delta’s retail IoT
solutions and consumer brand Innergie’s products that enable the Innergie CAFÉ boutique café. Idemitsu Kosan recognized that the development of charging
infrastructure has become an important issue for the popularization of electric vehicles. In order to make it more convenient for customers and provide
sustainable services, Idemitsu launched demonstration experiments at its gas station site, providing parking space and Delta’s electric vehicle chargers. Car
charging and other services allow customers who come to charge to spend a comfortable time in the cafe, while combining with the surrounding business
facilities to create a new customer experience.

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Fujifilm (Japan) launches FUJINON Premista19-45mmT2.9
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FUJIFILM Corporation is pleased to announce the development of the wide-angle zoom lens Premista19-45mmT2.9 with a focal length of 19-45mm.
It will be the third model to join the Premista Series of zoom lenses for cinema cameras that support large-format sensors* and deliver outstanding high
resolution, natural and beautiful bokeh and rich gradation with HDR (high dynamic range). The Premista19-45mm effectively reduces the distortion**
that tends to occur when shooting at wide-angle focal lengths. A natural image with little distortion is achieved throughout the entire zoom range,
lightening the burden of correcting video after shooting and allowing high quality video to be created more efficiently. The Premista19-45mm is
scheduled for release in early 2021. In recent years, there has been an increase in the adoption of cinema cameras equipped with large-format sensors
capable of delivering beautiful bokeh and rich gradation at sites producing high quality videos, such as for Hollywood movies. While prime lens, which
has outstanding optical performance, are regularly used among lenses compatible with the large format sensors, there is a growing demand for zoom
lenses which has both ability to efficiently capture images without the hassle of having to frequently change lenses and to shoot high quality images. In
response to such demand, Fujifilm released both a standard and telephoto zoom lens as part of the Premista Series of zoom lenses for high-performance
cinema cameras equipped with a large-format sensor in 2019. The series has been praised by professionals of video production for its edge-to-edge
sharpness and wide range of focal lengths for exceptional convenience.

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Fujifilm (Japan) launches large-diameter mid-telephoto prime lens “FUJINON Lens
XF50mmF1.0 R WR”
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FUJIFILM Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the “FUJINON Lens XF50mmF1.0 R WR” in late September 2020 for the X Series of
digital cameras, renowned for their outstanding image quality with Fujifilm's proprietary color reproduction technology. It is the world's first* F1.0 lens
with autofocus (AF) capability. The XF50mmF1.0 R WR is a large-diameter mid-telephoto prime lens with the focal length of 50mm (equivalent to
76mm in the 35mm film format). The maximum aperture of F1.0 produces creamy and beautiful bokeh. Its high-performance AF system can focus on
a subject swiftly and accurately, making the subject stand out against a background to create artistic portrait photography. The XF50mmF1.0 R WR is
the 35th interchangeable lens for the X Series. With its large-diameter structure, the XF50mmF1.0 R WR is a prime lens boasting the fastest maximum
aperture of F1.0 in the history of interchangeable lenses for Fujifilm's digital cameras. The use of advanced optical technology controls spherical
aberration, thereby capturing pictures with creamy and beautiful bokeh. The lens is also equipped with a fast and accurate AF mechanism to capture the
photographic moment for high-quality portrait photography. Designed based on the compact and lightweight “X Mount system**” this ultra-bright F1.0
lens weighs only 845g and measures just 103.5mm for excellent portability. Its dust and weather resistance and ability to operate at temperatures of
down to -10℃ makes it highly practical.

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Innolux (Taiwan) presents groundbreaking technologies on display
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Innolux continues to create values by innovation amid the global economic impact by COVID-19. By providing displays with its ground-breaking technologies,
Innolux offers complete display solutions to customers in the post-pandemic era. TDUA award-winning exclusive technologies. Taiwan Display Union Association
(TDUA) granted three major awards to Innolux’s product in Gold Panel Awards 2020 in July. These awards included two Outstanding Technology Awards and one
Outstanding Product Award.
• 5.93-inch Embedded full-screen muli-fingerprint sensing mobile phone: Outstanding Technology Award. The photo sensors are integrated into the LCD panel
with exclusive technology which supports full-screen fingerprint sensing, and simultaneous multi-fingerprints unlock, outperforming the under-display fingerprint
sensor of OLED panel. The optimization of circuit design and manufacturing process remarkably makes the phone thinner, safer and smarter.
• 6.4-inch full-screen mobile phone with invisible camera : Outstanding Technology Award. Innolux realized under-display camera and face recognition with
innovative technology. Authentic full-screen is achieved by hiding camera behind the display to make the screen free from notches and bangs for better visual
enjoyment.
• 13-inch Multi-haptic display : Outstanding Product Award-Panel. Consumer can experience multi-haptic sensation like click, slider and wheel buttons through
Innolux’s exclusive integration of 2D multi-haptic sensation and 3D glass fine structures technology. It outperforms tradition button interface and allows a better
intuitive interaction with smart home and smart automotive device.

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Apple (USA) announces Apple Music radio
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Apple announced two new live global radio offerings on Apple Music, now available to music fans in 165 countries. Beginning today, Beats 1, the flagship global
radio station, will be renamed Apple Music 1, and two additional radio stations will launch: Apple Music Hits, celebrating everyone’s favourite songs from the
’80s, ’90s, and 2000s, and Apple Music Country, spotlighting country music. Since Apple Music’s launch in 2015, Beats 1 has grown into one of the
most-listened-to radio stations in the world, consistently delivering the best in-depth artist interviews, more global exclusives and premieres than anywhere else,
and unique programming that produces culture-moving, news-making moments year after year. Throughout its evolution, Beats 1 has established an inherent
camaraderie with the artist community and championed human curation and discovery — an approach that will continue across the three stations. Apple Music 1
also features several shows dedicated to celebrating the vibrancy of Latin music around the world, including a new show from J Balvin and listener favourites
“¡Dale Play! with Sandra Peña” and “La Fórmula Radio with El Guru.” The station is also home to “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy,” showcasing the very best
local African music and artists.

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KYOCERA (Japan) Miniaturizes Electronics Connector by 50 Percent in New 5811
Series, Ideal for Wearables
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Kyocera Corporation announced its new 5811 Series Board-to-Board connectors, miniaturized to be about 50 percent smaller than
conventional products and optimized for wearable devices. The 5811 Series connectors feature a 0.35mm-pitch to save space, perform
well in high current and are highly durable. Samples are available globally now.
Development Background
The demand for wearable devices such as wireless headphones and smart glasses continues to increase. Global production of wireless
headphones in 2025 is expected to increase to 570 million*1, approximately 2.7 times larger than 2019 production levels. Kyocera’s new
5811 Series Board-to-Board connectors’ miniaturized size (1.7 mm width x 3.6 mm length) is optimized for wearables, handheld game
consoles and other smaller electronics. The flat stacking structure maintains durability, workability when stacking, and reduction of
damage despite its low 0.6mm stack height. In addition, it is resistant to the high current required for connectors which is suitable design
for battery connection.

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Get Carried Away with Premium Experiences from Five New Lenovo™ Yoga™ Laptops
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Lenovo™ unveiled five new Yoga™ consumer laptops combining style, power and portability. Designed to deliver premium experiences and refined
craftsmanship through bold innovation, Lenovo Yoga is our top-of-the-line consumer PC sub-brand at the forefront of making smarter technology an
everyday reality for the most discerning consumers. So, whether you want to binge videos, enjoy the summer’s hottest tunes, or need a fully-equipped
multimedia experience as you create content, you can do it all and more with powerful Windows 10 performance and a range of smart features including
Alexa®1, optimized battery life2, rapid charging3, and super-fast Wi-Fi 6.4 Building on successful thin and light laptops to create a better
interconnected world takes attention to design details and offering consumers their choice of the latest processors. The ultra-slim Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i5
(13-inch), next-gen Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro5 (14-inch), and new portable 2-in-1 Lenovo Yoga 7i5 laptop available in 14-inch and 15.6-inch, feature
the next-gen Intel® Core™ processors (coming soon) and are designed for people who want high performance, immersive visuals, great connectivity,
and long-lasting battery life so they don’t have to feel anchored to an outlet. The 14-inch sleek Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro is packed with performance
too, as is our first-gen Lenovo Yoga 6 (13.3-inch) convertible laptop—both offering AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processor options for amazing
responsiveness to fuel creative and productivity tasks, even on-the-go. Introducing the latest artificial intelligence (AI) advancements in battery
optimization and intelligent thermals,6 featured first on the Yoga Slim 7i Pro with next-gen Intel processor. With this upgraded power management
solution that’s fully AI-powered, you won’t have to lift a finger to get top performance out of your new Yoga Slim 7i Pro. That’s because it’s continually
learning and can automatically ramp up for really high-powered activities or quiet down to conserve energy.

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Lenovo (Hong Kong) Data Center Group Releases Cloud-Based Business Agility Solutions
for The New, Smarter Normal
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Lenovo Data Center Group (DCG) announces a range of new and updated hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solutions and Lenovo Cloud Services to enable customers to keep pace with
evolving business needs. As remote work becomes the new, smarter normal, businesses need to adapt their hybrid cloud strategy and modernize their data center infrastructure. Lenovo is
addressing this by delivering an unparalleled, open platform of hyperconverged infrastructure solutions in partnership with Nutanix, Microsoft and VMWare and expands software-defined
systems management capabilities with Lenovo XClarity. Hyperconverged infrastructure solutions are uniquely suited to provide virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), supporting the need for
people to work remotely across many industries such as education and healthcare. Lenovo is focused on ready-to-deploy HCI solutions in partnership with industry-leading hybrid cloud
software providers, which enable customers to deploy and manage a full edge-to-cloud environment with simpler updates, easy scalability and a consumption-based delivery model.
Reach new levels of performance and efficiency for end user computing with ThinkAgile HX powered by AMD EPYC™ processors and Nutanix™:
• Lenovo, in collaboration with Nutanix and AMD, announce the new Lenovo ThinkAgile HX HCI solutions powered by AMD EPYC processors, enabling customers to run their virtual
desktop workloads and maintain consistent performance (in the same 1U form factor), with up to 50%1 fewer servers.
• Improved TCO – The Lenovo ThinkAgile HX AMD two-socket delivers a wide range of core counts (2.3X more)2 to match application needs, two GPUs per one unit and 45%3 more
memory bandwidth, enabling excellent performance for virtualization and VDI consolidation.
• The factory installed Nutanix software increases flexibility for customers continuing their multi-cloud adoption journeys. It provides simplified operations, increased workload density,
stronger data protection and seamless application across clouds to enable a true hybrid architecture.
• Availability is planned in late November as an appliance or a certified node.

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LG (South Korea) Display offers world’s first transparent OLEDs for subway train
windows in China
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LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced that it has provided the world’s first transparent OLED displays
for subway train windows in the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shenzhen. Transparent OLEDs are gaining interest not only from mobility
customers in the areas of self-driving cars, airplanes, and subways, but also from sectors such as smart home and smart building industries.
As OLEDs are self-emitting with no need of backlights, they are able to produce a maximized transparency rate. The 55-inch transparent
OLED displays installed in the Beijing (Line 6) and Shenzhen (Line 10) subways offer real-time information about subway schedules,
locations, transfers, as well as flights and lifestyle information such as weather and news. LG Display plans to expand the supply of
transparent OLEDs to major subway stations in cooperation with railroad companies and subway train glass manufacturers. According to
global consulting firm Prescient & Strategic Intelligence, the transparent display market is expected to grow at an average rate of 46 percent
annually and reach $4.93 billion by 2024.

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LG (South Korea) Washtower Sets New Expectation For Performance And Convenience
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LG Electronics (LG) is introducing its newest laundry solution “virtually” at IFA 2020 to an audience that is eager for a higher level of convenience when it comes
to housework. A washing machine and dryer combined in a single unit with LG’s latest technologies and smart features, LG WashTowerTM offers total clothing
care and ultimate user convenience. This innovative new home appliance will be available worldwide this year, with availability starting next month in North
America. Unlike competing stacked washers and dryers, LG’s WashTower is designed from the ground up as a “one body” solution. At the beginning of the wash
cycle, the integrated unit indicates how long it will take to complete both washing and drying. The washer also shares information with the dryer, which
automatically sets the optimal course and preheats the drum, contributing to better results and shorter overall laundry times. For the unique design of WashTower,
LG designers went to great lengths to ensure maximum ease-of-use. Unlike a stackable washer and dryer where each appliance has its own control panel, the
WashTower boasts the convenience of a single, intuitive interface. Located between the washer and dryer for easy access, the all-in-one Center Control makes it
simple to manage every aspect of LG’s complete laundry solution. With the height of LG WashTower approximately 87 millimeters lower than the average
combined height of stackable units, loading and unloading the top-mounted dryer is measurably easier. And WashTower doesn’t scrimp on capacity, with a
maximum load of 17 kilograms for the washer and 16 kilograms for the dryer. Incorporating LG’s most-advanced laundry and smart technologies, LG WashTower
provides customers with both outstanding performance and ease-of-use. Thanks to TurboWash™ 360° and Artificial Intelligence Direct Drive™ (AI DD™), the
washer feature guarantees fast, gentle and cleaner clothes, detecting the weight and softness of clothing to calculate the best setting for every load. Its advanced AI
reduces cycle times and energy usage without sacrificing effectiveness while the dryer utilizes LG’s steam technology to deliver maximum hygiene, eliminating
99.99 percent of common bacteria.

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Maxim Integrated’s (USA) Essential Analog Temperature Sensor ICs Deliver Precision
Measurement to Enable Robust Protection for Goods and Equipment
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Designers of highly reliable cold-chain pharma and other temperature-sensing applications can achieve high accuracy and robust system operation with two new industry-leading
Essential Analog ICs from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. The MAX31889 digital temperature sensor features an unmatched combination of accuracy and power consumption,
replacing expensive resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) in precise temperature-sensitive applications. The MAX31825 digital temperature sensor enables up to 64 devices per
bus, all parasitically powered by the 1-Wire® bus, to drastically reduce wiring complexity. MAX31889: Accuracy, low power and design simplicity are essential objectives for
designers of pharmaceutical cold chains, medical monitors and industrial automation applications. Variances as little as 2-degrees Celsius can adversely impact products and processes
by limiting the producer’s ability to deliver quality products, thereby impairing the bottom line. The MAX31889 ensures the industry’s highest accuracy at the lowest power
consumption, providing robust protection of customer assets. Delivering precision measurement of ±0.25-degree Celsius accuracy across a wide temperature range, the MAX31889
measures cold-chain pharma product temperatures at a fraction of the cost of RTDs and at 35 percent the power consumed by competitive solutions. The MAX31889 comes in a 6-pin
µDFN package. MAX31825: Sensitive processes and applications often require connecting multiple devices in a space-constrained system to measure temperature and protect
processes, assets and equipment from unacceptable variation. Competitive solutions offer the ability to connect up to eight devices and require an additional wire for power. The
MAX31825 reduces design and wiring complexity by allowing up to 64 devices, all connected to the same parasitically powered 1-Wire bus, with the precision of ±1-degree Celsius
accuracy. Each device has a unique code which can be optionally programmed with a location address, simplifying system design. The 1-Wire versatility improves system robustness
by delivering an 8x reduction in necessary wiring compared to competitive two- or three-wire solutions. The MAX31825, which comes in a 6-bump WLP, also supports longer battery
life and extends operational uptime with a low standby current of 2.5µA, ideal for consumer devices and factory automation.

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Microchip (USA) Announces High-Speed CoaXPress 2.0 Devices that Speed Machine
Vision Image Capture While Simplifying System Design and Deployment
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Until the 12.5Gbps CoaXPress® 2.0 interface standard was ratified last year, machine-vision image-capture solutions had replaced conveyor belts as the primary
roadblock to achieving faster production-line throughput. Now, Microchip Technology Inc. has taken the next step toward realizing the full potential of CoaXPress (CXP)
on the factory floor with the first single-chip physical-layer interface devices to include features that streamline machine vision system design, maximize transmission
speed and simplify deployment in high-volume bottling operations, food inspection, industrial inspection and imaging applications. Microchip’s EQCO125X40 family
of CoaXPress devices is the first to implement the CXP 2.0 standard, starting from a new backward compatible design based on the specification, with an integrated clock
data recovery (CDR) at all speed levels and a camera-side clock to support the demands of real-world environments. The devices significantly increase machine-vision
processing throughput by enabling cameras and capture cards to transmit four to eight times faster than alternative solutions. In addition, these devices enable four times
the cable/link distance with much lower power and near-zero latency. The product family also increases design tolerances and flexibility by seamlessly locking on all
frequencies at any speed, from CXP-1 to CXP-12, and eliminates the need for multiple channels by supporting 12.5Gbps of bandwidth over a single cable. Broader
cabling options ensure systems can be installed where needed and the integrated CDR improves jitter performance for the signal sent from the camera to the capture card.
The on-camera low-frequency clock recovery eliminates the need to program a separate clock in the FPGA. The integrated link signal integrity testing enables the system
to perform real-time checks of cable link integrity before and during operations.

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Microchip (USA) Introduces Its Highest-Density EEPROM with 4 Mbit Serial EEPROM
Debut
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Portable consumer and medical devices including fitness trackers, hearing aids and glucose monitors as well as industrial, automotive and other systems often use
customer-specific data sets to optimize the consumer experience. These nonvolatile data sets – including calibration constants, background conditions, user preferences
and changing noise environments – often are adjusted by the end system or user a few bytes at a time. Serial Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
(EEPROM) is the memory of choice for these applications providing nonvolatility, byte-level control, ease-of-use and low-power consumption. Microchip Technology
Inc. announced its new, highest-density EEPROM – the 25CSM04. At 4 Mbit, Microchip’s new EEPROM becomes the largest EEPROM available to developers,
doubling the 2 Mbit density designers previously were limited to. Until now developers have used lower-cost NOR Flash integrated circuits (ICs) for any 2 Mbit+
nonvolatile data set application. Because EEPROM offers performance advantages over NOR Flash, Microchip has responded to customer requests by introducing a
larger 4 Mbit EEPROM. EEPROM advantages include a lower standby current (2 µA vs. 15 µA); the ability to perform single-byte, multi-byte, and full-page writes;
shorter sector erase/rewrite times (5ms vs.300ms); and more erase/rewrite cycles (1M vs 100K). The 25CSM04 becomes part of Microchip’s extensive nonvolatile
memory product portfolio that integrates within Microchip’s total system solutions built around its 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers and microprocessors.
Microchip’s extensive memory product family includes serial EEPROMs, NOR Flash, SRAM, and EERAM in all standard serial buses and all standard densities from
128-bit to 64 Mbit.

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The Industry’s Only Low-Inductance Silicon Carbide (SiC) Power Module and Programmable
Gate Driver Kit is Now Available for Inverter Designers
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Microchip Technology Inc. announced its AgileSwitch® digital programmable gate driver and SP6LI SiC power module kit, a unified system solution to help designers
quickly and effectively adopt disruptive Silicon Carbide (SiC) power devices – reducing time to market and ensuring confidence in field deployment. Microchip’s
AgileSwitch digital programmable gate driver and SP6LI SiC power module kit speeds development from evaluation through production, eliminating the need to procure
power modules and gate drivers separately – including gate drivers that are qualified for end-product production. With Microchip’s AgileSwitch gate drivers and proven,
high-performance SiC power modules, developers can avoid qualifying power modules and spending time to develop their own gate drivers, which can save months in
development schedules. Microchip’s flexible portfolio of 700, 1200 and 1700V SiC Schottky Barrier Diode (SBD)-based power modules utilizes its newest generation
of SiC die. In addition, its dsPIC® Digital Signal Controllers deliver performance, low power consumption and flexible peripherals. Microchip’s AgileSwitch family of
digital programmable gate drivers further accelerates the process of moving from the design stage to production. Microchip’s combination of SiC power module and
software-configurable gate driver features Augmented Switching™ technology that enables designers to influence dynamic issues including voltage overshoot, switching
losses and electromagnetic interference. Using a Windows®-based computer interface, this “configure-at-a-click” method may be used throughout the design process,
from expediting early evaluation to simplifying final optimization using a computer mouse instead of a soldering iron.

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Micron's (USA) Sleek New Crucial X6 Portable SSD Delivers Fast, Instant Access to Digital Content
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Crucial, Micron’s global consumer brand of memory and storage, announced the new Crucial® X6 portable solid-state drive (SSD). This new transportable,
ultra-sleek drive expands the company’s award-winning SSD portfolio and offers more value, capacity and performance options, making it perfect for
customers who require instant access to all their digital content. The Crucial X6 delivers impressive performance in a size comparable to most wireless
earbud cases and weighs less than a set of keys. It is available in capacities up to 2TB to provide flexible storage solutions based on user needs, without the
security risks that come with cloud storage. With read speeds up to 540MB/s, this tiny drive performs 3.8 times faster than most portable hard drives. The
Crucial X6 is durable too; it is drop-proof up to 6.5 feet and resistant to shock, vibration and extreme temperatures. The X6 is compatible with the latest
USB-C devices: PC, Mac, iPad Pro, Android and more. When used with the Crucial USB-C to USB-A adapter, the X6 also works with PS4, Xbox One and
other USB-A devices. This lightweight drive is an ideal solution for storing massive photo libraries, files, games and movie collections in a compact, portable
device. All Crucial SSDs are designed and built with the same Micron quality and engineering innovation that has produced some of the world's most
advanced memory and storage technologies for more than 40 years. Additionally, award-winning Crucial SSDs undergo thousands of hours of Micron
pre-release validation and extensive qualification testing before market release. For more information, visit crucial.com/X6.

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World’s Fastest Discrete Graphics Memory from Micron (USA) Powers NVIDIA’s Breakthrough
Gaming Speeds
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Micron Technology, Inc. announced the world’s fastest discrete graphics memory solution, GDDR6X, the first to power system bandwidth up to 1 terabyte per second (TB/s). Working
with visual computing technology leader NVIDIA, Micron debuted GDDR6X in the new NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3090 and GeForce RTX 3080 graphics processing units (GPUs),
which are tailored to support the fast speeds that immersive, high-performance gaming applications demand. Micron’s GDDR6X serves as a powerful enabler of NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3090 and GeForce RTX 3080 graphics cards’ performance. Building on its most recent collaboration with NVIDIA for the GeForce RTX graphics card (enabled by GDDR6),
Micron transforms the memory/GPU interface with GDDR6X, accelerating performance on complex graphics workloads across next-generation gaming applications. As PC gaming
evolves in sophistication, gamers today demand the highest performance for their advanced graphics cards — a requisite for smooth animation, sharp visuals, 8K resolution and
real-time ray tracing, a rendering technique that results in realistic light reflections and cinematic effects. GDDR6X’s groundbreaking speed offers discerning gamers high-resolution
experiences with maximum frame rates and instant rendering, allowing users to experience highly realistic and reactive effects without jarring lags. Combined with NVIDIA’s GeForce
RTX 3090 and GeForce RTX 3080 GPUs, GDDR6X’s ultra-bandwidth capabilities improve real-time ray tracing and neural graphics processing to create photorealistic and immersive
virtual worlds in PC games. The new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs — the second generation of the NVIDIA RTX PC gaming platform — feature new ray tracing cores,
Tensor Cores and streaming multiprocessors. The results are stunning visuals, amazingly fast frame rates and artificial intelligence acceleration for games and creative applications.
Powered by the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, which delivers increases of up to 1.9 times performance-per-watt over the previous generation, the RTX 30 Series effortlessly powers
graphics experiences at all resolutions, even up to 8K. The series represents the greatest GPU generational leap in NVIDIA’s history.

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NXP (Netherlands) Enables Market First for In-Vehicle Multi-Device Wireless Charging Solutions
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced that the first multi-device vehicle wireless charging solution driven by a single MWCT controller is now available in production vehicles.
As the market leader in integrated automotive wireless charging solutions, NXP has expanded its offerings to the new 15W wireless power standard, enabling faster charging.
The new solution helps carmakers offer a differentiated in-car experience to their customers by enabling the passenger and driver to simultaneously charge wirelessly through
one console. The use of a single MWCT device in the vehicle enables carmakers to benefit from a reduced cost and physical footprint for device charging. Based the Qi standard,
it supports all Qi enabled phones, including iPhone, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi and others. Smartphones have become the center of the digital lifestyle and their interoperability
with the vehicle, in applications such as smart car access with NFC, continue to reinforce this role. Consumers need their phones to be charged on the go in order to access
information, make purchases, maintain contact with friends and family and tap emergency services when required. Wireless charging is an elegant solution that gets rid of bulky
chargers and cords and is increasingly in demand. The new MWCT series is enabled by a NXP’s unique hybrid DSC core with dedicated peripherals that allow the 2 Qi protocols
to run in parallel in a single MWCT controller. New patented technologies, such as Clean EMC (CEMC), provide breakthroughs in electromagnetic compatibility performance,
which is required for CISPR 25 Class 5 in 15W systems. These innovations allow OEMs to cut the overall system bill of materials.

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Qualcomm (USA) and CBN Achieve the World’s First 700 MHz Band 5G Data Call
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and China Broadcasting Network (CBN) announced that the two companies successfully achieved the world’s first large bandwidth 2x30MHz
5G data call demonstration in the 700MHz (Band n28) FDD spectrum band. This demonstration was operated in compliance with the 2x30MHz technical specifications of
CBN’s 700MHz FDD band and utilized a 5G smartphone form factor mobile test device powered by Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X55 5G Modem-RF System. This
demonstration achieved download speeds of more than 300 Mbps and provides a foundation for further enhancing the spectral efficiency of the 700MHz band and accelerating
CBN’s commercial 5G rollouts nationwide. In addition, Qualcomm Technologies has worked together with Vivo, ZTE, Quectel, Fibocom and Gosuncn to launch the first batch
of commercial 5G devices that support CBN’s 700 MHz including smartphones, CPE and 5G modules, all powered by the flagship Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform and/or
the Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System. On June 6th of 2019, CBN received a 5G commercial license granted by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology,
indicating the start of CBN's 5G network rollout. CBN’s 700MHz 5G FDD band is an optimal frequency band to provide wide coverage, fast speeds, strong penetration, and
service continuity, which are important aspects not only for traditional mobile services, but also for new vertical enterprise customers. In the past year, CBN has been actively
expediting the commercial readiness of its commercial 5G network on the 700 MHz band. In March 2020, CBN’s technical proposal of large-bandwidth 700MHz 2x30MHz
has been adopted by 3GPP and enlisted in global 5G standards, making it the world’s first global 5G standard for large-bandwidth 5G low-band (Sub-1GHz) spectrum and
setting a new benchmark for the utilization of global 5G low-band spectrum resources. CBN has also accelerated the establishment of 5G trial network pilot project, as well as
verified and demonstrated various application services such as media convergence, IoT utilized in cultures field, industrial interconnection, Ubiquitous Power Internet of Things
(UPIOT), and more.

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Qualcomm (USA) Small Business Accelerator Program to Provide Transformational Technology and
Services to 33 Selected Small Businesses: From Music Teaching to Cleantech Engineering
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced selections for the Qualcomm® Small Business Accelerator Program, which is designed to help small businesses
transition to a mobile-first digital work environment to thrive in today’s business climate and set-up for success in the long-term. The comprehensive program was
created to provide small businesses with products powered by Qualcomm Technologies solutions, collaboration tools, and technical and integration support, so that
the selected businesses can continue to maintain operations throughout the current global pandemic and beyond. Following the launch of the Qualcomm Small
Business Accelerator Program in June, Qualcomm Technologies received more than 375 applications to the program, across 38 states and the District of Columbia.
In reviewing the submissions, Qualcomm Technologies recognized ways in which its technology offerings could help small businesses with the digital gaps that
prevented them from maintaining operations safely and efficiently. The selected 33 businesses span the healthcare, education, crisis response, arts, environmental
services, and other industries, and most identified as women-owned, minority-owned, and/or veteran-owned. Each selected small business will receive a unique
variety of products and technical support valued at up to US$25,000, based on identified need. Product offerings may include mobile computing and connectivity
solutions powered by Qualcomm Technologies solutions, such as Always-Connected PCs (4G and 5G cellular-connected laptops), Wi-Fi systems, mobile phones,
Bluetooth enabled headsets and active mobile hotspots, along with technical and device integration support.

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Qualcomm (USA) and Ericsson Complete World-First Interoperability Milestone to Drive 5G
Carrier Aggregation
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Ericsson announced the completion of key interoperability tests to enable global operators and OEMs in implementing 5G
carrier aggregation – a critical feature in 5G specifications to lift performance, capacity, and coverage in the rapidly expanding 5G networks. The companies
successfully completed the world’s first interoperability tests for 5G standalone (SA) carrier aggregation across both FDD/TDD1 and TDD/TDD bands. 5G carrier
aggregation allows operators to use multiple sub-6 GHz spectrum channels simultaneously to transfer data between base stations and a 5G mobile device.
Implementation of 5G carrier aggregation delivers enhanced network capacity along with improved 5G speeds and reliability in challenging wireless conditions,
allowing consumers to experience smoother video streaming and enjoy faster downloads. This key 5G capability is expected to be widely deployed by operators
around the world in 2021. Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson completed a 5G SA carrier aggregation test at Ericsson’s labs in Beijing, China. The connection
reached 2.5 Gbps peak speeds by aggregating 100 MHz + 60 MHz within the 2.5 GHz (n41) TDD band in a 70% downlink configuration and using 4x4 MIMO.
In addition, in Sweden the companies established a successful 5G SA carrier aggregation data call by combining 20 MHz in the 600 MHz (n71) FDD band with
100 MHz of spectrum in the 2.5 GHz (n41) TDD band. Both achievements used 5G infrastructure equipment from the Ericsson Radio System portfolio and a 5G
smartphone form factor test device powered by a Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X60 5G Modem-RF System, showcasing how the companies are on-track to provide
operators, OEMs and the larger mobile ecosystem with the technologies to deploy 5G carrier aggregation at scale in 2021 in order to enhance the overall 5G
experience.

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Qualcomm (USA), Casa Systems and Ericsson Achieve World’s First Extended-Range 5G NR
Data Call Over mmWave
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Casa Systems and Ericsson announced that the companies have successfully completed the world’s first extended-range 5G NR
data call over mmWave. The extended range data call was completed in Regional Victoria, Australia on June 20, 2020, achieving a farthest-ever connection of 3.8
kilometers (km), demonstrating the impressive range capabilities of mmWave technology and its suitability for fixed wireless access (FWA). This groundbreaking
milestone will enable enhanced fixed broadband services and additional opportunities to utilize 5G network infrastructure for broad coverage in urban, suburban
and rural environments. This breakthrough from Qualcomm Technologies, Casa Systems and Ericsson provides global operators with the reach and performance
to now offer fixed wireless as a widespread “last mile” broadband option. Network operators will have the potential to use their existing mobile network assets to
deliver fixed wireless services and expand their service with ease to new areas, from urban to rural, while delivering 5G’s multi-gigabit speeds and ultra-low
latency to a wider customer base within their coverage footprint. Additionally, this milestone will proliferate the roll-out of FWA customer-premises equipment
(CPE) devices to areas that are often too difficult to reach with traditional broadband, including rural and suburban areas, empowering more customers across the
globe to access superior connectivity at fiber-like speeds. The extended-range data call was achieved by applying extended-range software to commercial Ericsson
hardware – including Air5121 and Baseband 6630 – and a 5G CPE device powered by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X55 5G Modem-RF System with the
Qualcomm® QTM527 mmWave antenna module.

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Qualcomm (USA) Announces Snapdragon 732G to Improve High-Tier Mobile Gaming
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 732G Mobile Platform, a follow-on to the Snapdragon 730G. Snapdragon 732G is
designed to deliver immersive gameplay backed by smarter, faster artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerated performance, including an upgraded GPU and CPU
compared to the previous generation.
Snapdragon 732G offers the following performance enhancements over Snapdragon 730G:
• Qualcomm® Kryo™ 470 CPU Prime core clock speed at up to 2.3 GHz (compared to 2.2 GHz)
• Bolstered Qualcomm® Adreno™ 618 GPU offers 15% improvement in graphics rendering
In addition to these performance enhancements, Snapdragon 732G enables select Qualcomm® Snapdragon Elite Gaming™ experiences to allow players to
experience seamless and ultra-realistic gameplay in over a billion shades of color. Featuring the 4th generation Qualcomm® AI Engine, Snapdragon 732G offers
intuitive interactions and predictive user experiences with distributed intelligence twice as powerful as previous generations, helping to improve battery power
efficiency. Snapdragon 732G features the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X15 LTE Modem, offering remarkable LTE download and upload speeds in addition to
breakthrough Wi-Fi performance.

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Qualcomm (USA) Scales 5G to the Snapdragon 4-Series Mobile Platforms
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced its plans to accelerate 5G global commercialization at scale by expanding its portfolio of 5G mobile platforms to the
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 4-series in early 2021. Like the rest of the Snapdragon mobile platforms, the new Snapdragon 4-series is designed to be truly global,
supporting the rapid proliferation of 5G, which is already available with more than 80 commercial networks in more than 35 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe,
North America, Oceania/Australia, and South America. More information about the Snapdragon 4-series 5G Mobile Platform will be unveiled later. Devices based
on this platform are expected to be commercially available in the first quarter of 2021. Qualcomm is the world’s leading wireless technology innovator and the
driving force behind the development, launch, and expansion of 5G. When we connected the phone to the internet, the mobile revolution was born. Today, our
foundational technologies enable the mobile ecosystem and are found in every 3G, 4G and 5G smartphone. We bring the benefits of mobile to new industries,
including automotive, the internet of things, and computing, and are leading the way to a world where everything and everyone can communicate and interact
seamlessly. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a
subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of our engineering, research and development functions, and
substantially all of our products and services businesses, including our QCT semiconductor business.

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Qualcomm (USA) Drives 5G PC Ecosystem Expansion with Next Generation Compute Platform,
Powering New 2-in-1 Laptops from OEMs Including Acer in 2020
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced at Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) Berlin the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8cx Gen 2 5G compute platform, the
company’s most advanced and efficient compute platform. Users will benefit from superior performance and multi-day battery life*, 5G connectivity,
enterprise-grade security and AI acceleration, as well as advanced camera and audio technology. These features will enable and support the digital transformation
and mobility needs for remote productivity and learning experiences. The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 is designed to enable industry leading 5G PC experiences and
build on the innovative first-generation Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform, which powered the World’s First 5G PC. The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G compute
platform will transform the PC user experience with high-speed connectivity, enhanced audio and camera technology, AI acceleration, and enterprise-grade
security features. With more performance and higher efficiency compared to the previous generation, the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G compute platform is setting a
new standard for consumer, small business, and enterprise PCs.

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Qualcomm’s (USA) Breakthrough Adaptive Active Noise Canceling Technology is Designed to Deliver Increased
Comfort, Consistent Performance and Improved Sound Quality for True Wireless Earbuds
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Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, launched Qualcomm® Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) a new
technology designed to deliver an improved user experience for earbuds with integrated ANC. Qualcomm Adaptive ANC is designed to enhance user comfort and
provide consistent sound quality for true wireless earbuds by adapting its performance to meet variations in how an earbud fits in a user’s ear, and adapt in real-time
to changes in fit as the earbuds are in use.
Designed for a Seamless User Experience
Qualcomm Adaptive ANC is designed to help make the user experience as seamless as possible from the moment a user takes the earbuds out of the box, with no
need to conduct a fit test, self-calibration or to try out multiple sets of eartips. The technology is also designed to operate across virtually all modes and works
concurrently as a user transitions from one mode to another. For example, the technology is designed to allow a user to switch from taking a call, to listening to
music, to using a digital assistant to asking a question – all with no interruption to the ANC. Qualcomm Adaptive ANC is also designed to support automatic
adjustment to environmental conditions, by ramping down the ANC strength for quiet spaces or conversely ramping up for noisier environments.
Developer Choice and Flexibility
Qualcomm Adaptive ANC can be used as Qualcomm® Reference Design solution to help those OEMs who want to develop their product faster, and for those
customers who want to add further differentiation an API is provided to customize the solution to provide a very unique Qualcomm Adaptive ANC experience. The
technology also provides developers with freedom of choice of form factor, from fully occluded, semi-occluded and non-occluded earbuds.

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Renesas (Japan) Rolls Out 48V Mobility Winning Combination Solution Featuring New 16-Cell Battery Front End
and 32-bit MCU with Built-in FPU for Complex Inverter Control Algorithms
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Renesas Electronics Corporation a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, introduced a 48V Mobility Winning Combination Solution that helps
customers accelerate the development of e-scooters, e-bikes, UPS and energy storage systems. This reference design uses a modular approach in both hardware and
software to showcase core and optional functional blocks that can be adopted for many 24V-48V applications such as lawn mowers, electric carts, robot cleaners, power
tools, power banks, and more. It also uses 15 Renesas ICs, including three key devices: the ISL94216 16-cell battery front end (BFE), robust HIP2211 100V MOSFET
drivers, and RX23T 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) for motor control. The 48V mobility winning combination solution is powered from a 25 AHr Li-ion battery that
drives a 1600W inverter to attain speeds up to 5000 rpm. The 48V mobility winning combination solution includes two boards that address the higher battery cell count
and power levels mobility applications require. The BFE and charger board focuses on larger, higher voltage battery packs. The motor control and inverter board features
synchronized current/voltage measurements and drivers that are pulse width modulated (PWM) to actuate the motor, and monitor motor status. The algorithm with the
hardware is ideal for driving brushless DC (BLDC) motors. Also, two optional boards are available: the wireless charging receiver board, and the Bluetooth® Low
Energy (BLE 5.0) control board. For system control, the winning combination solution uses a cost optimized, energy-efficient RX23T MCU with built-in floating point
unit (FPU) and six high-performance timers specifically tooled for complex inverter control algorithms. These specific features and modular design helps engineers
greatly reduce the man-hours in software/hardware development and debug. In addition, unlike other large cell count single-chip battery managers, the highly integrated
ISL94216 offers several features that balance and monitor system conditions to improve battery life and safety, independent of the MCU. The winning combination
solution also uses the ISL81601 60V bidirectional 4-switch synchronous buck-boost controller for ultra-fast charging. The controller’s CC/CV charger profile is
implemented through the system MCU.

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Plasmacluster Technology Demonstrates Effectiveness in Reducing Airborne Novel Coronavirus
(SARS-CoV-2), a World First
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In a world first, Sharp Corporation developed a device equipped with Plasmacluster technology, which exposed an airborne novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) to Plasmacluster
ions for approximately 30 seconds, and demonstrated that the virus infectious titer was reduced more than 90%. This achievement was accomplished in collaboration with
Professor Jiro Yasuda of the National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases/Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Professor
Asuka Nanbo (a Board member of the Japanese Society for Virology) of the same institution, and Professor Hironori Yoshiyama of the Department of Microbiology, Shimane
University Faculty of Medicine (also a Board member of the Japanese Society for Virology), and in cooperation with Nagasaki University, an internationally respected authority
on infectious disease research. In December 2019, an outbreak of “Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)” caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was reported, and
by August 2020, more than 25 million people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and more than 840,000 individuals died of this infectious disease in a world*5. This
outbreak represents an urgent problem facing society, and demands that immediate countermeasures be taken across a wide range of fields. In 2004, Sharp demonstrated the
effectiveness of Plasmacluster technology against feline (cat) coronavirus, a member of the Coronaviridae family*6. In the following year, 2005, Sharp also demonstrated its
effectiveness against the original SARS coronavirus*7 (SARS-CoV), which caused the outbreak (2002-2003) and genetically similar to the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).
Now, Sharp has demonstrated its effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 in airbornedroplets.

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STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) Reveals Fast-Starting Intelligent Power Switches for Demanding
Safety Applications
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STMicroelectronics has added new fast-starting devices to its family of intelligent power switches for safety-instrumented systems. With power-on delay time of less than 60µs,
the IPS160HF and IPS161HF satisfy standardized requirements for interface types C and D in Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Class 3 applications. Featuring a wide input-voltage
range of 8V-60V, maximum switch resistance (RDS (on)) of 120mΩ, and10µs rise/fall time with 20µs propagation delay, these devices combine design flexibility, low power
dissipation, and fast response. Extended diagnostics facilitate the design of safety-instrumented functions by indicating open load, over-current cut-off, and over-temperature
shutdown. The IPS160HF and IPS161HF safely drive complex resistive, capacitive, and inductive loads with one side connected to ground, such as valves, relays, and lamps.
In addition to SIL-rated applications such as safety sensors, they can be used in general factory-automation and process-control equipment such as Programmable Logic
Controllers (PLCs), I/O peripherals, and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines. As intelligent power switches, the IPS160HF and IPS161HF integrate a logic interface,
driving circuitry, various protection features, and an N-channel power-MOSFET output stage. The output stage is internally limited at 2.5A minimum output current for the
IPS160HF and 0.7A for the IPS161HF. Both devices withstand an applied supply voltage of up to 65V and integrate active-clamp circuitry for handling inductive loads. Built-in
safeguards include ground-disconnect and VCC-disconnect protection, thermal shutdown, undervoltage lock-out, and short-circuit cut-off to protect the IC, the application, and
the load against overstress. The cut-off acts after a delay time, which is programmed with an external capacitor, and provides non-dissipative protection that minimizes
overheating.

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STMicroelectronics’ (Switzerland) STM32 Discovery Day Online Introduces Cutting-Edge Embedded
Solutions for Power & Energy, IoT, and Connectivity Markets
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STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, will host the STM32 Discovery Day Online Track
2020 from September 1 to 4. The webinar series will highlight core STM32 products and solutions for targeted applications in Power & Energy, Internet of Things, and
Connectivity. The STM32 Discovery Day is an annual event hosted by ST Korea with a focus on STM32 32-bit general-purpose microcontrollers. This year, it will be
held online due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Free of charge, the event encourages engineers and product managers to participate and learn about ST’s
industry-leading products and solutions. During this four-day event, ST will showcase the latest trends and state-of-the-art technologies in STM32 products. These
include the STM32MP1, a microprocessor with a powerful dual Arm® Cortex® core; the STM32-based TouchGFX, a free graphics solution; the STM32WL, the world’s
first LoRa® one-chip solution; the STM32Cube.AI that implements the STM32-based basic neural-network embedded system; and the STM32CubeMonitor, which
shows the runtime variables of STM32 applications in real time. The free webinar series will also demonstrate an NFC-based door-lock control solution, and STSAFETM
family of secure authentication ICs. Representatives from AWS, Microsoft, and SDT(Sigma-Delta Technologies Inc.) will also participate as speakers to introduce their
IoT solutions and services. The STM32 family of 32-bit microcontrollers and microprocessors offers products covering the full range of very high performance, real-time
capabilities, digital signal processing, low-power / low-voltage operation, and connectivity, while maintaining full integration and ease of development.

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