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Raytheon completes first Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor radar antenna

ANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company [NYSE: RTN]  finished building the first radar antenna array for the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor. Raytheon completed the work less than 120 days after the U.S. Army selected Raytheon to build LTAMDS, a next-generation radar that will defeat advanced threats like hypersonic […]

Startup Power Hydrant tests robotics for EV charging

Even as electric vehicle technology transforms the industry, most EV chargers still bear a strange likeness to the traditional internal-combustion world, plugging into a port on the car just like an old-fashioned gas pump nozzle. Source: Startup Power Hydrant tests robotics for EV charging

Global EMS Market Reaches $555 Billion in 2019

In 2019, the worldwide contract manufacturing (CM) services market increased nominally — by 2.5 percent in total revenue — resulting in combined EMS and ODM revenue of over $555 billion, an expansion of $13 billion from the previous year, according to New Venture Research. The Worldwide Electronics Manufacturing Services Market – 2020 Edition reports revenue […]

Which components will next generation air defense depend on? 

We are looking at a decade where over 10,000 defense aircraft are expected to be delivered worldwide. With those aircraft come amazing new capabilities, including unprecedented levels of networking and computing power. Source: Which components will next generation air defense depend on? | Editorials, Editors Choice, Global, North America, On Ticker, top articles News

Next Challenge: Known Good Systems

The leading edge of design is heading toward multi-die/multi-chiplet architectures, and an increasing number of mainstream designs likely will follow as processing moves closer to the edge.This doesn’t mean every chipmaker will be designing leading-edge chips, of course. But more devices will have at least some leading-edge logic or will be connected over some advanced […]

Raytheon signs $6B contract modification with DOD

Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) signed a $6 billion contract modification Monday to provide the Defense Logistics Agency with parts and repair and engineering services for multiple weapons systems. Source: Raytheon signs $6B contract modification with DOD – Washington Business Journal

AMS wins EU approval for 4.6 billion euro Osram buy 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Austrian sensor producer Ams (VI:AMS) (S:AMS) on Monday gained unconditional EU antitrust approval for its 4.6-billion-euro (4.1 billion pounds) acquisition of German lighting group Osram (DE:OSRn) Source: AMS wins unconditional EU approval for 4.6 billion euro Osram buy By Reuters

Global Electronics Outlook: More Positive Signs, but Recovery Timeline Still Uncertain

June “flash” PMIs were just released for select counties (chart 1). With the exception of Japan all PMIs rebounded although many still remained in contraction territory (PMI<50):Markit Economics’ USA PMI rose sharply from 39.8 to 49.6 (chart 2).Eurozone PMI also rebounded from 39.4 to 46.9 – indicating manufacturing contraction but at a slower rate (chart […]

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 5.8% Year-to-Year in May

WASHINGTON—July 3, 2020— The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $35.0 billion in May 2020, an increase of 5.8 percent from the May 2019 total of $33.0 billion and 1.5 percent more than the April 2020 total of $34.4 billion. Monthly sales are compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics […]

ams digital X-ray readout IC pro vides clearer images at lower radiation doses

Premstaetten, Austria (June 29, 2020) — ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today introduces a new readout integrated circuit (IC) for digital X-ray flat panel detectors (FPDs) that provides clinicians with clearer images while reducing the patient’s exposure to radiation. The new AS5850A digital readout IC is a 16-bit, 256-channel […]

How Speed Up the Healthcare Product Development Cycle 

Healthcare worldwide is at an exciting inflection point. On the one hand is reactive medicine, which to a large extent describes the profile of the existing system – you get sick, visit your healthcare provider, get treated and go home. Source: 3 Ways to Speed Up the Healthcare Product Development Cycle | Jabil