GaN Systems, a leading developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, has announced the appointment of Jim Witham as CEO of the corporation. GaN Systems’ power conversion devices, based on its proprietary Island Technology®, are being commercialized in 2014 and the company is expanding globally. Co-founders Girvan Patterson and John Roberts will continue in their…
DetailsRFMW, Ltd. announces the availability of RF absorber material tuned to customer specific applications. These free samples are electrically tuned (optimized) to absorb unwanted RF emissions between 1 and 40GHz based on design requirements provided by the user. These magnetic “Tuned Frequency” absorbers are intended for specular reflection loss or for customers who experience cavity…
DetailsFrost & Sullivan’s Manufacturing Leadership Council today honored 100 world-class manufacturing companies and individual leaders as winners of the 2014 Manufacturing Leadership Awards (ML Awards). In a world of intensifying global competition and accelerating change, recipients of the ML Awards have distinguished themselves by embracing breakthrough innovation and enabling their companies to anticipate and respond…
Detailswas The EMS and ODM market valued at about $363.8 billion in 2013. ReportsnReports.com offers the “Global and China EMS and ODM Industry Report, 2013-2014.” The EMS and ODM market covers telecommunications and network equipment, communications terminals (mobile phone), computers (including desktop PC, laptop, Tablet PC), computer peripherals (including HDD, display, printer, etc.), consumer electronics…
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Talk about big data and all the numbers describing its magnitude is big, too. And with more mobile devices coming into the world, there will be exponentially more data that will need to be managed, stored, and used to create a more customized end-user experience. Chew on these stats coming out of a seminar on…
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Driver's safety and driver's assistance technology is gaining a reliance on radar technology. While high performance and reliable, it comes with high cost. Component prices, placement issues in the vehicle, and power requirements have relegated these solutions to premium vehicles typically as options. Optical technologies are far more cost effective but have had some challenges…
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I regard debugging and troubleshooting as among the most difficult engineering skill set, and one that is mostly learned through experience, mistakes, and practice. At the same time, it's easy to have so much experience that you get a little too clever for yourself and miss the obvious. Like most of you, I have the…
DetailsBoston, Mass. — There is good news for electronic component manufacturers that are developing solutions for the wearable device market. Global sales of wearable devices is expected to grow tenfold from 15 million units in 2013 to 154 million units by 2018, according to new research from Strategy Analytics. The biggest sales are expected to…
DetailsWhirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) announces today that it will invest $40 million to nearly double the size of its Greenville, Ohio, small appliance manufacturing operations. The expansion is expected to generate approximately 400 new jobs by 2018 – bringing the facility to a total workforce of about 1,400 employees. Executives say strong demand for KitchenAid small…
DetailsRising labor costs in China as well as currency appreciation hurt the nation’s domestic flexible printed circuit board industry last year, according to the “Global and China FPCB (Flexible Printed Circuit Board) Industry Report.” The overall market will continue to grow: the global flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) market is valued at $1.321 billion with…
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