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IDC: Autonomous Vehicles to See CAGR of Nearly 12% through 2024

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The number of vehicles capable of at least Level 1 autonomy will increase from 31.4 million units in 2019 to 54.2 million u... Read More...

SEMI Among Coalition Urging EC President to Resolve SCIP Database Issues

MILPITAS, CA – SEMI joined a coalition of some 40 industry organizations calling on European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to so... Read More...

Novel Electronics Materials Startup Receives Angel Investment

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – A California startup that aims to disrupt the electronics materials market has received an undisclosed investment from a... Read More...

VS Industry Posts Fiscal Q4 Revenue Down 15%

KUALA LUMPUR – VS Industry reported fiscal fourth quarter revenue slipped 15% to RM882.61 million (US$214.7 million) year-over-year. Revenue... Read More...

Foxconn Among Investors in Next-Gen Touch Controller Company

AUSTIN, TX – Foxconn is among a handful of investors pumping in $22 million to an Austin-based company that makes semiconductor and software... Read More...

ZVEI Among Firms Starting Industrial Digital Twin Association

FRANKFURT – ZVEI is among 20-plus companies from the mechanical engineering and electrical industry to start the Industrial Digital Twin Ass... Read More...

Sept. ECIA Survey Reveals ‘Renewed Surge’ in Supply Chain Health

ATLANTA – Positive developments in both economic progress and battling the pandemic have buoyed the manufacturing world, including participa... Read More...

Jabil Reports Fiscal Q4 Net Revenue Up 11%

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil reported fiscal fourth quarter net revenue of $7.3 billion, up 11.1% year-over-year. Read More...

Georgia Tech Student Wins 2020 Charles Hutchins Educational Grant

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Chidinma Imediegwu, a graduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been selected as the winner of the 2020... Read More...

FEATURES

Test Methods to Identify Counterfeit MLCCS

Electrical and physical characteristics play a role in high-accuracy detection. Most multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) have no marking and cannot easily be ... Read More...

The Case for a 1.1mm BGA/CGA Package

A marginally larger package would cut design times and improve PCB yields and performance. Most electronics engineers know there is no 1.1mm BGA or CGA package... Read More...

5 Things for Better Program Transfer from Prototype to Volume

Is manufacturing at scale a building block of your development plan? Beyond conception, bringing a new product to life is a challenge. From the saying that “h... Read More...

SMTAI Women’s Leadership Program Shows ‘Drive’

Annual career development program features talks on automotive safety systems and quality. In the wake of Covid-19, SMTA International is virtual this year, a... Read More...