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Laos Records 13 New Cases of Covid-19

Laotian Times Covid-19 Update

Laos has recorded another 13 cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2,047.

New Houaphan Airport 92% Complete

New Houaphan Airport 92% Complete

The construction project of the Nong Khang Airport in Houaphan Province is 92% complete but has suffered delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tad Fah Waterfall Eco-Tourism Project 30 Percent Complete

Tat Fah Waterfall Eco-Tourism Development Project

The Tad Fah waterfall eco-tourism development project in Khounkham District, ​Khammouane Province, is now 30 percent complete.

Teledyne e2v First to Have Fully Space-Qualified 4-Channel ADC

GRENOBLE, FRANCE – Media OutReach – 18 June 2021 – Teledyne e2v continues to address the most challenging of application scenarios, through the supply of mixed-signal technology that is capable of delivering exceptional degrees of reliability. The company’s EV12AQ600 has just been confirmed as the industry’s first 4-channel analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to be qualified for space deployment.

Subjected to comprehensive testing, the EV12AQ600 has shown that it can withstand a total ionizing dose (TID) of 150kRad. Those results, TID and SEE, prove that this device is a perfect fit for space applications like long-term missions or GEO satellites. In addition, the ADC had to endure multi-axis mechanical shock and vibration tests, plus electro-static discharge (ESD), extreme temperature and thermal cycling test procedures. Having successfully passed all of the tests described, it now meets NASA and ESA requirements, complying with the stringent MIL-PRF-38535 (QML-Y) and ESCC 9000 standards.

Teledyne e2v’s EV12AQ600 series devices are already employed in numerous mission-critical military and avionics applications, and space qualification will open up many new opportunities for their usage. These 12-bit ADCs support 1.6GSps data sampling rates on each of their channels, or 6.4GSps across a single channel when interleaved. Detailed studies have shown that they do not exhibit the poor interface stability witnessed on devices from other ADC manufacturers when placed into a space environment. Consequently, customers can have full confidence in their long-term operation once they have been deployed there.

As well as the leading-edge performance and operational robustness achieved by the EV12AQ600, this ADC has certain other attributes that will be beneficial for space applications. Thanks to the cross-point switch which is situated after the inputs, this device is much more versatile than other solutions. The ADC can easily be reconfigured remotely, once the hardware it has been incorporated into is in orbit. The number of channels, the bit rate and the dynamic range can all be altered via the accompanying FPGA – so that new functional requirements can be attended to. This inherent flexibility also facilitates design re-use, with engineers able to follow a platform-based strategy where the original system can be subsequently adapted to suit different application criteria. Consequently, development times can be accelerated significantly, with less engineering resources being required. A comprehensive collection of FPGA libraries are available to further assist with project development work, leveraging Teledyne e2v’s inclusion in the Xilinx ecosystem (XQRKU060) for space implementations.

“Through our space-qualified EV12AQ600 devices, we are able to offer customers high-performance data converter solutions that are ready to integrate directly into their systems,” explains Nicolas Chantier, Marketing Director at Teledyne e2v. “It means that they can benefit from flight-proven TRL9 technology, without the need for any further qualification effort.” “Also, with inventory now available, there are much shorter lead times associated with these ADCs than competing solutions currently on the market. Customers can therefore get access to samples straight away,” he adds.

The test data relating to space qualification of the EV12AQ600 from Teledyne e2v can be found here: https://semiconductors.teledyneimaging.com/en/products/data-converters/ev12aq600/#prodnav-1

About Teledyne e2v

Teledyne e2v’s innovations lead developments in healthcare, life sciences, space, transportation, defence and security and industrial markets. Teledyne e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully-custom solutions, bringing increased value to their systems.

Website: www.teledyne-e2v.com/products/semiconductors

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As part of the French Recovery Plan, Teledyne e2v Semiconductors and Safran Electronics & Defense have jointly obtained a French state aid to develop their System-in-Package roadmap

GRENOBLE, FRANCE – Media OutReach – 18 June 2021 – Teledyne e2v Semiconductors (Grenoble) and Safran Electronics & Defense (Valence), are currently launching the CORAIL SiP (System-in-Package) project with a significant state aid from the French government. The CORAIL SiP project was created to accelerate investments in order to boost the new electronic sector for System-in-Package in France.




This collaborative project shows a common desire to quickly position themselves as leaders for SiP capabilities in order to successfully transform factories and build local supply chains. Both companies are complementary and will develop solutions for System-in-Package based on different technologies adapted to the specific needs of their various markets.

The CORAIL SiP project will reach a total amount of 7.5M € for the entire consortium. It includes a contribution of 2.5M € from the French Recovery Plan, that supports innovation and the development in France of highly qualified jobs associated to advanced SiP manufacturing. This collaborative project will be launched in Summer 2021 and will end in 2024. It will accelerate the developments of Teledyne e2v Semiconductors’ new SiP products dedicated to the Aerospace and Defense markets, and also enable the expansion of SiP services throughout the European industry.

The global development of SIPs is a natural evolution of microelectronics. However most suppliers are located in Asia and do not address low and medium volume market’s needs. The CORAIL SiP project will allow both partners to serve such needs for SiP in Europe.

A part of the aid granted to the project is allocated to the upgrade work of the semiconductors assembly and test clean room at Teledyne e2v Semiconductors’ factory near Grenoble in order to accommodate the new SiP assembly capabilities (More info on the following link: https://www.teledyne-e2v.com/news/teledyne-e2v-semiconductors-assembly-and-test-cleanroom-update/).

About Teledyne e2v Semiconductors:

Teledyne e2v offers high-performance, ultra-reliable semiconductor solutions addressing critical functions across the entire signal chain – covering data converters, interface ICs, microprocessors, analog switches, voltage references, digitizers, logic, memory and RF devices. Serving the avionics, industrial, medical, military, scientific and space sectors, the company is recognized as a world leader in the re-engineering and up-screening commercial technologies to deal with the most demanding of application scenarios.

Many of Teledyne e2v’s products are developed through strategic partnerships with leading semiconductor vendors – such as NXP, Everspin and Micron. By working closely with its global client base, the company is able to provide an expansive array of innovative solutions. These span all the way from standard and semi-custom through to fully customized options.

Website: https://semiconductors.teledyneimaging.com/en/home/

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2021 Hainan Free Trade Port (Sanya) New Zealand special investment promotion meeting held in Shanghai

SANYA,CHINA – Media OutReach – 17 June 2021 – On 16th of June, the Hainan Free Trade Port (Sanya) New Zealand Special Investment Promotion Conference 2021 was held in Shanghai. Related investment promotion institutions from Sanya proactively introduced preferential policies in Hainan Free Trade Port to nearly a hundred New Zealand enterprises both online and offline to strengthen communications between two regions, gather and allocate high-quality global resources and develop industrial cluster, aiming to build Sanya an intersection city enabling the “Dual Circulation”.

Representatives from Sanya Investment Promotion Bureau, Sanya Committee of Development of Science, Technology and Industry, Sanya Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City Administration, Sanya Central Business District Administration, the Management Committee of Sanya Modern Service Industry Park, Sanya Tourism Promotion Bureau and other institutions introduced preferential policies of Hainan Free Trade Port, investment opportunities and urban industrial development in Sanya to key enterprises, renowned business associations, and investment promotion agencies in New Zealand while combining their business fields and park features. Multiple departments in Sanya actively answered the questions of representatives from NZBRiC, New Zealand Employers & Manufacturers Association, and other participating institutions, highly recognized by foreign guests.

It is worth mentioning that to deliver an efficient conference, the Shanghai venue was cloud-connected with the New Zealand branch venue, and relevant New Zealand enterprises operating in Beijing and Guangzhou have also participated in the event online.

According to representative of Sanya Investment Promotion Bureau, China and New Zealand have close cooperation in import/export trade, education, agriculture and science industries, which are also compatible with the construction of Hainan’s Free Trade Port. Currently, Sanya is striving to become a benchmark city of Hainan Free Trade Port, where investment is essential for the city’s economic development. In this connection, Sanya Investment Promotion Bureau has been exploring ways to enrich the mode of investment promotion. It has employed market-oriented approaches, such as commissioned investment promotion, intermediary investment promotion, business-driven investment promotion, and cloud investment promotion. It has been identifying new models of investment promotion, such as investment promotion by “leading enterprises”, key enterprises, industrial clusters, and capital, as well as “enclave” investment promotion and “technology team + capital + project” investment promotion. Efforts have been made to strengthen inter-governmental synergy, and leverage the important roles of various types of enterprises, chambers of commerce, and associations abroad in investment promotion. Economic and trade liaison offices have been established in key foreign countries (regions) to build a special global network for investment in Sanya. Hainan Free Trade Port will present opportunities to the whole world, and Sanya is working to attract investment from abroad, to build an intersection city enabling the domestic and international dual cycles. By connecting foreign investment with foreign trade, Sanya is working to bring in a host of export-oriented projects; promote the interconnection between investment promotion and consumption, introduce upgraded consumption projects, promote high-end consumption and the return of consumer spending, and promote the city’s building of an international tourism consumption center core area; intensify international cooperation, establish liaison and cooperation mechanisms such as cross-border exchange and benefit-sharing of key industrial investment projects, realize the linkage of introduction and cultivation, and build the city’s three characteristic industrial clusters.

Representatives from Sanya Foreign Affairs Office, Sanya Customs, Sanya Public Security Bureau, and Sanya Council for the Promotion of International Trade and other insitutions also attended the event.

It is reported that Sanya attaches great importance to quality investment promotion. Since the release of the Master Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port, as of June 11 this year, Sanya has negotiated with 2,379 investing enterprises, 1,825 were registered, and 254 have signed agreements. Among those, a host of highlights have been produced in terms of international investment promotion: 253 new foreign-funded enterprises were established in Sanya, a year-on-year increase of 295.3%; the actual utilization of foreign investment by investing enterprises was USD 525 million, an increase of 93.7% year-on-year. Enterprises from the US, Russia and other countries have come to make investments in Hainan, to share the new development opportunities in Sanya.

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APOL Singapore Provides high-quality Ergonomically Designed Chairs in Singapore

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 17 June 2021 – APOL introduced their signature series named Sphinx, Kraken and Behemoth. APOL’s strong desire to stay in sync with the latest trends has led them to produce not only top-quality materials for the chair but also all the key features that an ergonomic chair should have. This would include the 4D adjustable armrest, full length backrest recline, multi-functional tilt mechanism, class 4 hydraulics, aluminum wheelbase and caster wheels. The addition of the head pillow and lumbar pillow to the chair is to provide users with the best sitting ultimate experience.

Even with the unforeseen pandemic, APOL Singapore is set on reaching new heights with their products as many needed to purchase a good ergonomically designed chair as a result of the work from home situation.

As said by founder of APOL Singapore, Jason Lin, “APOL was created to actually improve everybody’s lifestyle. We have different chairs catered to the needs of different people, because everyone has a different sitting posture.” Moreover, the chairs of different sizes are all priced at the same rate to avoid differentiating between people of different sizes.

The company continuously makes improvements on their products with the aim of being able to cater to every individual’s needs. Meticulously designed for superior sitting, APOL is topping the game of ergonomic chairs. From chairs meant for petites to king sized chairs, APOL’s products take sitting innovation to the next level as they are designed and engineered by in-house experts.

APOL Singapore has also collaborated with 2 of the biggest consumer electronics exhibitions in Singapore, IT Show and Comex. APOL continues to enhance its brand image through such collaborations.

To learn more about APOL Singapore, visit https://apol.sg.

About APOL Singapore

APOL Singapore was founded back in 2018 with the intention of providing ergonomic chairs built with the finest craftsmanship while being cost-effective. Engineered for performance, aligned with comfort is our motto to ensure highest of standards and durability matched with unequalled comfort.

All of which are priced equally while built with different specifications to cater to everyone with various builds. APOL Singapore strongly believes that one should not pay extra just because they have different needs, after all comfort is subjective. Today, APOL Singapore is evolving to become one of the favourite local brands while constantly trying to refine and better every aspect of the chair to provide the best to our customers.

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C3 AI and NCS Form Strategic Partnership to Deliver Enterprise AI Applications Across Asia-Pacific

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 17 June 2021 – C3 AI (NYSE:AI), the Enterprise AI application software company, and NCS, a leading technology services provider and member of the Singtel Group, today announced a strategic partnership focused on delivering enterprise AI solutions to clients in Southeast Asia (SEA) and Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) across multiple industries, including telecommunications, government, financial services, transportation, and more.

This agreement represents C3 AI’s first strategic partnership with a telecommunications group. As part of this collaboration, NCS will leverage its deep domain experience and technology expertise in serving governments and businesses in SEA and ANZ, investing up to S$10 million to develop and deploy enterprise AI applications created on the C3 AI® Suite. C3 AI’s solutions will also be deployed across Singtel, Optus, and other affiliated telecommunications networks to bring the advantages of enterprise AI to their operations and clients.

“Our partnership with C3 AI reaffirms NCS’ commitment to build a strong digital partner ecosystem that provides our clients access to world-leading technologies and enterprise solutions,” said NCS CEO Ng Kuo Pin. “We believe that the wave of enterprise-grade AI solutions has arrived and are excited to work with our clients to build the next generation of digital applications with enterprise AI embedded. We look forward to playing our part to unleash the transformative power of enterprise AI across governments and enterprises in Asia-Pacific.”

In its 2021 Global CIO Agenda survey, Gartner found that SEA and ANZ were among the fastest-growing regions in the world to apply digitalisation to optimise enterprise processes1. In addition, CIOs in these regions identified Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning as a game-changing technology2. To capitalise on this trend, C3 AI and NCS will establish a Centre of Excellence together to jointly explore new solutions that will accelerate the adoption of enterprise AI and develop custom-built offerings tailored to the business requirements of the Asia-Pacific market.

“Our Centre of Excellence will bring together experts from C3 AI and NCS to carefully study and respond to the specific needs of organisations and industries in Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand,” said General Manager, Industries and Alliances at C3 AI Gene Reznik. “This will allow us to better serve customers in SEA and ANZ and provide them with the enterprise AI solutions they require to achieve their digital transformation objectives.”

“Singtel and NCS are clear leaders in the deployment and implementation of telecommunication and cloud solutions, and we are incredibly excited to be joining forces with such a respected and forward-looking partner,” said C3 AI Chairman and CEO Thomas M. Siebel. “NCS’ focus on digital transformation will help drive enterprise AI in Asia-Pacific, especially in the telecommunications industry, on a massive scale.”

As the leader in enterprise AI applications, C3 AI’s offerings include the C3 AI® Suite, a powerful end-to-end enterprise AI platform; C3 AI Ex Machina, a no-code solution that anyone can use to generate actionable enterprise AI insights; C3 AI CRM, the first enterprise AI-powered CRM solution custom-built for industries; and a comprehensive inventory of pre-built enterprise AI applications. These applications cover a broad range of use cases, such as C3 AI Energy Management for optimising energy consumption and carbon emissions, C3 AI Predictive Maintenance to reduce unplanned machine downtime, and C3 AI Fraud Detection for financial transactions.

1 Gartner, ‘2021 CIO Agenda: Global Perspectives on ‘Seize This Opportunity for Digital Business Acceleration’, Andy Rowsell-Jones, Tomas Neilsen, Jan-Martin Lowendahl, Chris Howard, Monika Sinha, March 05, 2021

2 Gartner, ‘2021 CIO Agenda: A Southeast Asia Perspective’, Adrian Lee, February 03, 2021; Gartner, ‘2021 CIO Agenda: An Australia and New Zealand Perspective’, Andy Rowsell-Jones, Brian Ferreira, Christopher Bell, December 15, 2021

About C3.ai, Inc.

C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) is the Enterprise AI application software company that accelerates digital transformation for organizations globally. C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products: C3 AI® Suite, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating large-scale AI applications; C3 AI Applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS AI applications; C3 AI CRM, a suite of industry-specific CRM applications designed for AI and machine learning; and C3 AI Ex Machina, a no-code AI solution to apply data science to everyday business problems. The core of the C3 AI offering is an open, model-driven AI architecture that dramatically simplifies data science and application development. Learn more at: www.c3.ai

About NCS

NCS is a member of the Singtel Group and the leading information, communications and technology (ICT) service provider with presence in the Asia Pacific region. NCS delivers end-to-end ICT and digital solutions to help governments and enterprises realise business value through digital transformation and the innovative use of technology. NCS invests in NEXT capabilities of digital, cloud, platform and cyber while continuously strengthening its core offerings of Applications, Infrastructure and Engineering. NCS also believes in building a strong partner eco-system with leading technology players and research institutions to support open innovation and co-creation.

For more information, please visit www.ncs.com.sg.

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