The Rebirth of the Semiconductor Industry
By Ajit Manocha Originally published on SEMI.org We’re living in a digital world where semiconductors have been taken for granted. But, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing everything – and bringing semiconductors back into the deserved spotlight. AI’s potential market of hundreds of zettabytes and trillions of dollars relies on new semiconductor architectures and compute platforms. […]
Thales Alenia Space and Maxar Technologies’ SSL Form Consortium to Further Design and Develop Telesat’s LEO Satellite Constellation
CANNES, France and WESTMINSTER, CO – Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), and SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), have signed a consortium agreement to pursue the development and manufacture of Telesat’s highly advanced global LEO satellite constellation and end-to-end system. In addition the consortium, led by Thales […]
SMMT: UK Car Shipments to South Korea Up 67.8% in First Six Months of 2018
UK car shipments to South Korea rise 67.8% in first half of 2018 with almost 15,000 premium, luxury and high-performance models heading to the country South Korea now UK Automotive’s third biggest Asian market after China and Japan, taking 2.2% of exports 834,402 cars built at UK factories in the year to date, down -3.3% but still at a high level Global demand […]
ebm-papst builds new plant in China
With a ground-breaking ceremony, ebm-papst, fans and motors supplier, started the construction of a new plant in Xi’an, the Chinese capital of Shaanxi province. From summer 2019, fan solutions for the Asian market are to be produced on 27,000 square meters. ebm-papst is investing 30 million euros in its new location in Xi’an. Fan solutions […]
Keeping a Close Eye on Tariffs
The threat of an escalating trade war with China is weighing heavy on the electronic components supply channel, as companies grapple with the potential fallout from new and existing tariffs on Chinese imports. Some of the Trump administration’s tariffs went into effect earlier this month–and were met with retaliatory measures by China–and a second round was threatened just recently…