Toshiba unveils low power supply photocouplers for high-speed communications

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has released the industry’s first photocouplers for high-speed communications, operating with as low as 2.2V power supply.

According to Toshiba in a statement, the two devices are ‘TLP2312’ and ‘TLP2372’.

With shipment beginning today, TLP2312 delivers a typical data transfer rate of 5Mbps and TLP2372, at 20Mbps.

The products are designed to operate at low voltage, starting at 2.2V, so as to work with the lower voltages of the peripheral circuits, even when used in such low level voltage circuits as 2.5V LVCMOS.

This approach eliminates the need for a separate power supply to drive the photocouplers, reducing the component count.

With a low threshold input current of 1.6mA (max), and low supply current of 0.5mA (max) in their -40℃ and +125℃ operating temperature range, the new photocouplers can be directly driven by microcontrollers, reducing power consumption.

The devices can be used in high-speed digital interfaces including programmable logic controllers, general purpose inverters, measuring equipment and control equipment.

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KIOXIA DEMONSTRATES NEXT GENERATION NVME™ SSD FORM FACTOR FOR CLOUD AND ENTERPRISE DATA CENTERS

^{Kioxia’s E3.S SSD evaluation samples being mounted on a 2U-size rack mounted server prototype that can install 48 units of E3.S SSDs (Image photo) (Photo: Business Wire)}


EDSFF^[1] (Enterprise and Datacenter SSD Form Factor) E3.S form factor enables higher density and performance driving data center scalability


TOKYO, June 30 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kioxia Corporation has developed and started shipment of engineering samples of next generation Enterprise & Datacenter SSD Form Factor (EDSFF) E3.S which is being standardized by the SNIA SFF TA Technical Work Group.

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E3.S is a new form factor standard for NVMe™ SSDs in Cloud and enterprise data centers, especially targeting PCIe^® 5.0 and beyond. The E3.S will contribute to the design and development of next generation systems, such as cloud, hyper-converged and general-purpose servers and All Flash Array (AFA) systems in cloud and enterprise data centers.

The E3.S specification allows for size, power and capacity options, all with a common connector. Designed for future PCIe generations that offer higher power budgets, EDSFF E3.S delivers improved performance, cooling and flexibility over other form factors.

Kioxia’s E3.S engineering samples, based on Kioxia’s CM6 Series PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 SSD in a 2.5-inch form factor, demonstrated approximatery 35% greater performance with the same controller and BiCS FLASH™ 3D TLC flash memory in the EDSFF E3.S form factor with x4 lanes and 28W (+40%) of power.

EDSFF E3.S benefits include:
- Higher density of flash storage for more efficient use of power, storage footprint and system rack deployments
- Supports PCIe 5.0 and beyond through improved signal integrity
- Better cooling and thermal characteristics
- Performance and benefits beyond the 2.5-inch form factor version
- Drive status can be shown by LED indicators
- Supports x8 PCIe lane configurations

Notes
[1] EDSFF Working Group promoters include enterprise server system and cloud-service providers such as Dell EMC, Facebook, HPE, Lenovo and others. Kioxia participates as a contributor.

* NVMe is a trademark of NVM Express, Inc.
* PCIe is a registered trademark of PCI-SIG.
* Company names, product names and service names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

Customer Inquiries:
Kioxia Corporation
Sales Promotion Division
Tel: +81-3-6478-2421
https://business.kioxia.com/en-jp/buy/global-sales.html

*Information in this document, including product prices and specifications, content of services and contact information, is correct on the date of the announcement but is subject to change without prior notice.

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Contact

Media Inquiries:
Kioxia Corporation
Sales Strategic Planning Division
Koji Takahata
Tel: +81-3-6478-2404

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Saturna Sdn Bhd is EPF’s Best International Equity Fund Manager

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- Saturna Sdn Bhd (SSB) was recently named Best International Equity Fund Manager by Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF) in its 2019 External Fund Managers Awards.

The wholly-owned subsidiary of Saturna Capital was selected in the FTSE Shariah World Developed Mandate 2019 category: ‘Best International Equity Fund Manager’ overall and ‘Best 3-Year ROI International Equity Fund Manager’.

“We are honoured to receive two 2019 EPF awards as recognition of our dedication to the retirement well-being of Malaysia’s employees,” said Saturna Sdn Bhd president, Shahariah Shaharudin, in a statement.

“I accept the awards on behalf of the Saturna Sdn Bhd crew, who strive to innovate and continuously improve our asset management performance and create value through Islamic and sustainable investing.”

The EPF External Fund Managers Annual Awards recognises outstanding performance of asset managers who invest in diversified segments of Malaysia’s EPF pool, in accordance with specific mandates.

The EPF outsources portfolio management to firms based on how well their specialised investment skills and experience match a given allocation mandate and the likelihood of superior risk-adjusted, long-term performance.

As the winner of the ‘Best 3-Year ROI International Equity Fund Manager’ award, SSB earned the highest ROI over the three-year rolling period ended Dec 31, 2019.

The Annual EPF External Fund Managers Awards Dinner originally scheduled for spring of 2020 was cancelled due to the global outbreak of COVID-19.

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Anomali partners OneWorld InfoTech for optimised cyber threat intelligence in Bangladesh

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 -- Anomali and OneWorld InfoTech have entered into a partnership, giving OneWorld InfoTech, a technology provider and IT security solutions distributor in Bangladesh, the ability to deploy and support Anomali threat intelligence management solutions nationwide.

“Organisations recognise that without a high level of visibility over cyberthreats, there is no way to detect and respond to the constant attacks hitting their organisations,” said Anomali Vice-President (Asia Pacific), Geoff Noble in a statement.

“We are excited to partner with the top cybersecurity provider in Bangladesh, OneWorld InfoTech, to help customers there gain access to integrated cyber threat intelligence (CTI) solutions that will help them to improve security and reduce risk.”

OneWorld InfoTech, Global Director of Technology and Services, Maruf Ahmed said: “Anomali brings a unique approach to connect external data with internal knowledge to operationalise a unified intelligence picture for organisations to reduce risk across their environments.

“By expanding our IT security portfolio offering with Anomali, we expect to assist organisations in Bangladesh private and public sectors in building effective cyber threat intelligence programme and threat sharing communities to bolster defences exponentially.”

Anomali and OneWorld InfoTech joint customers receive the most advanced, comprehensive and easy-to-use CTI solutions available in the market today.

The Anomali delivers Anomali Lens, Anomali Match and Anomali ThreatStream.

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Wittkieffer Singapore office as executive search hub for Asia-Pacific market

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 -- Global executive search firm, WittKieffer has expanded into the Asia-Pacific market with the opening of an office in Singapore, headed by Managing Director, Anissa Low.

The Singapore office will allow WittKieffer to operate seamlessly on a global scale, to source talent across continents and serve clients in healthcare, education and life sciences wherever they are located.

According to a statement, WittKieffer selected Singapore as the regional hub for its Asia-Pacific services as part of its commitment to support multinational clients with comprehensive access to the global talent pool.

“Under the leadership of Anissa Low, WittKieffer’s clients will receive the focused attention and exceptional service they expect of our firm, along with localised insights needed to remain competitive in a tight executive talent market,” said WittKieffer President and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Chastain.

Low will oversee all Southeast Asia operations. Her depth of expertise in the Asian marketplace - nearly 15 years of executive search experience in healthcare and life sciences  - will benefit clients seeking comprehensive, strategic approaches to securing executive talent.

Prior to WittKieffer, Low served as Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Industrial for a leading global executive recruiting firm.

More details at wittkieffer.com

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Altavair expands in Asia, hires new executive

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 -- Altavair Limited (Altavair), a UK-based commercial aviation servicer, has expanded in Asia with the new appointment of Beng Yip as Senior Vice-President, Marketing - Asia Pacific.

According to a statement, Yip will be based in Singapore and play a key role in driving the growth of Altavair's managed fleet of leased commercial aircraft in the Asia Pacific region.

Most recently, Yip served as Deputy Head of Aviation Finance (Americas) for DVB Bank based in New York. He spent close to 10 years at DVB Bank in various roles, including in Singapore where he contributed to the development of new markets in Asia.

Prior to DVB, Yip worked for the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and EDB Investments on projects to grow and develop the commercial aviation and leasing industry in Singapore.

He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan.

More details at www.altavair.com.

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Neural Pocket accelerates efforts across Southeast Asia with Singapore branch

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 -- Neural Pocket Inc,  a Japanese edge-AI solution provider has opened its first overseas branch in Singapore to accelerate efforts across Southeast Asia.

According to a statement, the company utilises proprietary ‘Edge AI’ technology to analyse images and videos for smart cities. It currently serves government agencies, real-estate infrastructure companies, retailers, manufacturers and logistic companies globally.

“With the opening of our first overseas branch in Singapore, we will further expand our business across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, (the) Philippines, Australia and other growing counties across Southeast Asia and the Pacific,” said Neural Pocket Inc Global Chief Executive Officer, Roi Shigematsu.

Regarding ‘Edge AI’ equipment, the company is collaborating with Huawei and NVIDIA and jointly conducting business development. It is also working alongside Macnica Corporation, which has a strong proven track record.

The company also receives full support from leading Japanese financial institutions and investors, including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank, SPARX Asset Management, the University of Tokyo Edge Capital, Mizuho Capital and SMBC Venture Capital.

From academia, Neural Pocket receives support from Professor Yutaka Matsuo from the University of Tokyo, a former visiting associate professor at the National University of Singapore.

More details at https://www.neuralpocket.com/en/

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