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Unlocking the Future of PCB: Bridge the Skills Gap and Nurture Next-Gen Talent
In today's highly-digital environment, embracing innovation and technology is no longer a choice but a necessity. The PCB industry is no exception. With a rising skills gap, the PCB industry faces an increasingly ageing workforce and retirement, so the loss of specialised skills and experiences is expected. This shortfall not only pressures the present but the outlook.
Automotive IC marketshare seen rising to 10% by 2026.
September 28, 2022
IC Insights reports that the automotive IC marketshare has steadily increased since 1998 growing from 4.7% of total IC sales that year to 7.4% in 2021. Marketshare gains are forecast to continue for the auto segment, with an 8.5% share expected this year and 9.9% share by the year 2026.
Pocket-Size white noise generator for quickly testing circuit signal response
April 16, 2021
Question: Can you produce a frequency spectrum for all frequencies at the same time?
Reasons to outsource manufacturing
March 17, 2021
When it comes to orchestrating all of the complexities associated with the manufacturing of a product, should innovators and businesses build a product themselves or outsource production? Lets look at the benefits in choosing an EMS to handle your manufacturing.
Cree divest its LED operations as LED supply chain continues its shift to Asia
October 23, 2020
After global LED giant Cree divested its lighting business in 2019, the company has announced its plan to sell its LED business to SMART Global Holdings (SGH) for USD 300 million. TrendForce indicates that Chinese manufacturers have quickly risen in the LED industry in recent years, benefiting from superior production capacities and cost optimization measures.
UL expands its Silicon Valley 5G testing facility
September 02, 2020
Science safety company UL, announces that it has opened the expansion of its Silicon Valley electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and wireless testing laboratory with the debut of new 5G testing facilities.
Samsung expands foundry capacity with new production line
May 22, 2020
Samsung Electronics says that it plans to boost its foundry capacity at the company's new production line in Pyeongtaek, Korea, to meet growing global demand for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) solutions.
Keysight opens new testing lab in Malaysia
May 07, 2020
Keysight Technologies has opened a new Regulatory Test Laboratory in Penang, Malaysia to deliver accredited electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing services for manufacturers of electronic devices and mission-critical industries.
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Function toolkit for automated retail checkout systems
Technology fusion offers more than the sum of parts congatec, Basler and NXP Semiconductors have developed a function toolkit for deep learning applications in retail. The platform is a proof-of-concept, using artificial intelligence (AI) to fully automate the retail checkout process.
NVIDIA leads way but competition is intensifying
October 15, 2019
Diversity is the name of the game when it comes to the edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) chipset industry. In 2019, the AI industry is witnessing the continual migration of AI workloads, particularly AI inference, to edge devices, including on-premise servers, gateways, and end-devices and sensors.
ESA contracts consortium for high-performance compute board
October 10, 2019
A consortium, led by Cobham Gaisler, has been awarded a development contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) that will result in the design of an accelerator board suitable for Computer Vision (CV) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for in-orbit space use.
Compact low-power 140GHz CMOS radar with on-chip antennas
June 08, 2018
Imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, today announced at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS, Philadelphia, USA), the world’s first CMOS 140GHz radar-on-chip system with integrated antennas in standard 28nm technology.
NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars
May 14, 2018
There is actually more information, but who needs that? Really! The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the Mars 2020 rover mission.
What’s in your portable product?
April 19, 2018
We are all familiar with batteries these days; they are virtually ubiquitous in a myriad of products and applications.
An accident waiting to happen
April 13, 2018
So it begins – from zero to one – the first recorded death of a pedestrian involved in an accident with a self-driving car operating in autonomous mode.
ByteSnap Design Industry Predictions for 2018
December 18, 2017
This year has proved to be another eventful one in the embedded systems space. 2017 has witnessed far-reaching DDoS and ransomware attacks such as WannaCry; the onward advance of driverless cars, with greater uptake of trials around the world; further mega-mergers of semiconductor companies and much more...
Collaboration on ultrasonic fingerprint imaging tech
March 29, 2017
InvenSense and Globalfoundries collaborate on an ultrasonic fingerprint imaging technology for InvenSense UltraPrint Ultrasound Fingerprint Touch Sensor Solution.
Movidius + Intel = vision for the future of autonomous devices
September 06, 2016
Intel is acquiring Movidius in a move to accelerate computer vision through RealSense for the next wave of computing.
Global semiconductor sales increase slightly in March
May 03, 2016
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached USD 26.1 billion for the month of March 2016, a slight increase of 0.3 percent compared to the previous month’s total of USD 26.0 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
Global semiconductor sales top $335 billion in 2015
February 02, 2016
The global semiconductor industry posted sales totalling USD 335.2 billion in 2015, a slight decrease of 0.2 percent compared to the 2014 total, which was the industry's highest-ever sales total, reports SIA.
IQE's wireless business unit renews major contract
January 18, 2016
IQE plc, has successfully renegotiated a long-term supply contract with a tier 1 customer for the supply of wafer products used in wireless applications.
Raw materials prices show significant decrease
December 01, 2015
The Passive Component Raw Material Index showed a significant decrease in pricing in August 2015 of 10.5% on a month-to-month basis following another equally significant price reduction in July of 9.3%, writes Dennis Zogbi for TTI's MarketEye.
Ansys – a world of simulations on the horizon?
April 06, 2015
Simulation software expert Ansys predicts a future where production is based on simulation rather than prototyping. We had a chat with Matt Commens.
M2M 2015 Trend Predictions from ByteSnap Design Engineers
December 01, 2014
Some 4.9 billion connected “things” will be in use in 2015, up 30% from 2014, and will reach 25 billion by 2020, according to recent research from industry analyst Gartner.
Project Tango Teardown
April 23, 2014
Hey, great news! We didn't have to steal a Project Tango unit from a developer, or have someone "accidentally leave it" in a bar.
Mouser continues its rapid growth in Europe
January 07, 2014
Mouser Electronics, Inc. has outstripped the general distribution market in Europe, and expects to achieve year-on-year revenue growth figures of above 30% for 2013.
Southern Europe next target for Digi-Key sales expansion
October 18, 2013
Digi-Key has appointed Vincenzo Purgatorio, Regional Sales Director for Southern Europe and North Africa.
AMD details Embedded Product roadmap
September 10, 2013
AMD disclosed its roadmap for the fast growing embedded computing market, as it goes to offer both ARM and x86 processor solutions for low-power and high-performance embedded compute designs.
Movidius raises USD 16M in Series D funding
July 17, 2013
Movidius announced a $16 million Series D funding round led jointly by Atlantic Bridge, DFJ Esprit and Robert Bosch Venture Capital, with participation from existing investors Capital E, AIB Seed Capital Fund and private investors.
AMD targets high-growth, embedded markets
May 10, 2013
AMD targets high-growth, embedded markets with new AMD Embedded G-Series System-on-Chip.
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