In 1923, the great architect Giacomo Mattè Trucco was chosen to create a modern factory for the car manufacturer Fiat. His design was a magnificent contemporary departure from the baroque building styles that came before. This testament to the industrial era was to become the largest factory in Europe and the very first to be…
DetailsWebasto, global systems partner to almost all automotive manufacturers, and Samsung SDI headquartered in South Korea came to an agreement about future cooperation on March 9, 2018. The letter of intent was signed by representatives from both companies at the Webasto headquarters in Stockdorf and envisages collaboration in the manufacture of high voltage batteries for…
DetailsAnalog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI), today announced the acquisition of Symeo GmbH, a privately held company based in Munich, Germany that specializes in RADAR hardware and software for emerging autonomous automotive and industrial applications. Symeo’s innovative signal processing algorithms will enable ADI to offer customers a RADAR platform with significant improvements in angular accuracy and resolution. “With…
DetailsSMIC, Shaoxing Government, and Shengyang Group together announced today the founding of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Electronics (Shaoxing) Corporation (planned) with joint capital contributions. The signing of the joint venture agreement marks the start of a project to bring the manufacture of MEMS and power devices to Shaoxing. The Secretary of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee,…
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With the rise of e-commerce and the shipping standards set by Amazon, customers now have rising expectations on global delivery. Retailers and couriers are embracing this challenge, using automation and technology to make supply chain logistics faster, easier, and compatible with the 21st century. Photo courtesy: Pixabay Even in the past five years, the logistics…
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E-textiles are not new. In the electronics industry, we’ve been eyeing this new market for years. However, they have promised much and delivered little this far. Now, though, new materials are constantly being developed in the space ranging from fibers to polymers and inks. Many believe the adoption of these materials, as well as interest…
DetailsEMA Design Automation® (www.ema-eda.com), a full-service provider and innovator of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solutions, today announced that access for its more than 14 million component library is now free, allowing downloads from the world’s largest collection of verified symbols, footprints, and 3D STEP models through www.ultralibrarian.com . “Today’s engineers don’t have the time or the desire…
DetailsNewark element14, the Development Distributor, is pleased to announce the launch of the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, the fastest and most powerful version yet, perfecting the already outstandingly successful Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. Built on a new quad-core Broadcom BCM2837 64-bit application processor running at 1.4GHz, the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ is over…
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Diverse Electronics is pleased to announce its partnership with GW Instek, a leading manufacturer of high-precision electronic test and measurement instruments. GW Instek’s product range encompasses more than 450 products across five categories – power supplies, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, function generators, and component/safety testers. “Diverse Electronics is very pleased to have partnered with such a…
DetailsBroadcom Limited (NASDAQ: AVGO) (“Broadcom”) today announced that it has withdrawn and terminated its offer to acquire Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) (“Qualcomm”) and has withdrawn its slate of independent director nominees for Qualcomm’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Broadcom today issued the following statement: Although we are disappointed with this outcome, Broadcom will comply with the Order. Broadcom will continue to move forward with its redomiciliation…
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