EU’s CBI Identifies Key Trends in European Electronics Market for Exporters

Europe’s electronics and electrical engineering sector is a large and attractive sales market. In 2016 it had a world market share of 14.6%. Legislation that strives for more fuel or energy efficiency has driven growth for electronics in the automotive, building and lighting sectors. Industrial production turns ‘smart’ and becomes more automated. An increasingly ageing […]

AMD, Nvidia 2H18 revenue growth may weaken on crypto mining chill

Monica Chen, Taipei; Willis Ke, DIGITIMES Major GPU chipmakers AMD and Nvidia are expected to see their revenue performance lose some growth momentum in the second half of 2018, as demand for crypto mining graphic cards remains on the decline amid sustained mining chill, according to industry sources. Based on its financial statement released recently, […]

Hermes Standard in AOI systems available from Omron

Omron will be offering its AOI systems with The Hermes Standard (THS) as of the end of August. The Hermes Standard is provider-independent machine-to-machine communication that simplifies production-related data transfer in SMT production. Leading machine manufacturers have joined forces to make future SMT manufacturing industry-4.0 ready. “We look forward to offering our customers The Hermes […]

Navigating Data Security in the Connected Home and Building

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The connected homes and buildings that were once considered science fiction are finally seeing the light of day. However, now that a connected future is here, consumers are slow to adopt the technology and skeptical about the devices furnishing their surroundings. In many cases, they are worried about data security—and rightly so.