In a move to bolster its LED lighting solutions business, Molex, LLC is launching its Transcend Connected Lighting System in collaboration with Cisco and luminaire manufacturer partners. The new system is designed to accelerate the deployment of smart LED lighting control using secure network architectures in commercial buildings, educational facilities, healthcare facilities, and manufacturing and…
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As the automotive industry enters the uncharted territory of autonomous cars, a popular notion among the technology’s Silicon Valley cheerleader is that it’s game-over for incumbent carmakers. At a recent conference, Adeel Lari, professor at the Univ. of Minnesota, told me, “Automakers are dead meat.” This presumption—hardly exclusive to Prof. Lari—derives from the observation that…
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Today, companies around the world face daily challenges associated with corruption. This risk coupled with new laws and heightened enforcement are just a few of the factors driving companies to implement and improve anti-corruption compliance programs. However, while intentions may be good, many companies still struggle with compliance. In the new whitepaper, Why Anti-Corruption Programs…
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For manufacturers, extracting value from used electronics, whether that entails reselling, repairing, or recycling items in consumer or business-to-business markets, is not one of their core competencies. Many companies are coming to the conclusion that there's only so much they can do internally to address the challenge of asset recovery. In these instances, it may…
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All Lindsley Ruth has to do now is introduce his new executive team at Electrocomponents plc to the global electronics industry and the investment community. Ruth plans to do this on Nov. 19, thereby wrapping up the first phase of a set of tasks he assigned himself on taking over as Group CEO of the…
DetailsWPG Americas Inc. (WPGA) a subsidiary of WPG Holdings, the Global number one distributor of semiconductors, announced today it has opened a new office located at 1699 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 230 in Schaumburg, Illinois. The new office includes sales, marketing and engineering resources allowing WPGA to better service existing and future customers in the Central…
DetailsThe Chinese semiconductor sector is expected to establish a significant presence in the global NAND flash market over the next two to three years, according to TrendForce. The charge is being led by the Tsinghua Unigroup, which has made significant investments in NAND flash manufacturers over the past year. DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, recently reported…
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Medical wearables are being touted as the next big medtech trend and as devices that will promote preventative medicine and fitness. But some physicians are beginning to voice their doubts about the usefulness of these devices beyond being mere gimmicks or convenient Christmas presents, according to an article on our sister site, MD+DI Online .…
DetailsGlobal E-Health market is expected to reach USD 308.0 billion by 2022, according to a new report by Grand View Research Inc. The transition of the healthcare industry into digital healthcare system for management and analysis of patient health is expected to be the most vital driver of the market. Increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, and technological advancements in…
DetailsThe Elma Group acquires the Swiss company Trenew Electronic AG in Rüti ZH, operating in the system integration business, retroactively as per January 1, 2015. The contract was signed on November 9, 2015. Besides the offering of Embedded Computing Systems and Electronic Packaging, Trenew Electronic is an expert for Power Supplies. With a production site…
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