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S1C17F63 microcontroller ideal for smart cards with displays and other applications using small e-paper screens

Ideal for wide range of products that need clock functions, from small electronics to factory automation equipment

S1C17M40 supports products from home appliance remote controllers to compact factory automation devices, including those requiring 5V operation
Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "Epson") has begun shipping samples of the newly developed S1C17M40, a low-power microcontroller with 16-bits of embedded flash memory. This microcontroller unit (MCU) is ideal for remote controlled home appliances such as air conditioners and for small factory automation devices such as time switches and counters. The company plans to produce 200,000 units per month.

Biometrics-as-a-Service provider BioID today announced their integration into POS AG’s remote identity proofing for prepaid SIM card self-activation. The Austrian software development company is an innovator for the digitization of business processes, now entering the market of ID verification. With using BioID PhotoVerify, POS AG offers a full remote identity proofing workflow including biometric capability for determining the ownership of an ID document. This collaboration is set to deliver a solution for the new requirements European telephone companies must meet for prepaid SIM card activation. BioID’s technology ensures user presence and validates ID ownership effectively through face recognition with high assurance levels.

• This certification is a recognition of Ficosa's innovation in the automotive sector and a demonstration of the maturity of solutions such as its CarCom platform.
• The company was also a pioneer in testing the C-V2X technology in the US intelligent cities largest pilot program.

Epson acceleration sensing technology helps realize safer social infrastructure

Toshiba Memory Corporation, the world leader in memory solutions, has started sampling[1] the industry’s first[2] Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Ver. 3.0[3] embedded flash memory devices. The new line-up utilizes the company’s cutting-edge, 96-layer BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory and is available in three capacities: 128GB, 256GB and 512GB[4]. With high-speed read/write performance and low power consumption, the new devices are suitable for applications such as mobile devices, smartphones, tablets, and augmented/virtual reality systems.

Live demos will show the latest developments in high-speed system solutions

Thermal Engineering Associates, Inc. (TEA) announces that its industry leading Thermal Test Chip (TTC) will soon be available in 8" (200mm) diameter wafers.

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS), a leading supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, confirms receiving a multiple system order for both high-current and high-energy ion implanters from a major analog customer in Japan with deliveries scheduled in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019. Expanding their engagement in the Japan market, Axcelis also plans to showcase their Purion™ Platform of ion implanters in the SEMICON Japan 2018 exhibition. The company will be participating in SEMICON Japan with its distribution and support partner, SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd., booth #5445 in Hall 5. The SEMICON event, one of the most important technology forums in the Asia Pacific region, is being held December 12-14, at the Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan.

Patented Sensor Technology Now Available for Industrial Vision Applications