GRENOBLE, France – Sept. 6, 2016 – An international project to develop technology and architectures for mimicking neural behavior in integrated circuits will review the state of the art in creating neuromorphic circuits and bring together the device and design communities for this promising field on Sept. 12 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The workshop during ESSDERC/ESSCIRC…
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TORONTO—Standards and specifications have always been a critical part of making sure memories will work properly within a broader system, but as technologies have evolved and memory and storage have begun to merge, collaboration is changing among vendors and their customers. The launch of Micron Technology's Austin, Tex.-based Micron Storage Solutions Center earlier this year…
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TEMPE, Ariz. , Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in August following five consecutive months of expansion, while the overall economy grew for the 87th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM ® Report On Business ® . The report was issued today by Bradley…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Broadcom Ltd. will get a bigger bite of the Apple iPhone 7 and can’t get enough chips to handle the demand for 4K set-top boxes or data center switches. That said, the company’s chief executive, Hock Tan, sees the overall semiconductor industry as stable, not booming. The outlook came as Broadcom…
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When you have a repetitive, rules-based task to perform in manufacturing, it's not strange to consider using a robot to handle it. However, in the supply chain, with its spreadsheets and order forms, the idea of a robot taking over a manual computer task initially seems ludicrous. Perhaps an electromechanical robot typing away at a…
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September 02, 2016 09:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time ERLANGEN, Germany & BERLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE )–At IFA 2016, attendees can experience immersive audio for virtual reality on the new all-in-one VR device, Alcatel’s VISION, thanks to the newly formed partnership with Fraunhofer IIS and TCL Communication to deliver cutting edge audio for virtual reality. Alcatel, a mobile…
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September 02, 2016 09:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE )–Today The Open Group announced that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has been accredited to the Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard – Mitigating Maliciously Tainted and Counterfeit Products (O-TTPS ). The O-TTPS was developed and is maintained by The Open Group and in 2015 was…
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ON Semiconductor Corp. has sold its insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) product line to Littelfuse, Inc. in order to move ahead with its acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) required that ON Semiconductor “dispose of its” IGBT business prior to the closing of the acquisition. The IGBT business generated less than…
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The automotive industry, like many sectors of the electronics market, is getting increasingly complex, with global markets, production facilities and suppliers. Good labeling practices are emerging as a key strategy for managing today's complex labeling requirements and regulations. Loftware, an enterprise-labeling vendor, points to the need for a focused solution. In a written statement, the…
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BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA, August 31, 2016 — IPC's Study of Quality Benchmarks for Electronics Assembly 2016 is now available. The annual study provides valuable benchmarking data to electronics assembly companies interested in comparing quality measurements to industry averages. The quality control measurements covered by the study include first-pass yields for various test methods in use…
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