Increasingly, electronics OEMs, component makers, distributors, and other players in the electronics supply chain are recognizing the critical role that information technology can play in supply chain success. Unfortunately, getting from the ideal technology to real implementation can prove challenging, a new survey of global CIOs finds. “The failure rate of technology initiatives continues to…
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Last month, Chennai, the coastal capital of Southern State Tamil Nadu often called the Detroit of South India, was battered by record-breaking rains that exceeded normal levels by three times and broke a record that had held for more than a century. The torrential downpour submerged the city, brought transportation of all types to a…
DetailsAVX Corporation (NYSE: AVX) today reported a jury verdict in a patent infringement case filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware captioned Greatbatch, Inc. v AVX Corporation. Despite AVX’s defense that it had not violated Greatbatch’s patents for the particular products in question, a jury recently found that Greatbatch incurred damages totaling $37.5 million. It is expected that AVX’s…
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Marvin Minsky—an MIT computer science professor, artificial intelligence pioneer, and a personal friend of mine—died on Sunday of a massive cerebral brain hemorrhage at age 88. Marvin Minsky—the father of Artificial Intelligence (AI)—is dead at 88 but his work will continue as his most far-reaching futuristic visions have yet to be achieved. (Source: MIT) Minsky's…
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High-level mergers among the world's largest container shipping companies are reshaping the global ocean transport industry, as plummeting shipping prices and over capacity are prompting the sector to consolidate. However, the bad news for those paying to ship goods is that supply chain costs should eventually rise as the merger and acquisition activity reduces available…
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Researchers at the University of Cambridge, in England, in collaboration with Novalia, a Cambridge-based technology company, have developed a low-cost, high speed new method for printing graphene inks. This method allows graphene and other electrically conducting materials to be added to conventional water-based inks and printed using typical commercial equipment. Roll-to-roll printing of graphene ink…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The era of the set-top box is over, according to officials at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, announcing a proposal to open up competition for delivering pay-TV services. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to be released Thursday aims to let any system or application access pay-TV streams, putting an end to…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is teaming up with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara along with scientists, visionaries and educators to announce an exciting new series on Power and the Future Supercapacitor to kick off the 2016 Empowering Innovation Together™ program. This new series captures insights from some of the most influential people in power management and storage, including scientists from UCLA…
DetailsSTMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. Fourth quarter net revenues totaled $1.67 billion, gross margin was 33.5%, and net income was $2 million. For the full year 2015, net revenues totaled $6.90…
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The uncertain global economy will continue to have a dampening effect on the semiconductor market, according to two leading analyst firms. While the chip industry had been able to outperform the overall electronics market for decades, chip makers have had to grow accustomed to a more sedate pace of growth. IC Insights and Future Horizons both have forecast…
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