U.S. Air Force Connect Provides Access to Current Opportunities for Industry, Academia, Small Businesses
By expanding and strengthening our partnerships, and leveraging the innovation networks within industry, small business, academia, and government laboratories, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) is committed to delivering an effective service to connect that will ensure more external innovations have a transformational impact on the Air Force and Space Force. The Air Force Research […]
Fire at Renesas’s 12-Inch Wafer Fab Projected to Exacerbate Tight Supply of Automotive MCUs, Says TrendForce
A fire broke out at the 12-inch wafer production line of Renesas’s Naka Factory on March 19 due to an overcurrent in the plating equipment. Renesas said that the fire burned about 5% of the total area of the first floor. The Naka fab mainly manufactures MCUs and SoCs for automotive, industrial, and IoT-related applications. […]
Alternative Energy Technologies Are Fueling a New Era in Electric Vehicles
Whether manufacturers are building electric cars, delivery vans, city buses, or long-haul tractor-trailers, the challenge is the same: improving driving range and power management while reducing environmental impact. That’s not to say manufacturers haven’t already made substantial progress across all three areas.
European Parliament Paves Way for Due Diligence Requirements
By Alison James, senior director government relations, Europe, IPC On March 10, the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution with recommendations on the future of due diligence legislation in Europe. This is an important step toward a legislative proposal that is expected from the European Commission in June. (See October 16, 2020 IPC blog post.) The resolution […]
IPC Request for Information on Five Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic Chemicals
By Kelly Scanlon, director, environment, health and safety policy and research, IPC On March 16, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a 60-day comment period to collect information from stakeholders on the final risk management rules to reduce exposure to five different persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals (PBTs). In addition, the EPA issued […]