A Force Behind Smart Factory Transformation: ADI’s IO-Link® Technology

SINGAPORE, 8 November 2023 – As the manufacturing landscape¹ undergoes significant shifts towards Industry 4.0, Excelpoint Systems (Pte) Ltd., a trusted leader in providing quality electronics components supports the sector transformation with ADI’s IO-Link® Technology². This technology offered by Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) enables manufacturers to achieve peak efficiency and productivity.

ADI’s IO-Link® technology is rapidly shaping the future of the manufacturing sector. Recognized as an integral component of the modern smart factory, it facilitates the transformation of traditional sensors into intelligent, data-driven devices. With this technology, edge devices in manufacturing environments will witness unprecedented levels of intelligence, enhancing their overall capabilities.

The crux of a smart factory lies in its sensors and actuators, making crucial decisions in real-time. With ADI’s IO-Link® technology, traditional sensors are rejuvenated into intelligent entities,” Manufacturers have the opportunity to transform their industrial settings into real-time configurable production zones without the burdensome costs or intricacies of a full revamp.

Moreover, the IO-Link’s innate flexibility reduces common inefficiencies. Where once technicians manually adjusted sensors, a time-consuming and often inefficient process, IO-Link provides seamless adaptability, real-time communication, and a noteworthy decrease in downtimes.

Beyond the IO-Link technology, ADI also offers a suite of high-precision analog converters and signal conditioning tools. These tools, when integrated with IO-Link solutions, provide manufacturers with comprehensive sensor upgrade options tailored to their unique needs.

“The future is here, and it’s digital,” commented said Kenny Ng, Director of Product Marketing, Excelpoint. “ADI’s IO-Link technology is not just a tool but a transformative force. By repurposing existing sensors and equipping them with cutting-edge tech, manufacturers can now have an agile, communicative, and real-time diagnostic-capable process.”

Excelpoint champions the adoption of these innovative smart factory sensor solutions. By bridging the chasm between traditional manufacturing techniques and the digital future, Excelpoint, in collaboration with industry giants like ADI, is poised to guide manufacturers into a new age of efficiency and productivity.

Manufacturers keen to explore and leverage these innovations are encouraged to delve deeper into ADI’s smart factory solutions.

For further details on how Excelpoint can lead your transition to smarter manufacturing, please visit: https://www.excelpoint.com/solutions/smart-factory-sensors/

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Corporate Communications Manager

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Email: hweeteng.ong@excelpoint.com.sg

About Excelpoint:

Excelpoint Technology Pte Ltd (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (“Excelpoint” or the “Group”) are one of the leading regional business-to-business (“B2B”) platforms providing quality electronic components, engineering design services and supply chain management to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), original design manufacturers (“ODMs”) and electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”) in the Asia Pacific region. Excelpoint Technology Pte Ltd has been recognised in the Top 25 Global Electronics Distributors and Top Global Distributors lists by EBN (a premier online community for global supply chain professionals) and EPSNews (a US premier news, information and data portal and resource centre for electronics and supply chain industries) respectively.

Excelpoint works closely with its manufacturers to create innovative solutions to complement its customers’ products and solutions. Aimed at improving its customers’ operational efficiency and cost competitiveness, the Group has set up research and development (“R&D”) centres in Singapore, China and Vietnam that are helmed by its dedicated team of professional engineers.

About Analog Devices, Inc.

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $12 billion in FY22 and approximately 25,000 people globally working alongside 125,000 global customers, ADI ensures today’s innovators stay Ahead of What’s Possible.

Manufacturing landscape¹: https://www.excelpoint.com/events/adi-digital-factory-campaign/

ADI’s IO-Link® Technology²: https://www.excelpoint.com/solutions/smart-factory-sensors/

Empowering the Intelligent Edge with Field Instruments through Digital Transformation

SINGAPORE, 10 October 2023 – Excelpoint Systems (Pte) Ltd., a leading distributor providing quality electronics components with integrated R&D capabilities, strengthen its strategic collaboration with Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) to further enhance and promote ADI’s cutting-edge field instrument solutions. This collaboration signifies Excelpoint’s dedication to drive the digital transformation of industries by empowering the intelligent edge through advanced field instruments¹.

In today’s rapidly evolving industrial landscape², digital transformation is not just a buzzword but an imperative. With the advent of Industry 4.0 and increasing demand for intelligent edge solutions, field instruments serves as a catalyst for this transformation. It provides the data backbone required for real-time decision-making, predictive maintenance, and operational excellence.

Furthermore, advancements in measurement, processing, security, connectivity, and power management technologies are actively shaping the field instrumentation landscape. These technologies are enabling the development of more intelligent field instruments capable of thriving in demanding environments.

ADI, with its cutting-edge technology, has been a pioneering force in this arena, offering connectivity and sensors solutions that empower industries. These efforts prompted Excelpoint to recognize the critical role that field instruments play in driving this transformation.

With the addition of the L-Maxim portfolio, we now provide solutions in processor, security, power, and isolation spaces. These solutions have the potential to revolutionize the way industries operate.

“Excelpoint is committed to empowering industries to thrive in a digital future. Our strengthened collaboration with ADI underscores our dedication to providing customers with the most advanced solutions in the field instrumentation space.” said Kenny Ng, Director of Product Marketing, Excelpoint. “Together, we are shaping a future where the intelligent edge is synonymous with operational excellence.”

For more information about Excelpoint’s commitment to field instrumentation advancements and our collaboration with ADI, please visit https://www.excelpoint.com/solutions/field-instruments/

For media inquiries, please contact:

Ms ONG Hwee Teng

Corporate Communications Manager

Excelpoint Systems (Pte) Ltd.

Tel: +65 6210 6639

Email: hweeteng.ong@excelpoint.com.sg

About Excelpoint:

About Analog Devices, Inc.

Field instruments¹: https://www.excelpoint.com/solutions/field-instruments/

Industrial landscape²: https://www.excelpoint.com/events/adi-digital-factory-campaign/

Excelpoint Celebrates a Triumph at HR Excellence Awards 2023

29 Sep 2023 – An air of celebration filled The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore as Excelpoint proudly accepted its first-ever Bronze Award for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy.

Into its 11th edition, the HR Excellence Awards 2023 featured organizations hailing from the Asia Pacific and the Middle East, all competing across 36 categories, ranging from talent acquisition and workforce engagement to leadership cultivation and staff retention.

This recognition at the HR Excellence Awards 2023 is a testament to our dedication and effective implementation of ethical practices, sustainability, and social impact. The CSR initiatives have yielded positive outcomes not only for the organisation itself but also for its stakeholders.

“Making Everyone’s Life Better”

Through resource efficiency and conservation, we have been reducing the negative effects of our business activities on the environment such as waste and energy. With our donations and employee volunteerism, we want to strengthen our connections with the community to assist the needy. It is our commitment to focus on helping children and youths in building the next generation. While our efforts may not be extraordinary, we are driven by the conviction that every extra mile we take, can instigate significant change, irrespective of the scale.

Our achievement underscores the notion that even small actions, driven by passion and commitment, can lead to significant positive outcomes for both organizations and society as a whole. Excelpoint’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility shines as a beacon of inspiration, setting a remarkable example for businesses around the world.

Read more about our CSR efforts: https://www.excelpoint.com/corporate-social-responsibility-csr/

The team that witnessed the glorious night

The winning smiles

SPICE vs. IBIS: Choosing the More Appropriate Model for Your Circuit Simulation

As circuit simulation continuously gains popularity in the prototype industry, simulation models can be one of the critical requirements for broad and end market customers. SPICE and IBIS models are two of the most requested simulation models and can provide cost savings in the prototyping stage of circuit board development. This article differentiates SPICE from IBIS modeling systems and the significant impact of testing prior to circuit board fabrication. The article will discuss which model to use depending on the circuit design. It will examine sample use cases and commonly used simulation tools such as LTspice^® and HyperLynx^®.

What Is a SPICE Model?
SPICE is an acronym for Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis, a general-purpose circuit simulator that takes a text netlist describing the circuit elements (transistors, resistors, and capacitors) and their connections and translates them into mathematical equations using nodal analysis and solves them. In relation, a SPICE model is a text-based behavioral model that is used by SPICE simulators to mathematically predict the behavior of a device under varying conditions.

What Is an IBIS Model?
IBIS is an acronym for Input/Output Buffer Information Specification. It is a behavioral model that describes the analog behavior of the digital input and output buffers of a device. It consists of tabular data that describes the current-voltage (I-V) relationship of the components within the digital buffers, as well as the voltage across time (V-t) switching characteristics of the output or I/O buffers. It is used for the signal integrity analysis of system boards prior to fabrication and is presented in plain ASCII-text formatted data. It does not disclose any proprietary information since IBIS models are like a black-box model, which does not contain internal information that can be reverse engineered.

What Do They Look Like?

Figure above: A SPICE file (.cir) on the left using LTspice and IBIS file (.ibs) on the right using Siemen’s HyperLynx.

Redefining the Future of Manufacturing and Power Industry with Smart Factory Sensors and Field Instrumentation

Excelpoint and Analog Devices’ collaborative efforts to reshape the manufacturing and industrial landscape through the integration of smart factory sensors and field instrumentation.

SINGAPORE, 4 September 2023 – Singapore-based Excelpoint Systems (Pte) Ltd., a leading distributor providing quality electronics components with integrated R&D capabilities continues its strong partnership with Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) to reshape the outlook of manufacturing, gearing towards Industry 4.0.

Smart solutions for smart factories¹ require intelligent sensors and actuators to facilitate better decision making, enabling more flexible and readily optimized manufacturing processes. Together with ADI’s technology, combined with Excelpoint’s application engineering capabilities, we enable our customers to develop solutions such as smart factory sensors² at an accelerated pace to drive the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry.

Through the collaborative efforts of ADI, Excelpoint and customer, these solutions gather real-time data, allowing manufacturers to make informed decisions, optimize operations, and ensure consistent high-quality output.

Field instruments too, play a critical role in the power industry, capturing, interpreting, and communicating data to the cloud, where algorithms and analytics transform it into insights and actions. The advancement in power management technologies propels the development of more intelligent field instruments for demanding environments.

“At Excelpoint, we are committed to delivering cutting-edge solutions to our customers, and our partnership with Analog Devices concretise our efforts to step forward in the world of manufacturing and field instrumentation,” said Kenny Ng, Director of Product Marketing, Excelpoint. “The innovative technology from ADI will continue to empower manufacturers and industries with unprecedented insights, streamlining operations and enhancing overall efficiency.”

Future Outlook:

Excelpoint and Analog Devices envision a future where Smart Factory Sensors and Field Instrumentation become integral components of modern manufacturing facilities and power industries. As technology continues to evolve, the partners are committed to driving further innovation in the field, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in industrial automation.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Ms ONG Hwee Teng

Corporate Communications Manager

Excelpoint Systems (Pte) Ltd.

Tel: +65 6210 6639

Email: hweeteng.ong@excelpoint.com.sg

About Excelpoint:

About Analog Devices, Inc.

Smart factories¹: https://www.excelpoint.com/events/adi-digital-factory-campaign/

Smart factory sensors²: https://www.excelpoint.com/solutions/smart-factory-sensors/

Field instrumentation³: https://www.excelpoint.com/solutions/field-instruments/

Excelpoint Expands Applications Engineering Team and Opens Innovation Lab in Bangalore

BANGALORE, 14 August 2023 – Excelpoint Systems (India) Pvt Ltd, a leading distributor providing quality electronics components with integrated R&D capabilities, is thrilled to announce the opening of an Applications Engineering Lab in Bangalore, India. This marks Excelpoint’s first-ever investment in an applications engineering setup in India, reinforcing its commitment to innovation, local talent development, and customer-centric solutions.

With Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) safe lab infrastructure and investments in test and measurement tools, the new lab signifies Excelpoint’s dedication to optimizing time-to-market for customers, end-users, and partners. With a core focus on expediting engineering solutions for its customers, the lab is poised to accelerate design development, production, and mass manufacturing processes for the customers.

The decision to invest in an applications engineering setup in India aligns seamlessly with the local government’s vision of fostering home-grown engineering capabilities and encouraging domestic product manufacturing. By embracing this opportunity, Excelpoint not only contributes to India’s journey from being a consumer nation to a self-sustainable producer but also positions itself to offer its solutions to international markets.

As a pioneer in the industry, Excelpoint is renowned for its ability to provide swift and effective solutions to customers. Boasting cutting-edge hardware and software facilities, the lab is a hub for engineers to explore new horizons, create innovative solutions, and push the boundaries of technology. This environment beckons top-tier professional talent, driving local employment and fostering a culture of innovation that sets Excelpoint apart from its competitors.

“We are thrilled to establish our Applications Engineering Lab in Bangalore, a vibrant city known for its technological prowess and engineering talent,” said Stanley Chan, Managing Director of Excelpoint Systems (Pte) Ltd. “This investment underscores our dedication to empower our partners, enhancing customer solutions, and driving operational excellence. With this new venture, we are well-positioned to usher in a new era of engineering innovation.”

Excelpoint’s foray into Bangalore’s engineering landscape further solidifies its commitment to its partners. By enhancing its capabilities and offering comprehensive engineering design services, the company aims to empower partners with innovative solutions that augment their customers’ products and offerings. This strategic move is set to bolster operational efficiency, enhance cost competitiveness, and create a lasting impact on the industry as a whole.

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Eggtronic Appoints Excelpoint Systems to Support Rapidly Growing Demand in the Asia Pacific region

Agreement will deliver sales, logistics and support for advanced power technologies
Modena, Italy, Feb 1, 2023 – In line with its strategy of delivering high-quality local support to OEMs across multiple geographies, Eggtronic has announced the appointment of Excelpoint Systems as a franchised distributor for the Asia Pacific region.

Offering extensive coverage in China, ANZ, India and the ASEAN countries, Excelpoint has built a strong reputation in partnering with OEMs, ODMs and EMS companies to provide high-quality sales, logistics and support. As a franchised distributor, Excelpoint will play a key role in addressing the rapidly growing demand for Eggtronic’s portfolio of highly innovative power technologies. These technologies include solutions for ultra-efficient AC/DC power conversion architectures and wireless power transfer (WPT). In China, all products will be supported, while in Asean countries, India, Australia and New Zealand, Excelpoint will support the Eggtronic WPT range.

Eggtronic’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Michael Maia, comments: “We have seen a steadily growing need for our ultra-efficient and compact power conversion solutions across the Asia-Pacific region as manufacturers seek technologies to build more sustainable products that make better use of energy. We are excited to partner with Excelpoint to address that demand and ensure that customers get the best possible local sales, logistics and support for their innovative, next-generation designs.”

Managing Director of Excelpoint Systems (H.K.) Limited, Alan Tan adds: “Excelpoint works closely with its principals to create solutions that address customer design challenges and we are excited to be able to add Eggtronic’s advanced power technologies to our product line card, as well as give companies easier access to Eggtronic’s innovative power architectures. We are delighted to work together with Eggtronic as the company expands its reach across the Asia Pacific region.”

About Eggtronic:

Eggtronic has been revolutionizing the world of power converters and wireless power since 2012. Based in San Francisco, Modena, Taipei, and Guangzhou, Eggtronic develops cutting-edge, environmentally friendly and energy-efficient technologies, with more than 300 international patents granted worldwide. 2020 saw the launch of the new ICs division that has been producing its first microchips since 2021. Whether through B2B partnerships in the consumer, automotive, or industrial fields, or for everyday consumers, Eggtronic invents revolutionary power technologies to make modern life easier, more efficient and more connected.

www.eggtronic.com

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Excelpoint is a leading regional electronics components distributor providing quality electronic components, engineering design services and supply chain management to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), ODMs and electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”) in the Asia Pacific region. Established in 1987 and headquartered in Singapore, Excelpoint’s business presence spans more than 10 countries across Asia Pacific with a workforce of more than 700 people from different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.

www.excelpoint.com

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Excelpoint adds new product line, Digilent Inc.

Excelpoint continues to expand its product offering with the addition of Digilent Inc., a leading electrical engineering company offering products and solutions that bring forth engineering and design innovation in the Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and Internet of Things (“IoT”) arena.

Diligent has an outstanding reputation as a manufacturer with a global presence in distribution of FPGA development boards and test and measurement devices for industry and education sectors. With this product line added, Excelpoint will be able to offer customers quality solutions such as Eclypse Z7 and Genesys ZU to expand in industrial, consumer and Artificial Intelligence Internet of Things (“AIoT”) segments, giving them significant cost savings.

Albert Phuay, Chairman and Group Chief Executive, Excelpoint Systems Pte Ltd says, “With this partnership, we can leverage on Digilent’s FPGA solutions to delve deeper into computer vision and AIoT segments with powerful processing, multimedia and network connectivity on board. Diligent’s solutions will also enable the next-generation wired and 5G wireless infrastructure, cloud computing, AI, aerospace and defense applications throughout Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and India with our distribution.”

For nearly two decades, Digilent has provided engineers and embedded developers with a diverse offering of high-quality FPGA-based systems, tools, and technologies at cost-optimized value, along with an ever-expanding library of rich content available as a resource for all. Their customisable and flexible solutions are both accessible to advancing engineers.

“We are looking forward to our new partnership with Excelpoint and benefiting from their vast regional networks, as well as their experience and value-add in the distribution field. We’re excited to watch our business grow in Asia.” says Steve Johnson, President of Digilent Inc.

Regional coverage
Southeast Asia
Australia
New Zealand
India

Segments
Industrial
Consumer
AIoT
Applications
Edge AI cameras
Robotic Vision
Monitoring and Security
Smart Cities

About Digilent Inc.

Digilent Inc, a National Instruments company, is a leader in the design, manufacture and worldwide distribution of FPGA development boards and Test and Measurement devices for both industry and education.

https://www.digilent.com

Excelpoint adds new product line, Everspin Technologies

Excelpoint continues to expand its product offering with the addition of Everspin Technologies, a leading provider of non-volatile memory technology and products to mission critical data center, industrial and transportation applications.

Everspin Technologies has an outstanding reputation as a developer and manufacturer of magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) for data centers, industrial, automotive and transportation applications. With this product line added, Excelpoint will be able to offer customers quality solutions where persistence, performance, endurance and reliability are critical. This collaboration will help Excelpoint develop integrated solutions for customers in Asia Pacific as well as expand its presence for Everspin Technologies.

Regional coverage
Southeast Asia
Australia
New Zealand
India

Segments
Industrial Automation
Aerospace / Transport
Medical
Enterprise Storage
Network Infrastructure

About Everspin Technologies

Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Everspin Technologies, Inc. is the worldwide leader in designing, manufacturing, and commercially shipping discrete and embedded MRAM into markets and applications where data persistence, performance, and endurance are paramount. With over 120 million MRAM products deployed in data center, cloud storage, energy, industrial, automotive, and transportation markets, Everspin has built the strongest and fastest-growing foundation of MRAM users in the world.

For more information, visit www.everspin.com.

ATP Electronics Partners with Excelpoint for the Distribution of “Industrial Only” Memory and Storage Solutions in the APAC Region

Singapore, 20th May 2020 – ATP Electronics, the leading manufacturer of “Industrial Only” memory and storage solutions, introduces Excelpoint Technology Ltd. as the latest addition to its network of distribution partners. Excelpoint will distribute ATP “Industrial Only” memory modules and flash storage solutions in Mainland China, India, and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

“We are honored to partner not only with an industry veteran that delivers the most advanced technology but also one that adds ATP’s commitment to the `Industrial Only’ mindset. We are confident that with Excelpoint’s over 30-year expertise in providing quality electronic components and its business spanning over 40 cities in more than 10 countries, this strategic partnership will further bolster our brand leadership in these regions,” said Jeff Hsieh, ATP Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing. “ATP’s core focus is in ensuring that our customers gain the most value out of their total cost of ownership (TCO). We are glad that Excelpoint shares ATP’s deep commitment to this goal. Together, we will expand the ATP footprint and promote our `Industrial Only’ focus product line within the region.”

“Excelpoint is dedicated to offer innovative products that drive technologies, especially in the Internet of Things (IoT) arena, and these products are applicable for many industries. Given the demand for the generation of IoT data, there is a need for reliable storage and easy access,” said Mr. Herbert Kwok Fei Lung, Executive Director, Excelpoint Technology Limited, “ATP’s extensive portfolio is the right fit for the IoT requirements of the industries we serve. We look forward to the partnership and a fruitful collaboration.”

Under the Distribution Partnership Agreement, Excelpoint will carry the complete ATP DRAM range from legacy SDRAM/DDR1 to DDR4, including the latest DDR4-3200. These modules are especially suited for industrial, embedded and Internet of Things (IoT) systems. They are engineered for tough workloads, deliver high-bandwidth performance, feature either ECC or non-ECC functionality, consume low power, and support operating temperatures from -40°C to 95°C or 0°C to 85°C.

Excelpoint will also distribute the full range of ATP NAND flash storage solutions, including the latest 3D TLC NVMe/SATA SSDs with MCU-based power-loss protection, e.MMC and 3D TLC A1 performance class SD and microSD cards built for industrial and automotive applications.

For inquiries, please contact ATP regional sales, distributors, or send an email to Info@atpinc.com.

Follow ATP Electronics on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atp-electronics

For more information on the product, visit: https://www.atpinc.com/en

About ATP Electronics

ATP Electronics is the leading provider of “Industrial Only” NAND flash products and DRAM modules for demanding industrial/automotive applications requiring the highest levels of performance, reliability and endurance. A true manufacturer for over 25 years, ATP manages every stage of the manufacturing process to ensure quality and product longevity, offering in-house design, testing, and tuning from component to product level. For more information on ATP Electronics, please visit www.atpinc.com or contact us at info@atpinc.com.

Media Contact: Kelly Lin (Kellylin@tw.atpinc.com)

About Excelpoint Technology Ltd.

Excelpoint Technology Ltd. and its subsidiaries (“Excelpoint”) are leading regional business-to-business (B2B) platforms providing quality electronic components, engineering design services and supply chain management to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), original design manufacturers (ODMs) and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) in the Asia Pacific region. Established in 1987 and headquartered in Singapore, Excelpoint’s business presence spans over 40 cities in more than 10 countries with a workforce of more than 700 people from different nationalities and cultural backgrounds. For more information about Excelpoint, please visit www.excelpoint.com

Media Contact: Ms Phuay Li Ying (phuay.li.ying@excelpoint.com.sg)