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Sparking the CONTENTS World’s Potential Overview Special Report 2 COMPUTEX 2021 Virtual features industry 28 Cities to become safer as well as smarter leaders, insights on the future and award- 30 The intelligent future - artificial intelligence winning products automating our lives 31 Performance is king for gamers seeking a COMPUTEX Opening Keynote by Intel lockdown upgrade 4 The Secret to Unleashing Innovation? Listening 32 A Paradigm shift in work culture — working from Together with our brilliant partners, we unlock the to Customers home or from anywhere power of technology and spark the world’s potential. COMPUTEX Keynote Product Highlights 6 COMPUTEX and Arm aim to inspire the post- 33 Acer launches new Predator Triton gaming pandemic recovery notebook 7 AMD accelerates performance for gamers and 34 Next-Gen DDR5 and patented compact SSDs with more cooling fins 8 NVIDIA unveils RTX3080 Ti, reveals roadmap for 35 Akasa announces new range of component for AI and data processing gamers, PC 9 Micron Technology’s Sanjay Mehrotra expresses 37 ASUS launches state-of-the-art monitors with optimism on the future, despite challenges ahead visually immersive graphics 10 Performance begins at the edge 38 DATO unveils ARES SERIES RGB overclocking for 5G, intelligent IoT memory 11 NXP accelerates the transformation to the edge 39 Delta introduces compact and powerful AC MAX across IoT, industrial, and automotive EV chargers at #COMPUTEXVirtual 12 Qualcomm to push the boundaries of what is 40 EBRD supports small business’ access to new possible with 5G network markets at COMPUTEX 2021 41 GIGABYTE “Brings Smart to Life” with high-tech COMPUTEX Forum Agenda innovations at COMPUTEX 2021 13 COMPUTEX FORUM - ICT Insight 42 Zonerich launches smart rugged alloy terminals 44 Intel introduced its first 5G product for the next COMPUEX Forum generation of PC experiences, Intel® 5G Solution 14 Industry leaders provide insights on how artificial 5000 intelligence is changing business and the world in 45 World’s Best Processor for Thin-and-Light general Windows Laptops Just Got Better 16 Experts detail how AI is revolutionizing 46 Supermicro offers the power to handle today’s cybersecurity and smart manufacturing increasingly growing compute needs 18 Leaders look to the critical technologies for 47 TAcc+ International Program: Entry point into advancement of the industry Asian markets for startups 20 Rethinking what’s possible with the technologies 49 NXP ramps automotive processing innovation of tomorrow with two processors on TSMC 16nm FinFET technology InnoVEX 51 The 3 best highlighting products of 2021 22 InnoVEX is back, bringing the world’s startups InnoVEX TYC startup pavilion! together on an all-new virtual platform 52 MAKEN new arrivals draw eyeballs 24 Bookmark these opportunities at COMPUTEX 54 MEDIA PARTNERS 2021! At this year’s virtual Computex event, Arm’s CEO Simon Segars and President, IP Group, Rene Haas, discussed technology’s key role in the post-pandemic COMPUTEX d&i awards recovery and the acceleration of compute trends driven by the growing demands for 26 COMPUTEX d&i awards shine light on world’s ubiquitous intelligence across every device. Visit Arm.com to watch both keynotes. best innovative technology 1
Overview Overview year examines “The New Era of Intelligence,” and the Netherlands, a delegation of 18 start- with an emphasis on artificial intelligence ups from seven countries led by the European (AI), 5G communications, Internet of Things Bank for Reconstruction joins InnoVEX for the (IoT) technology and electric vehicles. On June first time. They are among the 79 startups 2 and 3, these topics will be discussed by from 24 countries that are participating in industry leaders in four panels: AIoT Evolution, InnoVEX this year. AI Empowerment, Critical Technology and industry’s most influential companies — and Tomorrow Tech. These panels will each COMPUTEX 2021 Virtual features COMPUTEX d&i Awards recognize out- COMPUTEX 2021 is no exception. Today’s feature multiple invited speakers, who will standing products opening keynotes by Intel chief revenue delve into the development of quantum For more than a decade, the COMPUTEX d&i industry leaders, insights on the officer Michelle Johnston Holthaus and Arm computing, explore the infinite possibilities Awards have not only recognized revolutionary CEO Simon Segars will be followed over the of future technologies and discuss the business innovation, but also provided the public with next few days by other luminaries, including strategies and trends of the post-pandemic a sneak peek at the technology trends of future and award-winning products AMD CEO Lisa Su, Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, Supermicro CEO Charles Liang and NXP Semiconductors CEO Kurt world. With a global market projected to soon the future. That tradition continues at this year’s COMPUTEX, with 21 judges including investors, journalists and subject-matter Sievers. In addition, NVIDIA head of enterprise exceed US$500 billion, AI will be one of experts selecting the 50 most innovative The online platform leverages AI and automation to provide an unparalleled computing Manuvir Das will present on “The the hot topics at the show. COMPUTEX is products of the year based on several criteria: experience for visitors and exhibitors from around the world Transformational Power of Accelerated working with major international technology Innovation, Technical, Functionality, Social Computing, from Gaming to the Enterprise companies to showcase the AI ecosystem. and Craftsmanship, as well as aesthetics. Data Center.” Several manufacturers will be showcasing their The 13th d&i Awards focused on recent COMPUTEX 2021 kicked off today, extensive portfolios of products designed not technology trends in nine areas, including embracing a completely virtual format to #COMPUTEXVirtual features 147 exhibitors only to power next-generation AI applications, Startups, a new category aimed at fueling overcome the limitations caused by the global from 33 countries and regions, including but also expedite the realization of Artificial business opportunities and technological pandemic. The show’s organizer, the Taiwan Taiwan’s Acer, Asus, Delta Electronics, and Intelligence of Things (AIoT) solutions. breakthroughs. External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), Gigabyte, as well as international heavyweights has worked with key global technology firms such as AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, NXP, and InnoVEX continues tradition of fostering The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how to launch #COMPUTEXVirtual, a month- Qualcomm. The show has 4 unique features innovative start-ups people around the world live and interact long platform designed to provide a truly this year: tech insights through keynotes, such InnoVEX, the exclusive exhibit for startups with each other, which was evidenced in this exceptional experience for exhibitors and as COMPUTEX Forum and InnoVEX Forum; at COMPUTEX, is where you spot the perfect year’s submissions. Due to lockdowns and an visitors around the globe. virtual booths where exhibitors will display their fit in markets, accelerators, VCs and partners. increase in remote work over the past year, latest products; matchmaking and networking Innovative startups have always been key the demand for home entertainment and #COMPUTEXVirtual provides exhibitors via a variety of communications technologies; motivators for progress in the technology fitness, esports and gaming equipment has with booths powered by AI and automation and hyper-personalized recommendations industry. skyrocketed, with such products constituting technologies. The platform facilitates generated by AI to provide exhibitors with about 38 percent of the total submissions from a variety of communications channels marketing strategies. Following in the tradition of its offline seven countries for the d&i Awards. From between exhibitors and visitors, including namesake, #InnoVEXVirtual is a featured the 50 winning products in the preliminary video conferencing, meeting requests and audiences for product promotion and receive Each year, the world’s leading global Exploring a ‘New Era of Intelligence’ exhibition area designed to help startups round, the judges bestowed three special instant messaging. Exhibitors can leverage personalized recommendations to assist them information and communications technology One of the biggest highlights of the trade gain international attention. In addition to and three gold awards in the final. the power of AI to identify their target with matchmaking. trade show features leaders of some of the show calendar, the COMPUTEX Forum this pavilions dedicated to France, South Korea 2 3
COMPUTEX Opening Keynote by Intel COMPUTEX Opening Keynote by Intel Pat Gelsinger, CEO, Intel Rick Echevarria, Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Lisa Spelman, Corporate Vice President and Communications Group General Manager of the General Manager, Xeon and Memory Group, Intel Intel Olympic Program, Intel verified designs are co-engineered to ensure exceptional responsiveness, long battery life, instant wake and connectivity. Michelle Johnston Holthaus Our customers are taking advantage of Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer, General Manager, Sales, Marketing delivering unique innovations on this platform: and Communications Group, Intel more than 85 Intel Evo designs have launched from top OEMs including Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI and Samsung, and we expect The Secret to Unleashing Innovation? to verify more than 100 designs from over 15 OEMs by the end of this year. Listening to Customers And I’m excited to share that we’ve also partnered with more than 150 ecosystem Joe Hsieh, Chief Operating Officer, ASUSTek Computer Inc. Jason Chen, CEO, Acer - Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Executive Vice President of Intel Corporation partners to create a deeper level of premium innovation designed to accelerate the unique systems and services to take advantage mobile computing with plans to invest more meaningful build-out of what Pat calls the four of these capabilities. Everything at Intel starts and ends with our global supply-and-demand challenges, and launched our latest Intel® Xeon® Scalable than $50 million in Intel Evo ecosystem superpowers: cloud, 5G, artificial intelligence purpose: to create world-changing technology know consistent supply is the key to industry platform, which includes over 40 individual innovation this year. (AI) and the intelligent edge. Innovating in These advancements are the result of close that improves the life of every human on Earth. growth. We are committed to continuing CPUs optimized for cloud, high performance these areas is essential because they have the partnerships with our customers. The key to And the only way that can be achieved is to lead and drive collaboration across the computing, network and security workloads. Of course, we’re not just focused on the potential to impact the ways we live, work unleashing innovation and achieving our through our customers and partners. As simple entire semiconductor industry to tackle these We also launched our latest Intel® Optane™ CPU. We are innovating at a platform level, and play on a global scale. ambitious goal of improving the life of every as it sounds, listening to customers continues to challenges together and fuel the next era of memory and storage products, FPGAs and too. We know real-world performance and human on Earth can only happen through be the secret to unleashing innovation at Intel. innovation. Ethernet technologies — something new and connectivity are vital to our partners and the As these superpowers accelerate, it is collaboration with customers and partners. exciting every quarter! people that rely on PCs every day, so we’re critical we deliver a data center platform that And to help them, we must listen to them so In my keynote at COMPUTEX today, I shared In March, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger unveiled accelerating the support and availability of is flexible, that brings AI everywhere and that we can deliver what they truly need. the virtual stage with partners and colleagues our IDM 2.0 strategy. It’s a powerful, winning Just a few weeks ago, we launched our Wi-Fi 6E with our 11th Gen lineup.** We’re services all workloads from the edge to the from around the world. We highlighted that formula that strategically uses internal factories 11th Gen Intel ® Core™ H-series mobile even continuing that momentum beyond Wi-Fi cloud. This year, we advanced the capabilities We’ve done amazing things together over the innovation being unleashed by Intel is a and external foundries to deliver our leadership processors — the world’s best gaming laptop with more platform capabilities and choice of the Xeon platform with our latest 3rd the years, and we know there’s more to do. direct result of listening to our customers and products — and provides the industry more processors* — offering desktop-caliber game in the market with the launch of our first 5G Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (code- We are committed to continuing our listening taking specific actions based on their feedback. advanced foundry capacity through Intel play from anywhere. We also just announced product for PCs: the Intel® 5G Solution 5000. named “Ice Lake”), which deliver a nearly journey, collaborating and unleashing the Intel What they tell us informs our strategy and Foundry Services. two additions to the 11th Gen Intel® Core™ 50% performance improvement over earlier innovation machine with an unprecedented our purpose, products and services — it also family that will deliver even more performance This is not innovation for the sake of generations.*** Cloud providers, OEMs and level of investment, focus and customer enables our collective success. Clearly, semiconductor demand is and extend our leadership in the thin-and-light advancing technical specifications. It’s ODMs worldwide are deploying hundreds of obsession. Our future together is bright! unprecedented. Nowhere is that more evident notebook category. More than 60 designs Technology has never been more important than in the PC market. As Steve Long, Intel based on these two new products will available Notices & Disclaimers for humanity than it is today. In the past corporate vice president, said when he virtually by the holidays, with designs from Acer, ASUS, * Visit www.intel.com/Computex21 for all configuration details. Results may vary. year, technology made remote working and joined me on the COMPUTEX stage, “This year Lenovo and MSI landing on shelves this summer ** Subject to regional availability; not available in all markets. learning possible, enabled telehealth solutions is shaping up to be the largest PC market ever.” — some selling this week. That totals nearly *** See [125] at www.intel.com/3gen-xeon-config. Results may vary. for patient and caregiver safety, and brought 250 thin-and-light laptops powered by 11th Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex. online streaming capabilities to new heights. This year, we announced four new families Gen Intel Core processors. Performance results are based on testing as of dates shown in configurations and may not reflect all publicly available updates. See www.intel.com/Computex21 But the demand for technology started long of Intel ® processors, 27 new CPUs built for configuration details. No product or component can be absolutely secure. before COVID-19, and semiconductors are specifically for business, six new CPUs for Intel is continuing to advance PC experiences Your costs and results may vary. at the foundation of it all. education, 12 high performance mobile CPUs beyond pure performance as well. With a Intel technologies may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. and eight high performance desktop CPUs combination of key platform technologies © Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed We have a deep understanding of the for consumers. On the data center side, we and system optimizations, Intel ® Evo™ as the property of others. 4 5
COMPUTEX Keynote COMPUTEX Keynote COMPUTEX and Arm aim to inspire the post-pandemic recovery COVID-19 has created an opportunity to consider how we want to reshape a more secure and sustainable future Disruptions wrought by COVID-19 were in clear view on Monday, as Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) Chairman (Right) Scott Herkelman, Vice President & General James C.F. Huang delivered the opening Manager, Graphics Business Unit, AMD address of COMPUTEX 2021, not in front (Left) Frank Azro, Chief Architect of Gaming Dr. Lisa Su Solutions and Marketin, AMD of a room of attendees, but to a camera lens. President and CEO Yet optimism pervaded the opening day of AMD speeches, as Huang and keynote speaker Arm quality settings on whatever device they own, CEO Simon Segars detailed ways in which even on competitor GPUs. technology can help us “navigate the new normal with innovation.” AMD accelerates Knowing that buying a laptop can be a performance for gamers daunting task, AMD also announced a new “Everyone, from nine to 90, now knows design framework to guarantee the best social media, streaming services and online performance. “AMD Advantage gaming shopping,” Huang said. “It is only a matter of time before we prefer voice over keyboards and VR over our phones.” James C. F. Huang, Chairman of TAITRA, Organizer of COMPUTEX Arm’s response to these needs is Armv9, the planet, and in this case, greenhouse gas and more laptops make a great gaming laptop simple, as it ensures that you’re getting a premium gaming experience through and through,” chief developed over a decade, which promises emissions.” New Radeon and Ryzen products enable cutting-edge architect of gaming solutions and marketing At the center of this new ecosystem is new approaches to security and efficiency. graphics on devices large and small — even on the go Frank Azor said. Taiwan, which is “helping to interface, Arm is therefore focusing on reducing integrate and innovate as always” in areas As the ubiquity of computing creates new energy consumption without sacrificing — while open-source upscaling technology improves Fans might also be surprised to learn where as disparate as e-mobility and smart sporting, vulnerabilities, Arm baked its Confidential performance, especially as 100 percent of fidelity for all gamers AMD’s RDNA 2 graphics architecture will be he added. Compute Architecture into the hardware itself, the world’s data is soon expected to flow found next: on the road. The infotainment creating universal architecture to through an Arm device. No stranger to pushing boundaries, AMD 6000M series, offering an impressive 1.5-fold centers on the new Tesla Model S and X vehicles The innovations built today are to shape free up resources otherwise is once again testing the limits of high- generational performance boost. are to include a discrete RDNA 2-based GPU, the world of tomorrow, Huang said, spent on security for This also involves making cities smarter performance computing with its suite of enabling passengers to play AAA games while welcoming Segars to share ways in investment into other and more efficient, Segars said, offering for new offerings announced on Tuesday at “It has never been more important to deliver on the go. which the semiconductor designer is innovations. example the home of COMPUTEX, the Taipei #COMPUTEXVirtual, organized by the Taiwan a laptop gaming experience” as sales surge looking to “spark the world’s post- World Trade Center, which has been retrofitted External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). amid a year of work-from-home, corporate For the desktop user, Su also announced pandemic recovery.” The other challenge to improve energy efficiency. vice president and general manager of graphics new offerings in AMD’s Ryzen 5000G series is learning how to In a sign of what is to come as the world Scott Herkelman said as he took the stage to of Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that Just as scientists spent decades “run smarter,” Segars New technologies powered by Arm can emerges from the pandemic, AMD president introduce the most powerful mobile gaming integrate processing and graphics “all in a researching mRNA vaccines in said, which in 2021 also be used to protect natural resources, and CEO Dr Lisa Su once again took to the stage graphics yet. single chip.” In a demo running only on the preparation for a global pandemic, means “managing whether through detecting loggers with for her keynote, speaking to an auditorium of built-in graphics of the new Ryzen 7 5700G, today’s technological development is to our impact on recycled cellphones or reducing battery waste socially distanced and vaccinated employees With up to 12GB of RAM, the top-of-stack the game Rogue Company averaged 78fps play a critical role in the years to from hearing aids, he added. about industry-leading advances in processors, Radeon RX 6800M in testing was “hitting at 1080p resolution. come, Segars said. graphics and advanced technology. desktop-level performance” at 120fps and Yet amid all these exciting visions of the above at 1440p max settings, Herkelman Lastly, Su offered a glimpse into the future of “At the core of this is the future, Segars urged attendees to take a Nowhere has needed speed more over the said, to be available soon in the ROG Strix computing with advanced 3D chiplets, which question of sustainability,” moment for reflection. past 15 months than data centers, especially G15 by Asus. offer 15 percent faster gaming on average. he added. “How do we use cloud and e-commerce providers. AMD’s “Now just think about that. That’s 15 percent, the opportunity this moment “This year has been challenging, filled third-generation EPYC server processors have “There is no dispute. Gamers know that which is an entire architectural generation’s provides to reimagine and with adversity and incalculable loss, but it stepped in to handle usage surges for partners performance is king, whether it’s an immersive worth of gaming performance just from the build a world that manages has given us an opportunity to reflect on the including Zoom, Microsoft and Twitter, while AAA game or a competitive esports title,” 3D V-cache technology,” she said, vowing a risk and provides greater type of future we want to build,” he said. giving a 50-percent boost in throughput for he said. “Many gamers also want to be able start to production by the end of the year. access and opportunity?” “Like those remarkable scientists who spent e-commerce platforms over the competition. to turn on the latest visual technologies like decades researching the mRNA vaccine, the ray tracing while maintaining an acceptable With these exciting offerings and more work you're doing today will be critical to Yet the most anticipated announcements frame rate,” which is why AMD developed to come, “you can count on AMD always building the world of tomorrow.” were for consumer devices, led by new RDNA FidelityFX Super Resolution. This open-source pushing the envelope in high-performance Simon Segars, CEO, Arm 2-based mobile graphics for the Radeon RX technology allows gamers to choose from four computing,” Su added. 6 7
COMPUTEX Keynote COMPUTEX Keynote Micron Technology’s Sanjay Mehrotra expresses optimism on the future, despite challenges ahead Advanced data analytics technologies are forecast to add trillions to the economy, but doing so will require new approaches, innovation Meanwhile, 5G’s high-bandwidth capabilities and multitude of connections will enable “an Manuvir Das Jeff Fisher intelligent infrastructure on the edge of our Head of Enterprise Computing, NVIDI GeForce Senior Vice President, NVIDIA networks … giving us access to data in real time; data that we simply aren’t able to make NVIDIA unveils RTX3080 Ti, reveals use of today,” Mehrotra said. Mehrotra touted Micron Technology’s roadmap for AI and data processing Sanjay Mehrotra Raj Hazra Senior Vice President and General Manager, Computer & Networking Business Unit, validation of its 1-alpha DRAM process — whose low-power variant reduces power consumption by up to 20 percent — making President and CEO, Micron Technology, Inc. NVIDIA’s executive keynote introduced the future of competitive gaming Micron Technology, Inc. it available to even end users. However, he hardware and AI-infused services “Data lives, and its impact on each of The massive, projected added value is driven pivoted to the future with DDR5, saying that its our lives over the years ahead is going to be by the ability to make faster and better decisions specification was drafted with a focus on data NVIDIA today delivered an informative virtual “Taiwan has always been a special place astounding,” said Sanjay Mehrotra, president based on available data, but capitalizing on center requirements to enable the capabilities keynote at COMPUTEX 2021. The virtual for NVIDIA,” Das said. “From system builders and CEO of Micron Technology. “We are new opportunities will require new computing of the future. presentation, entitled “The Transformational and solution providers, to universities and the absolutely living in a transformative age.” approaches and platform innovation to adapt Power of Accelerated Computing, from Gaming government, all have partnered with us.” to changes in data-intensive computing. Perhaps even more exciting is Compute to the Enterprise Data Center,” was one of Mehrotra made the comments as he opened Two trends driving this change are artificial Express Link (CXL), an open standard the most anticipated highlights of the trade Together, NVIDIA and its partners have laid his keynote address at COMPUTEX, the leading intelligence (AI) and 5G, which are supporting interconnection designed to improve far show, organized by the Taiwan External Trade the foundation for a new computing model information and communications technology growth in each other. memory performance, which in turn would Development Council (TAITRA). based on AI, which, at its simplest, is defined trade show organized by the Taiwan External relieve the CPU bottleneck and accelerate data as software that writes software, he said. Trade Development Council (TAITRA) which At a COMPUTEX Forum session later in the center performance. The keynote was delivered by Jeff Fisher, is this year being held virtually due to the afternoon, Raj Hazra, senior vice president senior vice president of NVIDIA’s GeForce This foundation aptly includes GPUs deployed COVID-19 pandemic. and general manager of Micron Technology’s Collaboration is a requirement for unleashing Business Unit, and Manuvir Das, head of in the cloud and in data centers, areas in which compute and networking business unit, the full potential of all these new technologies. enterprise computing. Fisher opened the creators, broadcasters and students alike, NVIDIA is an industry powerhouse. Many of our The world’s economy is now based on cited a forecast that 90 percent of enterprise In that vein, Mehrotra invited a number of top keynote with a heartfelt shout-out to Taiwan, making RTX the new industry standard. NVIDIA Certified program partners are from data and driven by related technologies. applications will feature embedded AI by 2025. executives from some of Micron Technology’s home of the world-renowned expo. Taiwan, including Advantech, Altos, ASRock Mehrotra cited a forecast that advanced many partners: Acer CEO Jason Chen, AMD NVIDIA’s most notable progress, according Rack, ASUS, GIGABYTE, QCT, Wiwynn and you data analytics technologies would add US$13 Possible uses include conversation interfaces chief technology officer Mark Papermaster, “We miss Taiwan and wish we could be to Fisher, was in further integrating artificial will see more in the coming future. trillion to the global economy by 2030. For and dealing with multiple sources of data to BMW senior vice president Carsten Regent there in person for COMPUTEX,” Fisher said. intelligence (AI) into the company’s hardware. Micron Technology, the world’s fourth-largest train and make predictions, he said, adding that and Qualcomm senior vice president Nakul “So, we created Taipei City in Microsoft Flight This has enabled a reduction in power Das explained that the company developed semiconductor company and a powerhouse to continue enabling such progress, memory is Duggal. Sim and flew in virtually on a GeForce RTX consumption while retaining the same high the NVIDIA Certified program for servers that in memory chips, such an outlook presents a changing to meet the need for infrastructure 3080 (Ti).” level of graphics performance in similar models. incorporate GPU acceleration. The program literal world of opportunities. to keep up with the promise of AI. was designed to help system manufacturers Faster GPUs enable better entertainment Democratize AI by bringing its transfor- create AI-optimized designs and to ensure NVIDIA took the opportunity to officially mative power to Every Company and Its system reliability for customers. unveil the RTX 3080 Ti, the company’s latest customers flagship gaming graphics processing unit (GPU) Regarding AI, Das began by outlining In the future, the NVIDIA Certified program which is claimed to be 1.5x faster than its NVIDIA’s three primary goals regarding the would expand its reach with NVIDIA BlueField predecessor. The GPU is capable of running the use of the technology: AI in every application, Data Processing Units (DPUs), an essential latest games with nearly photorealistic graphics AI in every data center and AI in every product. component for handling massive amounts of while maintaining seamless performance. data. As a result of the technology’s rapid Fisher proudly touched on how the development, Das said he is convinced that “Going forward … the DPU will be an company’s RTX technologies have also current and future applications must be infused essential component of every server, in the transformed entertainment for 150 million with AI, or they will fall behind. data center and at the edge,” Das said 8 9
COMPUTEX Keynote COMPUTEX Keynote Performance begins at the edge for 5G, intelligent IoT Supermicro’s “building block” solution, alongside partners, present products of superior quality, serviceability, and compatibility, essential for any optimized total solution NXP accelerates the transformation Supermicron today attended COMPUTEX Standalone 5G networks coming The server is designed with all inputs and 2021, the annual tradeshow organized by into its own outputs, as well as accelerator card slots and theTaiwan External Trade Development Council The concept of 5G networks have become power plugs, facing forward, to facilitate IT (TAITRA), firm in its belief that the software and firmware designed by its “building block” gradually more prevalent and is seeing deployment, though Clegg states that it is only teams and operation teams when installing the servers onto racks. to the edge across IoT, industrial, and automotive solution can meet the upcoming challenges of standalone 5G networks that would reap the the IT industry. most benefits of the concept. Furthermore, Supermicro has taken into consideration the depth of server cabinets and The keynote was jointly delivered by Alongside the beginnings of deployment for offers two customized depths, at 200mm and New S32 series by NXP brings the power of the edge to connected and Supermicro’s Vice President Michael Clegg and standalone 5G networks, Clegg noted that the 574mm, respectively, for installing the server IoT Embedded & Edge COmputing General open Radio Access Network (RAN) standards into tight spots. autonomous vehicles Manager Mory Lin. Supermicro’s President are also maturing, freeing the RAN from being Charles Liang, opened the keynote speech with monopolized by proprietary dealers and being With innovative technology and a new New technologies are only as strong as the to advance the capabilities of their cars,” AWS high praises for Supermicro, while urging all used on cross-hardware. design combining GPUs, VPUs, and FPGAs, smallest of their parts, built by innovators such vice president of technology Bill Vass said. viewers to keep themselves, their families and Supermicro brings edge computing to a wide as NXP Semiconductors. In today’s keynote coworkers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are at the point where the method has variety of environments, from the central office, address, president and CEO Kurt Sievers shared The power of edge computing with the been validated with 4G and with the latest to datacenters, down even to factory floors. with #COMPUTEXVirtual his vision for how cloud also extends to IoT and manufacturing, Building block solutions boosts greater processors, we can now achieve the same thing NXP will create this future by “accelerating as AI has never been easier to deploy, NXP manufacturing capability for 5G,” Clegg said, turning the screen over “We bring virtualization to the edge, which the secure intelligent edge.” executive VP and general manager of edge "With Rack Scale Plug and Play, we are to Lin on how Supermicro products capitalize brings intelligence to the retail space,” Lin said. processing Ron Martino said. bringing our system design expertise and building on this trend. Our current devices are fast when told what block architecture to the rack level to deliver Supermicro and its partners have also to do, but “my vision of technology for us as People believe that it is expensive and true at scale data center solutions," Liang said. Supermicro servers assist operators expand developed new insulation and mounts for people is very different,” Sievers told attendees complex, “but the truth is the opposite,” into 5G telecommunications servers to be installed in factories, which may of the virtual show organized by the Taiwan he said. “AI doesn’t always need large, With this capability, Supermicro can ship large Supermicro’s Hyper-E servers, using open RAN not have enough room to accommodate the External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). complex, costly processors, and you don’t quantities of servers or fully tested pre-defined combined with Intel’s Xeon 3rd Gen Scalable standard server rack. “It is about a world where technology is need a PhD in mathematics if you have the racks of expertly selected servers, storage, and Processors, boasts of bringing datacenter-like actually automated. It is anticipating what right development tools.” networking components, perfectly matched performance to edge networks. The promise of a cloud-native 5G network we want.” to existing and future workloads, directly to in open RAN has been validated by innovations With NXP’s scalable EdgeVerse platform, our customers. With Intel’s Xeon processor, the server can such as Network as a service and programmatic The semiconductor industry “has always NXP's TrimensionTM Ultra-Wideband technology advanced processes such as facial recognition helps Samsung users easily find their misplaced support dual-processor architecture, allowing servers being developed, while AI will contribute been driven by waves of innovation,” from can be included in IoT devices as simple as a belongings. The new manufacturing facilities will enable the server to run up to 270 watts, while greatly to reducing the costs of running the network, the computer boom in the 2000s to the cloud doorbell, protected through secure enclaves Supermicro to keep costs low by leveraging US widening the range of accepted accelerator all made possible by high-power performance computing surge of the 2010s, but Sievers in the chips themselves. Efficiency is another design excellence with lower-cost manufacturing cards inserted into the server externally. machines. believes the next decade is to be defined by “The car is the most complex edge strength, as up to 90 percent of “vampire in Taiwan. the rise of the edge. device in the world,” said Shelly Van Dyke, power” — energy wasted by idle devices vice president of automotive strategy and — could also be eliminated with Energy “I see this massive opportunity of probably processing. “Already we’re at 100 to 200 Flex architecture. All of these benefits also 50 billion intelligent and securely connected million lines of code, more than a spaceship,” apply to factories, which could be made devices in the year 2025, and that goes necessitating efficient and secure solutions. situationally aware to keep people safe and hand-in-hand with a significant change in optimize production. what technology is going to do,” he added, Complemented by NXP’s development announcing NXP’s latest tools for enabling platforms, the S32G2 “extends advanced Achieving this vision of the future “is a this shift. cloud capabilities into the car,” enabling task that cannot be achieved by any company vehicles to receive and process data on alone,” Sievers said, thanking additional Starting from today, NXP in collaboration weather, traffic, road gradient and more to partners Advantech, BMW, Garmin, Microsoft with TSMC began mass production of the optimize performance. Paired with Amazon and Samsung. “2021 is only marking the S32R294 automotive radar and S32G2 Web Services’ Greengrass, the tools would beginning of the edge era. It is going to be processor, designed to ease chip constraints make it easy for manufacturers to “integrate long and challenging, but also very rewarding.” by utilizing new 16nm FinFET processes. and expand, do regular updates and continue 10 11
COMPUTEX Keynote COMPUTEX Forum Agenda COMPUTEX FORUM - ICT Insight AIoT Evolution June 2, 2021 (Wed.) (GMT+8) 09:00-11:30 Time Topic Replay Speaker 09:00 - 10:00 COMPUTEX Micron CEO Keynote - Sanjay Mehrotra Innovation for the Data Economy: Why today’s infrastructure President and CEO, Micron Technology, Inc. innovation brings data to life, powering insights for all 10:00 - 10:30 Brighten Tomorrow with Intel Inside Nash Palaniswamy Vice President, SMG, General Manager, AI, HPC, and Datacenter Accelerators Solutions and Sales, Intel 10:30 - 11:00 COMPUTEX Supermicro CEO Keynote Charles Liang Performance Begins at the Edge for 5G and Intelligent IoT President and CEO, Supermicro 11:00 - 11:30 The Promise of Digital Transformation: Jerry Chen How AI-infused industrial systems are rising to meet the Head of Global Business Development challenges for Manufacturing & Industrials, NVIDIA AI Empowerment June 2, 2021 (Wed.) (GMT+8) 14:00-17:00 Time Topic Replay Speaker Qualcomm to push the boundaries of 14:00 - 15:00 COMPUTEX NXP CEO Keynote Kurt Sievers Accelerating the Secure Intelligent Edge President and CEO, NXP Semiconductors what is possible with 5G network 15:00 - 15:30 Accelerating Ubiquitous Intelligence Rene Haas President, IP Products Group, Arm Embracing the 5G network and always-on connectivity and implementing 15:30 - 16:00 Accelerate Intelligence-driven Manufacturing Dr. Steven Chen Leader, Intelligent Mobile Machine Cluster, the millimeter wave (mmWave) system Delta Electronics, Inc. 16:00 - 6:30 Memory at the Heart of AI Innovation Raj Hazra “We’re rapidly moving towards a world bandwidth to deliver higher-quality videos, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Computer & Networking Business Unit, Micron Technology, Inc. more connected and intelligent. It is being multimedia content and other services faster. 16:30 - 17:00 Cybersecurity Risks and Management Kev Hau driven by the convergence of connectivity Check Point Security evangelist, office of the CTO, and computing technologies from mobile,” Installation of mmWave devices with Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. said Qualcomm Technologies Senior Vice mid-band spectrum has lower total cost of President and General Manager of Mobile, ownership than mid-band devices alone, Compute and Infrastructure Alex Katouzian. making it a possible option for operators Critical Technology June 3, 2021 (Thu.) (GMT+8) 08:35-11:10 “It’s already starting to transform the way we installing said systems in dense urban areas. Time Topic Replay Speaker 08:35 - 08:40 Opening Remarks by Organizer Cynthia Kiang work, live, play, and connect with others.” Director General, The mmWave is also being used to bridge Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA Katouzian made the comments at the 2021 Alex Katouzian the digital divide between rural communities 08:40 - 09:10 5G and the Future of the PC Alex Katouzian Senior Vice President and General Manager Taipei COMPUTEX, the annual tradeshow with fixed wireless access, providing fast, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Qualcomm organized by the Taiwan External Trade reliable broadband connectivity so students Qualcomm Development Council (TAITRA) held online can use their PCs to access school portals 09:10 - 09:40 5G New Era: Great Convergence, Broad Ecosystem, Golden Mike Yang Opportunity this year due to COVID-19. “The ability to pick up your laptop, open and other important educational resources. President, QCT the lid and know that it’s connected, synced 09:40 - 10:10 Shape our future life- compound semiconductors inside Yu-Chi (YC) Wang, Ph.D. The momentum of 5G network growth and ready to go, without having to worry With more than 170 operators globally Vice Chairman, WIN Semiconductors Corp has exceeded all expectations and the 5G about a power cord, or having to ask for a investing into mmWave tech, Qualcomm ecosystem’s resilience leaves nothing to doubt, Wi-Fi password. That is the Qualcomm goal,” expects that mmWwave will be deployed 10:10 - 10:40 Technology with Purpose to Transform – Industrial 5G, Grid Erdal Elver as the majority of its growth - more than Katouzian said. across all regions within the next two years. Edge and Connected Mobility President & CEO, Siemens Taiwan, SIEMENS 65 operators over 160 countries launching commercial 5G networks - occurred during Giving screen time to Samsung Electronics Qualcomm stated that it had acquired 10:40 - 11:10 5G Clinical Intelligence Dr. Chee Ching the pandemic. America Director and Head Product NUVIA to significantly increase in compute President, FarEastTone Telecom Management for New Computing Hassan capabilities, as enabling tomorrow's highly- Qualcomm recognizes that 5G will have a Anjum, Anjum reaffirmed this trend, stating immersive AI-driven experience will require tremendous impact on the computing segment that user demands for PCs - portability, more than just fast connectivity. Tomorrow Tech June 3, 2021 (Thu.) (GMT+8) 14:30-15:30 of the industry, prompting Qualcomm to work connectivity and convenience - were Time Topic Replay Speaker closely with its partners to develop a 5G PC. incidentally the same qualities that have been It is our collaboration with the ecosystem 14:30 - 15:00 The Metaverse Begins: NVIDIA Omniverse and a Future of Richard Kerris Shared Worlds associated with smartphones. that makes these advancements and Head of WW Developer Relations and General Manager for Omniverse, NVIDIA Qualcomm believed that PC users harbored opportunities possible, and Qualcomm, with 15:00 - 15:30 Quantum Computing for the 21st Century Norishige Morimoto the desire that their PC user experience would One piece of technology central to unlocking continued and significant investment in R&D, Vice President, IBM Research and Development, be comparable to using a smartphone. 5G and future computing experience is the is committed to continue to push against Japan, IBM mmWave tech, which can allocate more the boundaries of what is possible with 5G. 12 13
COMPUEX Forum COMPUEX Forum Industry leaders provide insights on AI is being used to solve real-world problems in fields such as smart agriculture and water how artificial intelligence is changing conservation, offering massive potential to impact the world in a positive way. Meanwhile, 5G is helping create networks fast enough to business and the world in general allow moving data center capabilities to edge applications. AI is transforming people’s daily lives and generating massive potential Nash Palaniswamy, vice president and across the entire spectrum of industries general manager of AI, HPC and data center accelerators solutions and sales at Intel, The COMPUTEX Forum began earlier addressed the tech titan’s partnership with today with guest speakers from several the US-based Montefiore Medical Center, which Charles Liang Sanjay Mehrotra technology industry leaders. The forum is aims to use AI for screening patients based on President and CEO, Supermicro President and CEO, Micron Technology, Inc. one of the most highly anticipated events of imaging to provide earlier warning of illness COMPUTEX, the world’s leading information and allow for preventive treatment. The center and communications technology trade show, has created a system that establishes a “digital powerful over time, providing massive benefits “Software and firmware … are essential which is organized by the Taiwan External representation” of patients based on all data to every industry. to any optimized total solution,” said Charles Trade Development Council (TAITRA). Due collected from the center’s devices and imaging Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro. to the global pandemic, the show is this systems, as well as remote sensing at home. “Simply put, every industrial sector will be year being held completely online through This holistic understanding of the patient is transformed by AI. The potential for value Faster compute at the edge has gone hand in the #COMPUTEXVirtual platform, which uses evidence of an AI-healthcare intersection that creation is enormous,” Chen said. hand with increasingly faster mobile networks, many of the technologies being discussed over is redefining medicine. which allow for deployments of devices in even the two-day forum. “We can’t wait to transform the future of greater numbers, as well as solutions that are Jerry Chen, head of business development, the industrial edge, the Industrial AI of Things, more ambitious in their scope. In line with the forum’s overall core theme manufacturing and industrials at NVIDIA, said: with all of you,” he added. — The New Era of Intelligence — today’s first “It might seem like AI is inescapable in our “We’re starting to see the first 5G standalone virtual session examined the future of artificial of Micron Technology. “Today’s economy is added value is driven by our ability to make daily life nowadays,” adding that humanity At the edge, AI has quickly changed how network deployments,” said Michael Clegg, intelligence (AI) in a panel titled AIoT Evolution. unquestionably based on data, driven by the better and faster decisions based on the data is “really only at the beginning of the age people use technology, from improving audio vice president and general manager of 5G The invited speakers from Micron Technology, innovative technologies that make that data all around us,” Mehrotra said. “But Timely of AI.” and video in teleconferencing to creating and embedded/IoT at Supermicro, referring to Intel, Supermicro and NVIDIA explored the more accessible, more effective and more data insight cannot be achieved with today’s personalized workouts — two examples that telecommunications networks built specifically trends related to AI and how it is changing useful.” memory and storage architectures.” Economists refer to AI as a general-purpose are particularly evident amid the pandemic. for 5G. almost every facet of daily life. technology, which is transforming civilization These advancements have been made possible Advanced data analytics technologies Two major trends are accelerating the global and fueling the latest industrial revolution. in part by accelerators and optimization in all He added that such deployments are where “We are absolutely living in a transformative are forecast to add US$13 trillion in global shift in how the world acquires, manages and Thanks to its potential to learn, improve and parts of the ecosystem. “we get the real benefits of 5G networks” — age,” said Sanjay Mehrotra, president and CEO economic opportunity by 2030, and “all that gains insights from data: AI and 5G networks. operate autonomously, AI will get even more such as low-latency communications. 14 15
COMPUEX Forum COMPUEX Forum Experts detail how AI is revolutionizing cybersecurity and smart manufacturing Hau added that this new remote workforce The technology is helping plug holes created by unprecedented remote “has never had to develop” a high level of working and improving efficiency for manufacturers vigilance, as they previously depended on enterprise-grade security for their work. This has left them more susceptible to The COMPUTEX Forum continued today with “phishing scams, malicious emails and data its second session, titled AI Empowerment. In loss incidents.” Dr. Steven Chen Leader, Intelligent Mobile Machine Cluster, Delta Research Center, Delta Electronics, Inc. keeping with the two-day forum’s overarching theme — The New Era of Intelligence — This increased risk is why firms like Check COMPUTEX’s organizer, the Taiwan External Point are adopting AI for predictive threat and immediacy.” The need for high-mix, president and general manager of Micron Trade Development Council (TAITRA), invited intelligence. Properly trained AI can perform the low-volume production while maintaining Technology’s compute and networking speakers from industry leaders to share work of dozens of human analysts in a fraction utilization means that manufacturers must business unit. their perspectives on the impact of artificial of the time, all while maintaining a broader devise innovative approaches to stay ahead. intelligence (AI) on the technology industry scope of analysis, predicting unknown threats Hazra cited some areas where AI will and its potential implications for security. and improving the accuracy and precision of To that goal, Delta’s industrial solutions undoubtedly find new uses, such as responses. include machines that are designed to cope conversational interfaces and the ability to NXP Semiconductors president and CEO with changes by incorporating standardized, deal with multiple sources of data to train and Kurt Sievers said that his future vision of Of course, the expansive capabilities of AI modular and intelligent units, lowering make predictions, thus enabling applications technology is “about a world where technology Kurt Sievers extend beyond security to other areas, such as technical barriers for data collection & analysis, including smart manufacturing. is actually automated, is actually advancing President and CEO, NXP Semiconductors manufacturing, where an intelligence-driven as well as AI adoption and upgrade. and anticipating what we want.” manufacturing will help factories adapt to “a To deal with the massive increases in abilities paradigm shift for the manufacturing industry,” Such uses of AI are growing more needed to support such advanced applications “It is a world where simple tasks become said Dr. Steven Chen of Delta Research Center, commonplace, with about 90 percent of of AI, the very nature of memory is changing. It automatic, and complex tasks are being Delta Electronics, Inc. enterprise applications forecast to have is no longer just a resource directly connected foreseen by the machines we are interacting embedded AI by 2025. The “pervasive growth to a CPU and storage. Looking forward, Hazra with,” Sievers added. “Today’s customers are more demanding of AI” has been fueled by the tremendous said that distributed computing would provide and diverse. They keep manufacturers busy amount of data available, which is growing the right amount of resources needed for The complex task cannot be accomplished trying to meet the needs for personalization on “a daily basis,” said Raj Hazra, senior vice applications, right when they are needed. by any company alone. Sievers showed the close partnership and collaboration with leading companies such as Advantech, Amazon Web Services, BMW, Garmin, Microsoft, Samsung, and TSMC. Rene Haas President, IP Products Group, Arm Applications on the edge are changing how people consume, pay, move, interact and work, fueling massive growth in devices. and looked to the future with the Armv9 processors to market faster, and no device The demand for silicon for edge computing architecture, which will play a critical role in will be left behind.” has grown significantly, but wafer supply is securing our digital future and increasing our constrained. However, the faster that the trust in intelligent devices that will process Amid the unprecedented global COVID- industry moves to smaller process nodes and our personal or professional data. 19 pandemic, hundreds of millions of people newer technologies, the better the availability began working from home — and continue will be to meet the required capacity, Sievers Haas also stated that when entering a new to do so today. This has laid bare many predicted. era of compute where AI and ML will cut across cybersecurity shortfalls in corporations across every computing environment, one-size-fits-all the globe. “Rene Haas, the President of Arm's IP chips designed for general-purpose compute Products Group (IPG), expressed confidence with big single-threaded processors are not For example, “companies have to open up that 100 percent of the world’s digitally-shared enough. Those complex workloads will be access” to their most sensitive corporate assets data will soon be securely-processed on Arm- enabled by specialized processing. Arm will “from remote endpoints to ensure business based technology. He cited the Arm-partners’ continue to innovate new ways to enable its continuity,” said Kev Hau, security evangelist more than 190 billion chip shipments to date partners to differentiate and bring specialized at Check Point Software Technologies. 16 17
COMPUTEX Forum COMPUTEX Forum Leaders look to the critical technologies for advancement of the industry 5G Technology the digital artery pumping fresh blood and innovations for all sectors of the industry Gathered today at the COMPUTEX Forum, guest speakers representing leading figures of the industry talked about the development of critical technologies that would serve to bolster innovations throughout the industry. Erdal Elver President & CEO, Siemens Taiwan, SIEMENS The forum is one of the most highly anticipated events of the annual COMPUTEX Vehicles to everything (V2X), Telemedicine, Perhaps most relevant to the times, FET’s a different perspective, gauging the network’s show, organized by the Taiwan External Trade and more. development of Telemedicine platforms to strength not from its potential for application, Development Council (TAITRA). Due to the provide a solution - and also groundwork - but rather from the material make-up of the local pandemic, the show is being held digitally Industrial 4.0 and smart manufacturing take bridging the medical gap between urban and devices using the network. through the #COMPUTEXVirtual platform. advantage of the network’s development, rural townships in Taiwan using the 5G network using its high bandwidth and low latency to again highlights the network’s qualities to bring Cisco VNI index shows global mobile data Invited speakers from Qualcomm, Quanta While touching on the development of to work offices, school portals, data centers link factory machines together through the about technological innovation. traffic grew at a Compound Annual Growth Cloud Technology (QCT), WIN Semiconductors, the millimeter wave tech, which can allocate and edge applications. Internet of Things (IoT). Rate (CAGR) of 46% (2016-2021). Based Siemens Ltd. Taiwan and FarEasTone more bandwidth to deliver higher-quality FET President Chee Ching also noted on this calculation, ten years from now we Telecommunication (FET) spoke on 5G networks videos, multimedia content and other services QCT President Mike Yang opined that this “Industrial 4.0, IoT, smart manufacturing, that while the company has laid down solid would see a 44 times increase of data traffic and its relevance to technological innovations, faster, Qualcomm recognized that hardware “3rd convergence” of Information Technology those are the future of manufacturing,” groundwork to build on with the development compared to today. both in the present, and in the future. computation capabilities must also keep up (IT) and Communication Technology (CT) brings Siemens President and CEO Erdal Elver said, of the platform, it would need to collaborate with the pace of 5G network development. in new players that provide important elements adding that the world is changing, and these with partners to further develop the platform, “This calculation shows an unprecedented Qualcomm Technologies Senior Vice - open, virtualized, cloud-native and software- changes, be it the pandemic or climate change, especially as more Internet of Medical Things stringent performance requirement is needed President and General Manager of Mobile, While 5G networks are seeing commercial defined - to help drive this transformation and are forcing us to optimize things through wearables are developed and become for the next-gen network, and perhap requires Compute, and Infrastructure Alex Katouzian deployment worldwide, the majority of its build 5G networks. technology. connected to the platform. a sub-Terahertz device to provide sufficient said that the development of the 5G network growth have been during the pandemic period, bandwidth,” Wang said. is starting to change PC user expectations, a development that underscores the shift in These elements of change brought about Siemens’ utilization of 5G networks along With more data to be processed, the expecting constant connectivity and a user lifestyle of Human society working from home, by new players have made the 5G network with the concept of the Grid Edge highlights platform will have to enhance its backend Compound semiconductors are expected experience comparable to using a smartphone. necessitating faster networks to carry the data more adaptable for application to other fields, yet another possibility for 5G application - compute capabilities or risk letting the to have a large role to play in future tech innovations for the national power grid that potential of the 5G network go to waste. as innovative emerging applications require could help conserve, or track the usage of enormous frequency bandwidth and high- national power. WIN Semiconductors General Manager YC performance smart sensors, Wang added. Wang came at the issue of 5G networks from Yu-Chi (YC) Wang, Ph.D. Dr. Chee Ching Vice Chairman, WIN Semiconductors Corp President, FarEastTone Telecom 18 19
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