While that headline looks like acronym madness, what it really asks is whether you have to do it yourself (DIY) when it comes to the Internet of Things. The pressure is on for manufacturers — both industrial and consumer — to make their products connected. Samsung’s CEO, BK Yoon, proclaimed that by 2020 all the…
DetailsLyon, France – Consumer electronics, healthcare, and industrial markets are the three biggest demand drivers for wearable electronics, according to a new report from Yole Développement (Yole). The market research firm forecasts the wearable industry to reach 295 million units by 2020 at a market value of $90 billion. The report, Sensors for Wearable Electronics…
DetailsSchurter Inc. has announced the retirement of founder Bruno H. Schurter. Schurter founded in 1982 in Petaluma, California, will change management effective July 1, 2015. Bruno H. Schurter, President & CEO will retire after 33 years of heading up the privately-held company, which is a subsidiary of SCHURTER Holding AG, founded in 1933 in Lucerne,…
DetailsAmphenol Corp. (APH) said it has agreed to pay nearly $1.3 billion for FCI Asia Pte Ltd. in furtherance of plans to deepen its offerings to OEMs in the telecommunication, datacom, wireless and industrial markets. The planned acquisition is also expected to increase Amphenol’s share of the connector and cable assembly market in Asia, building…
DetailsAltera Corporation (ALTR) has developed a storage reference design, based on its Arria® 10 SoCs, that doubles the life of NAND flash and can increase the number of program-erase cycles by up to 7X compared to current NAND flash implementations. The reference design includes an Arria 10 SoC with an integrated dual-core ARM® Cortex®A9 processor,…
DetailsAnalog Devices, Inc. named senior engineers Ahmed Ali and Peter Katzin Analog Devices Fellows, a distinguished technical position awarded to engineers who contribute significantly to the company’s business success through exceptional innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship and an unparalleled ability to bridge organizations and mentor others within the company. In addition to their business impact, Analog Devices…
DetailsIBM (NYSE: IBM) said the acquisition of the company’s global commercial semiconductor technology business by GlobalFoundries has been completed. With the closing of this transaction, GlobalFoundries becomes IBM’s exclusive semiconductor processor technology provider for the next 10 years, ensuring a long-term supply of semiconductors for IBM systems. IBM Research will continue its deep focus on…
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Mobile devices and the apps we load onto to them are part of our lives. They help us manage our day, multi-task and access information with a touch of a button. The debate, though, continues: Does fiddling around with apps during working hours improve productivity or are they distracting time-wasters? How much app love should…
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If you're producing systems for high-reliability applications, you need to know about burn-in. Here's how it impacts your product reliability and performance. Burn in to weed out weaklings If an electronic product is going to fail, it is most likely to do so soon after it is first put into use. A unit that makes…
DetailsElizabeth, N.J. – Alpha Wire has received ISO 13485:2003 certification for its Carson, California, manufacturing facility. The certification encompasses the production, assembly, and quality control processes of wire and cable. ISO 13485 is the leading quality management standard for manufacturers of medical devices. “Achieving this important ISO certification underscores Alpha Wire’s commitment to providing the…
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