Analysis
German electronic exports and imports up markedly in Q1 2019
Amidst all the uncertainty created by trade conflicts, particularly between the US and China, the electronics industry in Germany is proving remarkably robust. According to the Industry organisation ZVEI, Germany exported €54.1bn worth of electronics in the first quarter of 2019 – up 5.8% over the same period in 2018.
NI Week 2019: Teaching solution extends into analogue
Updates to its university-level teaching solution, the NI Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) III have been released by NI at NIWeek 2019 in Austin. New application boards and upgraded software for NI ELVIS III provide a modernised, simpler interface for students to take measurements using industry-standard hardware even faster.
Micromachining helps guide light into new markets
When you think of optical semiconductors, silicon is probably not the first material that springs to mind. The lack of a direct bandgap makes silicon a poor choice for applications such as light emitting diodes (LEDs). However, silicon has a number of useful properties that, in combination with micromachining, can make it a highly effective medium for steering light and processing with it. By Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics
Patent approval secured in commercially strategic territory
Producer of specialty graphene materials, Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), has announced that the Company has received patent approval for its unique manufacturing process in the tenth out of eleven territorial applications made in 2010. AGM’s strategy is to ensure it has patent coverage in all of the major international territories in order to protect its technology.
The first on-demand telematics-based specialised mobility insurance
Voom, the world’s first on-demand, telematics-based insurance platform for specialised mobility has announced that it has emerged from stealth and closed a $5M Series A funding round. The round was led by Arbor Ventures with participation from returning investors F2 Capital, Verizon Ventures, and Kaedan Capital, as well as new partner Plug and Play Ventures. The funding brings the total amount raised to $7M.
Test automation project unveiled by Keysight and Nokia
The launch of the Open Test Automation Project (OpenTAP) has ben announced by Keysight Technologies and Nokia. OpenTAP provides an open-source, scalable architecture that enhances and accelerates the development of automation solutions within the test and measurement (T&M) ecosystem, with demonstrated success in 5G network equipment manufacturing.
University kits up with Rohde & Schwarz equipment
Rohde & Schwarz has won a contract to supply test equipment for the Electronic Engineering IoT living laboratory at the University of Aalborg. The IoT living lab is central to the University’s teaching of Electronic Engineering, and used for experimental Internet of things (IoT) projects by technical staff, MEng and masters students.
A community for safety certification on multi-core processors
Last week, Tim Skutt of Wind River, participated in one of a series of collaborative workshops on Multi-Core Processor (MCP) Certification at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base hosted by the US Army. Wait, was that a typo? No. The US Army Combat Capability Development Command (CCDC) Aviation and Missile Centre was indeed the host for a workshop at a US Air Force base. Guest blog written by Tim Skutt, Wind River.
AI in manufacturing market to reach $16bn by 2025
As per the report by Global Market Insights, ‘Worldwide Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Market was valued one billion in 2019 and will surpass a revenue collection of one 16 billion by 2025 with an annual growth rate of 40% over 2019 to 2025’. Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Market is driven by the rapid adoption of industry 4.0 technologies.
Renewable energy accounts for a third of global power capacity
The decade-long trend of strong growth in renewable energy capacity continued in 2018 with global additions of 171 gigawatts (GW), according to new data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The annual increase of 7.9% was bolstered by new additions from solar and wind energy, which accounted for 84% of the growth. A third of global power capacity is now based on renewable energy.