Foxconn Interconnect Technology Acquires Belkin International for US$866 million

TAIPEI and LOS ANGELES – March 26, 2018 – Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited (FIT) (HKG: 6088), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., and Belkin International, Inc. (Belkin®, Linksys®, Wemo®, Phyn® brands) jointly announced today the signing of a definitive agreement under which FIT agreed to acquire Belkin International for approximately US$866 million […]

A.C.T. (USA) Int’l LMT. Attains ISO 9001:2015 Registration

Melbourne, Florida. Jack Gemmell President and owner of A.C.T.(USA) Int’l Lt. Is pleased to announce that his company has attained the new ISO 9001:2015 registration. Upon making the announcement, Mr. Gemmell commented, “This accomplishment is attribute the all of the good work and dedicated of our entire team. We are very pleased and proud of the […]

Accenture’s Tech Vision 2018 Trend: Citizen AI

By Amy Fuller, Accenture As artificial intelligence grows in capabilities—and impact on people’s lives—businesses must work to “raise” their AIs to act as responsible, productive members of society. Imagine artificial intelligence (AI) systems that help make medical diagnoses, support insurance payout decisions or use data-driven insights to enhance software development. All these things and more are […]

U.S. Companies Maintain Largest Share of Fabless Company IC Sales, Says IC Insights

China-based companies show the largest fabless IC marketshare gain since 2010. Research included in the March Update to the 2018 edition of IC Insights’ McClean Report shows that fabless IC suppliers accounted for 27% of the world’s IC sales in 2017—an increase from 18% ten years earlier in 2007.  As the name implies, fabless IC […]