A deep dive in C++20
C++ has evolved a lot over time. Software engineers who are still using outdated paradigms of the programming language don’t realize its potential to the fullest. In his “C++ fundamentals” training at High Tech Institute, computer programming enthusiast Kris van Rens introduces C++20, including topics like templates and ranges.
NXP’s soft landing: so far, so good
Carefully controlling supply, NXP is “successfully navigating through this industry-wide cyclical downturn,” CEO Kurt Sievers said.
Your country needs you!
The Brainport’s unique expertise in systems and software engineering is needed to prop up the Dutch defense industry, argues Robert Howe.
Co-designing hardware and software for a sustainable future of AI
The adoption of AI models is taking off at an unprecedented scale. However, even more widespread AI use in its current technological state could lead to an environmental disaster due to its substantial energy consumption. At the Advanced Engineering expo, on 15 and 16 May in Antwerp, Ben Stoffelen, department manager of AI at Imec, discusses how a co-design approach for hardware and software could address AI’s sustainability issues.
Robert Dennard (1932-2024), father of DRAM and the famous scaling law
A great pioneer of MOSFET technology has passed away.
“Technical knowledge wasn’t enough, I needed to see the big picture”
Sebastian Pricking from the German company Trumpf knows what he’s talking about when it comes to lasers. Yet, when he was promoted to lead the development of a new fiber-based laser, technical knowledge alone wasn’t enough. He had to become a system architect. That’s why he took the “Systems architect(ing)” course at High Tech Institute.
Asperitas cools data centers at the edge
As global discussions on sustainability intensify, the Amsterdam-based tech company Asperitas is making its mark in the data center industry with its immersion cooling technology. Compared to the more traditional air cooling methods, immersion cooling has a better power usage effectiveness and can facilitate a density that’s five to ten times greater. And with its lack of moving parts, the Asperitas solution improves reliability and even allows the use of waste heat from an edge data center to warm up neighboring houses.
Growing with the customer without compromising on quality
Despite changing hands in a recent management buyout, Promexx Technical Automation continues the path it’s been following for the last twenty years in its secondment services for technical software development. Its core values haven’t changed: passion for high-tech software development, commitment to quality and personal attention.
How a mechatronics course pushed the synchrotron community forward
As an engineer working on particle accelerators, Curt Preissner ran into the limits of their design philosophy. That’s why he and a colleague took the “Mechatronics system design – part 1” course at High Tech Institute. This allowed them to introduce a new design approach into the synchrotron community, and better talk to vendors. “You need to be able to communicate what keeps you up at night.”
From Agile to Radical: triaging external forces
Being responsive means intentionally deciding on which external influences and forces to incorporate, which ones to morph and which ones to ignore.
From Agile to Radical: vision
We should define our strategy in quantitative, measurable terms, commit to it and then be responsive when external events affect our execution.