Semiconductors: What are the New Possibilities of Discrete Components in the IoT Age?
Original article is hosted here. Look around. How many electronic devices do you see? The ubiquity of electronic devices means we are surrounded by semiconductors all the time. But, wait—what exactly are semiconductors? What do they do? Many people have heard the word, but few could explain what they actually are. Toshiba provides three types of […]
Power Devices: The Tiny, Eco-Friendly Key to Our Low-Carbon Society Dreams?
Original article is hosted here. Nowadays, semiconductors are everywhere, hidden within the electronic devices that support our everyday lives. Of particular interest, however, are power devices—a type of discrete components. Demand for these is expected to increase in the coming years, in the automobile and industrial machinery sectors, amongst others. This interest is a result of the world’s […]
What is VPP? Invisible Power Plant in Action
Original article is hosted here. Virtual is a word we’ve come to hear more frequently in recent years. There’s virtual reality, which simulates interactive environments, and there are virtual currencies, like Bitcoin, unregulated digital money. Now virtual is reaching into the world of energy, and we are seeing the development of virtual power plants, VPP as […]
Introducing Quantum Cryptography: The What, When and How
Original article is hosted here. At a time when technological advances have created an almost constant state of data proliferation, the need for the secure transmission of sensitive information has never been more significant. In fact, Cisco predicts mobile data traffic to increase sevenfold between 2016 and 2021*1. IT decision-makers evidently recognise this challenge, with the […]
Toshiba’s CTO Shares His Vision: The Cyber and the Physical–Part 2
Original article is hosted here. In today’s world, everything is connected through the internet. We have reached a point where using AI technology in cyber space can create value, and where major business opportunities can be found not only in analyzing data on consumption and other human behavior, but also from objects found in the […]
Toshiba’s CTO Shares His Vision: The Cyber and the Physical–Part 1
Original article is hosted here. Internet search, SNS communications, cloud-based storage of photos and movies, e-commerce and other on-line services, most of them developed by Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon (the GAFA companies), have become indispensable to daily life. However, our lives do not move forward simply through cyberspace activities that exist solely on servers and […]
Toshiba Launches Brand-Building Global Advertising Campaign
Tokyo—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) is launching a worldwide corporate advertising campaign to promote its rebranding under a new global identity. Inspired by the “Essence of Toshiba,” the July 2018 restatement of its purpose and values, and driven by the slogan “For a new day,” the video-based campaign will be rolled out in TV commercials, internet […]
Toshiba’s New Global Brand Identity to Promote Growth and Development
–Introduces “Essence of Toshiba,” a statement of values and guiding principles– TOKYO– Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) has today unveiled a new global brand identity the “Essence of Toshiba,” a restatement of its abiding purpose and values. The Essence of Toshiba replaces Toshiba’s previous Group Management Vision, Brand Statement and Brand Tagline. The Essence of Toshiba […]
Generating Power from a Waterfall Only as Tall as a Man: Micro Hydro Broadens the Appeal of Hydropower
Mounting concerns about environment degradation are accelerating adoption of many and various renewable energy systems around the world, with solar, wind, and biomass power among the more familiar. However, the largest single source of emission-free, renewable electricity worldwide is hydroelectric power, which harnesses the power of moving water to generate electricity. The key advantages of […]
Bringing the New AI Era to Life – The Researchers Creating Toshiba’s Technologies
Our previous three articles introduced how Toshiba applies AI at Yokkaichi Operations, in an image recognition LSI, and in communications. These technologies all originated at Toshiba’s Corporate Research and Development Center. Osamu Hori, the Director of the Center, has been closely involved with image recognition research throughout much of his career, which is interwoven with […]
