Smart IR HD-SDI camera

[INQ. NO. 1506E05] Sambo Hitech, one of the most dynamically growing CCTV camera companies in South Korea, has since its establishment in 1991 been professionally engaged in manufacturing security solutions. Its products include CCD modules, CCTV cameras, LCD modules, and car rearview cameras. Those are based on utilization of the profound digital technology, which help the company’s debut and presence in global market.

https://korean-electronics.com//inquiry It supplies security solutions that are equipped with latest electronic technologies for homes, offices and factories for security and safety. Since 1991, Sambo Hitech has been manufacturing core items for well-respected CCTV camera, TFT-LCD and camera modules manufacturers worldwide. Now, the maker is supplying its valued CCTV cameras to LG Electronics (by ODM) after passing complex tests through successful development of modules and CCTV cameras by its own technology.

For this year’s global expansion of its presence, especially the company has ambitiously prepared its new flagship HD-SDI IR LED camera – which is armed with more powerful long distance IR LED for night vision. The camera features highly enhanced resolution (natural color image) and low power consumption. And also involving functions of automatic switching to B/W at night, no halo&no dark circle, it is expected to be one of components that propel of the movements of the company at the targeted foreign markets including the EU, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Australia.

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Lithium primary batteries

[INQ. NO. 1506E04] As the world’s first power solution and service provider, Vitzrocell has been one of the most reliable lithium primary battery manufacturers in the world with various product line-ups that can be applied to diverse industrial uses. This lithium battery expert early commercialized products that are suitable for various applications including a utility meter (AMR), asset tracking, security, leak detector and military devices & equipment, and maintained solid market leadership for a considerable period.

https://korean-electronics.com//inquiry By applying such accumulated performance and confidence, this maker is now expanding its business into markets of the military, RFID tags for heavy equipment and containers, toll pass equipment, wireless terminals, ocean equipment, new electronic appliances and medical devices. Vitzrocell is seeing significant growth of its market presence in the local AMR market.

The lithium battery is generally divided into the Bobbin type which is made by the anode formation process and the wound type which is made by the electrode spreading & winding process. The former is a proper power source for long-term use with low-current (μA to a few mA), while the latter is a proper one for machines that require short-term use and bigger power generation.

Vitzrocell’s TEKCELL lithium batteries have a nominal voltage of 3.6volts, higher than any other commercially available batteries.

Lithium-primary-batteriesThe batteries are capable of operating in a wide temperature range normally from -55˚C ~ 85˚C. They have commonly less than 1% self-discharge after one-year storage at 20˚C. The applied electrochemical system offers the highest energy density of any available primary batteries (up to 650Wh/kg and 1,280Wh/dm3).

All of the TEKCELL primary lithium batteries are UL-recognized, and meet UN transportation test requirements. And they offer prolonged storage with a proven shelf life of 10 years when stored at normal room temperature.

Vitzrocell’s SB-AAO2 lithium primary battery, as a bobbin type, has many competitive features such as high and stable operating voltage, low self-discharge rate (less than 1% after 1 year of storage at 20˚C), non-flammable inorganic electrolyte, hermetic glass-to-metal sealing, RoHS compliance, and non-restricted for transport.

And there are two other highly attractive battery products, high temperature battery and EDLC (Super Capacitor).

The former high temperature battery is used as power source of equipment that is especially used in very challenging environmental conditions including high temperature, high vibration, etc. and as power source for monitoring of drilling equipment when oil and gas drilling operations. This product surpasses other similar products in terms of performance, prices, and delivery. And the latter is used as subsidiary power source of new generation energy (wind, solar energy) and is adopted for smart home appliances including TVs.

 
 
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Broadcast monitors

[INQ. NO. 1506E03] TVLogic is a leader in the designing, manufacturing and developing of high-performance HD video equipment for the digital broadcast and professional video markets. TVLogic’s founder has had a long history in broadcast research and development in KBS (Korean Broadcasting System). With extensive experience in high-end broadcast, HD video, harnessed with a real passion for practicality, TVLogic was set up to provide high-performance products for the market.

Broadcast-monitorshttps://korean-electronics.com//inquiry Established in March 2002, TVLogic is dedicated to quality and stability and focuses on where it is needed most. Renowned for their superior picture quality, TVLogic envisioned truly affordable high-end quality broadcast equipment based upon TVLogic’s core technology. Under the entrepreneurial leadership of its president, Kyoungkook Lee, TVLogic has become a powerful dark horse in the broadcast industry, with an ever- expanding customer base consisting of many leading broadcasters, including: BBC, KBS, SBS, MBC, Thomson, Chyron, Inscriber, and so forth.

Broadcast-monitors_1 TVLogic’s VFM-058W, the lightweight viewfinder monitor, offers outstanding picture quality with 5.5” LCD, and Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080. Innovative and ergonomic design of VFM-058W makes users feel comfortable in the shooting environment and its light solid magnesium case achieves the highest efficiency of ventilation. The VFM-058W supports multiformats including 3G/HD/SD-SDI and HDMI that offers a wide application range from DSLR cameras to Pro camcorder for broadcasting and movie shooting. The VFM-058W has various features such as max brightness function, temperature adaptive color, HDMI-to-SDI conversion output, 1:1 pixel mode, luma(y’) zone check function, DSLR scale, waveform, vectorscope, range error, focus assist, markers, audio level meter with speaker and time code display.

The XVM-175W is a 17” version of the XVM series that reproduces highly accurate colors required by the most demanding applications. TVLogic’s advanced video processing engine and unique color calibration technology, combined with 10bit IPS LCD panel with RGB-LED backlight, makes the state-of-the-art reference monitor for professionals. All the professional features are included: focus assist, markers, waveform & vectorscope, timecode display, UMD, closed caption, fast mode, various color standards with 3D LUT, backlight and gamma control, import of 3rd party 3D LUTs, etc.

The XVM-245W is a product that utilizes a high-purity RGB matrix LED backlight array to reproduce the most accurate color possible on an LCD. The XVM-245W meets most of EBU grade 1 specifications for color critical monitors while retaining all of the broadcast features found in the popular LVM series. The XVM-245W features an integrated 3D LUT and supports import and export of popular color grading application LUT formats.

The XVM-325W is an item that employs a EEFL backlight to reproduce the most accurate color possible on an LCD. The XVM-325W meets most of EBU grade 1 specifications for color critical monitors while retaining all of the broadcast features found in the popular LVM Series. The XVM-325W features an integrated 3D LUT and supports import and export of popular color grading application LUT formats.

 
 
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NFC enable multi-kiosk iTouch

[INQ. NO. 1506E02] Founded in 2000, DUALi has become a leading specialty manufacturer in Korea of contactless smartcard readers and modules releasing various models of Smartcard Reader Software, Smartcard Hardware, Smartcard Module, Finger Print Recognition Solution, and Wireless System Solution. DUALi has been an excellent solution provider of dual interface reader (additionally, Mifare reader, Felica reader and NFC reader) for e-passport solution & e-payment solution.

NFC-enable-multi-kiosk-iTouchhttps://korean-electronics.com//inquiry

NFC-enable-multi-kiosk-iTouch_1 The iTOUCH is a multi-purpose RF reader with wide touchscreen based on WinCE 6.0. system integrator that can develop any type of application such as information displays & attendance terminals for companies, universities, hospitals, shopping malls, etc.

iTOUCH, which recognizes each cardholder, can upload event logs to servers and provide customtailored information to the cardholder. The NFC enable multi-kiosk iTOUCH is a self kiosk that is useful for access control, time attendance, student attendance system, total information system, e-payment system, and all kinds of membership purposes of applications. The company’s DE-EPASS is a smart reader combination of optical and RFID for e-document identification. It supports ICAO Doc 9303 (MRZ), and ISO/IEC 14443 (RF chip) compliant e-passport / any type of e-ID (ID1 format). It allows precise yet fast identification processing.

Its benefits are: faster check-in; reduction of human typing errors; increase security level by double-checking of printed & RF chip photo; and easy management of priority customers and blacklists using SDK (DB management). Target applications for the product include hotel check-in, duty free shop ID check, airline check-in counter, and government/ police office ID check.

 
 
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All-in-one digital video recorder

[INQ. NO. 1506E01] ITX Security’s all-in-one digital video recorder is a new type of DVR combining LCD monitor with DVRs. The company’s stylish designed Combo DVR equipped with enhanced Graphic User Interface(GUI) is a real Pentaplex DVR available for recording, playback, archiving, networking and remote surveillance at the same time.

All-in-one-digital-video-recorderhttps://korean-electronics.com//inquiry The all-in-one DVR not only can be used as a PC monitor, besides its original surveillance purpose, but users can also enjoy IPTV through its Picture In Picture (PIP) function and built-in input terminal.

The DVR features 22” & 23” wide screen LCD, display digital pictures from USB flash drive, network protocol of TCP/IP, DDNS and Web, external USB device support, 8 programmable input, 1 relay alarm output, and recording quality/resolution/ frame rate adjustment per channel.

ITX Security is a leading manufacturer of video surveillance equipment and peripherals for the security industry. The company is the largest DVR manufacturer in Korea in terms of volume, and global leader in design and development of DSPbased product.

 
 
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Views of Daegu

Dalseongtoseong earthen fortification

The Dalseongtoseong Earthen Fortification (Historic Site No. 62) is a defense facility from the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE – 668) built around low hills in the west of the middle reaches of Dalseocheon Stream. As suggested by the name Dalseong (“circular fortress”), the fortress has long had great significance in representing the area of today’s Daegu. The remaining traces of the earthen wall show that the fortification was 380 meters long east to west, 470 meters long north to south, and 1,300 meters long in its circumference. The wall is 20 meters wide at the base and 6 meters tall, and all together features a roughly five-sided circle.

Dalseongtoseong-earthen-fortification The fortress site contains many popular attractions including the Local Folk Museum, Gwanpungnu Gate, the statue of Choe Je-u who founded Donghak, or the Eastern Learning Movement, the monument of the widely admired patriotic poet Yi Sang-hwa, and the entrance gate to the site which is famous for the hanging plaque containing the inscription of its name, “Citizens’ Gate,” handwritten by the late former president Park Chung-hee. A spacious public lawn, age-old trees, relaxation facilities, and the significant historic background also make the site one of the most popular destinations among outside visitors as well as the citizens of Daegu.

Gyeongsang gamyeong and old alleys

It was in 1601, the 34th year of King Seonjo’s reign, that today’s Daegu was appointed as the seat of the provincial administrative office (Gamyeong) of Gyeongsang-do, laying the foundation for the development of the city for the future. Located in the city’s old downtown area, the historic administrative office site contains Seonhwadang (Tangible Cultural Heritage of Daegu No. 1) which was the governor’s office, and Jingcheonggak (Tangible Cultural Heritage of Daegu No. 2) which was his official residence. The site is enclosed by a complex network of old roads called Saseong-ro, now containing many tool shops and herbal shops whose history began in 1658 when the medicine market first opened.

Gyeongsang-gamyeong-and-old-alleys A recently developed tour program named Daegu Old Alley Tour now guides tourists through the old alleys of Jongno, Jin-golmok and Samirundong-gil. The area also contains many historic sites and buildings such as the missionary residences on Cheongna Hill, Gyesan Catholic Church, which is Daegu’s first Gothic building, the birthplace of Yi Sang-hwa who wrote many patriotic poems, the home of Go Sang-don who organized the historic National Debt Repayment Movement, Seongbak Alley, Jeil Church and Yeommae Market. (Source: english daegu.go.kr)

 
 
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Major Exhibitions in Korea

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Samsung Techwin develops autonomous unmanned vehicle

Samsung Techwin has succeeded in developing an autonomous unmanned vehicle, which can drive on it own on roads and even on mountainous territory and plains. It also firstly made a drone with a folding wing in a sign to spur efforts to build new technology.

Autonomous unmanned vehicles and drones are noteworthy as they fall into the future technology sector, into which global giants including Google, Amazon and Alibaba are energetically leaping, to gain predominant positions early by securing new technology and releasing pilot products.

An industry source said recently that Samsung Techwin developed its autonomous unmanned vehicle ‘Star-M’ in cooperation with around 80 researchers with masters and doctors degrees in robot and video analysis.

Autonomous unmanned vehicles (AUVs) have competitive functions of automatically driving on ordinary roads and even bumpy ones as well. Unmanned vehicles by car makers and Google need drivers, while Star-M can move automatically without drivers. Samsung Techwin recently said an AUV equipped with total solutions in unmanned robot system including robot and video analysis, Star-M can reach the destination while driving on its own in mountainous areas, unlike Google and car makers’ basic function of driving on the road.

 
 
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Korea’s firms vie for top place in global UHD TV market

Korea’s TV makers are positioned No. 1 in the world’s UHD TV market. As of 2013, Korean firms were behind their Chinese and Japanese counterparts to remain in third spot. However, Korean firms have achieved ‘triple crowns’ in the HD TV, FHD TV and UHD TV market.

Market research firm Display Search recently said that Korean TV makers including Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics captured a combined 48.1 percent market share to retain the top share. Their market share reached at 19.7 percent in 2013. Meanwhile, Chinese TV makers, which had the highest 51.9 percent market share, saw their position slide to second place with 30.6 percent. Japanese makers had a 16.0 percent of market share last year, down from 16 percent in 2013.

Korea’s TVs dominated higher market share with higher resolution, Last year, Korea firms posted 38.1 percent market share in HD TV market, 43.9 percent in FHD TV market and 48.1 percent in UHD TV market. HD displays contain one million pixels, FHD two million pixels and UHD eight million pixels. In other words, Korean TVs are leading the premium TV market.

 
 
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Samsung Electronics sees the rebirth of system semiconductors as a money-making player

Boosted by excellent performance of three major parts of system semiconductors, Samsung Electronics’ system LSI business is positioning itself as a moneymaking division, from a money-losing body. Last year, System LSI recorded around one trillion won ($881million) deficit, but this year it is expected to post at least 500 billion won profit.

An electronics industry source recently said that the major contributor to the revival is the Application Processor (AP), the core part of smartphones. As it again signed a cooperation deal with Apple and released the 14-nano FinFET AP, Samsung is expected to generate higher AP revenue from the first half of this year. The global electronics giant has succeeded in mass-producing mobile AP using 14-nm FinFET. Apple plans to incorporate the 14-nano FinFET technology in its iPhone7, scheduled to be released in October.

The abovementioned 14-nm refers to the 14 of one billion-thick meter semiconductor circuit. FinFET is the technology that accelerates the speed of the information process by making semiconductor devices a thirddimension structure. No others can compare with Samsung in this technology, placing it in the dominant position in the world. Qualcomm last year pulled in more than half of the sales in the global market worth $5.7 billion, with Samsung Electronics’ share accounting for 4.2 percent, according to a market research firm SA.

 
 
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