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Taalas chip ‘opens the way’ to reducing AI cost by 1000x

March 8, 2024

Via: Electronics Weekly

In Q3, the company plans to tape out its first large language model chip and, in Q1 2025, intends to IMG_0296-150×150.webpmake it available to early customers. Taalas has raised $50 million dollars over two rounds of funding led by Pierre […]


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$1.5 billion Chips and Science Act money for Globalfoundries

February 19, 2024

Via: Electronics Weekly

The funding will support three GF projects: Expansion of the company’s Malta, NY, fab by adding critical technologies already in production in GF’s Singapore and Germany facilities geared towards enabling the U.S. auto industry to ensure supply chain resilience for […]


Process, Quality Control

NEC develops RAN optimisation technology

February 19, 2024

Via: Electronics Weekly

NEC will incorporate the technology into RAN Intelligent Controllers (RIC) and conduct demonstration tests using this technology by March 2025. There is growing momentum to promote digital transformation (DX) by utilizing the latest technologies such as 5G, AI and the […]


News

Buy America is Surprisingly Popular Among the Witnesses at a House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing

February 15, 2024

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

A House Transportation & Infrastructure subcommittee held a hearing on Thursday examining the implementation of Buy America preferences enacted as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021. And it was notable how popular the concept of Buy America was […]


Industry Focus Areas, Medical

Heart-on-a-Chip promises cardiovascular benefits

February 14, 2024

Via: Electronics Weekly

The HoC promises to replace animal testing, shorten drug development timelines and reduce costs. It mimics the interactions of cells within the heart on a small chip and is part of the larger organ-on-a-chip (OoC) suite. The actual design of […]


Process, Production

Battery manufacturing project develops novel laser patterning process to alter electrode microstructure

February 14, 2024

Via: Phys.org

Gotham City’s Dark Knight boasts an impressive collection of technological marvels, but the superhero scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have cutting-edge capabilities of their own. A recent battery manufacturing project—affectionately called BatMan—has […]


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Manufacturing Institute Releases Report on Transitioning Military-Affiliated Talent into Manufacturing

February 13, 2024

Via: Quality Magazine

The Manufacturing Institute—the workforce development and education affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers—in partnership with Colonial Life, released a report on how manufacturers can optimize their recruitment and retention efforts for military-connected talent. The report highlights case studies from […]


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Omron Automation To Establish South Carolina Presence

February 13, 2024

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

A global leader in the industrial automation technology industry will soon establish its presence in South Carolina. Omron Automation chose Spartanburg County for its $9.2 million investment, according to the South Carolina Department of Commerce. Gov. Henry McMaster said the […]


Energy, Industry Focus Areas

Drive for brushed and brushless dc motors to 1.8kW

February 12, 2024

Via: Electronics Weekly

Operation is across 10 to 60V and -30 to +25 °C (+75°C with derating). Called ESCON2 Module (part 783722), it is a four-quadrant device that can drive and brake in both direction, controlling speed and torque, with field-oriented control (FOC) […]


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Yokohama Unveils New Commercial Tire Sizes

February 9, 2024

Via: Transport Topics

Yokohama Tire Corp. is expanding the sizes of its 124R and 714R commercial tires, the company announced Feb. 5. The 124R is a long-lasting radial tire designed for regional pickup and delivery fleets. The three new sizes bring the total […]


Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas

Triad builds division for aerospace and defence mixed-signal ICs

February 8, 2024

Via: Electronics Weekly

“Having participated in the aerospace and defense industry for numerous years, Triad takes the next strategic leap by establishing TMD as a dedicated center for high-performance high-reliability integrated circuit development,” said TMD CTO Jim Kemerling. “Utilising our analogue and mixed-signal […]


Industry Focus Areas, Medical

ABB Robotics and Mettler-Toledo Int Join Forces

February 7, 2024

Via: Industry Today

ABB Robotics and METTLER TOLEDO, a global supplier of precision instruments and services, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer an innovative solution that seamlessly integrates ABB’s robots with LabX, METTLER TOLEDO’s laboratory instrument management software. The combined […]


News

Less Than Two-thirds of Manufacturing Leaders Consider Their People When Making Organisational Changes

February 6, 2024

Via: Manufacturing Tomorrow

Organisational changes are commonplace, from changes in management structure and departmental responsibilities through to implementing a new organisation-wide IT platform. However, latest research from O.C. Tanner reveals that just 65 per cent of manufacturing leaders take their employees into account […]


Process, Production

Industry Needs Agreement on Future of Trailer Connections

February 2, 2024

Via: Transport Topics

The future of the trucking industry in North America depends on our continued advancements in safety, cost and productivity. Sensors, actuators, computers and information are key to our ability to accomplish these goals. Unfortunately, the industry is faced with a […]


Process, R & D

Analytical Components International Expands Capabilites

February 2, 2024

Via: Industry Today

Analytical Components International, a leading innovator in ultra hard material processing including synthetic sapphire and ceramics precision component engineering and manufacturing for the industrial, medical and life science industries, is thrilled to announce the integration of polycarbonate and polyetherimide (PEI) […]


Regulations

FTC Announces Largest-Ever Civil Penalty for Made in USA Labeling Fraud

February 1, 2024

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

Companies that claim to manufacture their products in America are on notice to refrain from falsely labeling their goods as “Made in USA” when they are in fact imported from overseas. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was constrained for many […]


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Manufacturing Companies Expand in South Carolina

January 26, 2024

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

Two manufacturing companies will bring 60 jobs to South Carolina as part of expansions in separate counties. Nova Molecular Technologies will create 20 new jobs as part of its $23.75 million expansion in Sumter County. The high-purity solvents manufacturer will […]


Energy, Industry Focus Areas

A New Department of Energy Rule Endangers U.S. Transformer Manufacturing

January 25, 2024

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

Distribution transformers are an essential part of our modern electrical grid, performing the final voltage transformation needed to carry electricity from the distribution grid to our homes and businesses. They’re mounted on utility poles or locked in steel cases somewhere […]


Process, R & D

Solving the Issue of Reflected Waves at D Band

January 24, 2024

Via: Industry Today

The call for “more D band” has gone out. With the ability to transmit 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps), the D band will unlock a number of technologies across a wide range of industries. Wireless communication is often the focal […]


News

Michigan Strategic Fund Helps Three Companies Create Nearly 1,000 Jobs

January 24, 2024

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

Two foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Detroit that build on Michigan’s leadership in future mobility and electrification, and a new flagship headquarters that will further strengthen the state’s supply chain network, have been approved for Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) […]