What the Government Email Account Hack Says About the Future of Cybersecurity

The breach of U.S. government email accounts by Chinese hackers, which Microsoft reported this week, will no doubt become one of the leading cybersecurity stories of 2023. It will join the likes of the SolarWinds hack and the Log4J fiasco as a major cybersecurity breach. Analysts will cite this breach for years to come to underscore why investment in cybersecurity […]

Winners of IPC Masters Competition China 2023 Announced

IPC China Skills Competition has been upgraded to IPC Masters Competition China 2023. The competition was co-organized with Pudong New Area Association for Quality and Technology Shanghai and held July 11-13 in Shanghai. In addition to hand soldering and rework, and cable and wire harness assembly competitions, a new BGA (ball grid array)/BTC (bottom terminated […]

Hon Hai unit to build plant in India for iPhone parts

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co (FII, 富士康工業互聯網), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密), is to build a factory in a southern Indian state to make iPhone components, a Karnataka official said. SOURCE: Taipei Times In a Twitter post on Monday, Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development M. B. Patil […]

Understanding the Difference Between a Data Lake and a Data Swamp in Electronics Manufacturing

In the vast realm of data management, two terms often emerge (especially given the adoption rate of AI): data lake and data swamp. While both involve storing and processing large volumes of data, they represent contrasting approaches and outcomes. In this blog from Cogiscan, the author dives into the differences between a lake and a swamp, exploring their definitions, characteristics, benefits, and pitfalls.