Moving the people or the work?
Agile is a strong champion of stable teams. This might lead to local optimizations, though. Organizations that look beyond teams often want to shuffle the resources across teams or even departments. Derk-Jan de Grood discusses when this is beneficial.
(Bio)medical electromagnetics – from Hz to GHz
The distinct features and non-invasive nature of electromagnetic waves at different frequencies place them at the core of many medical applications. TUE’s Maarten Paulides gives an overview of the field.
The need for software systems engineering
As we move to a world of cyber-physical systems and systems-of-systems, software is no longer merely a separable component of the system, argues Robert Howe.
An insight into the voltage dependence of ferroelectric ceramic capacitors
Ferroelectric multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) can maintain stable electric polarization even without an external electrical field. As a result, they have a voltage-dependent capacitance. Würth Elektronik explains how this works.
Bringing Ethernet to the Edge of Industrial Networks
Microchip has introduced new industrial-grade Single Pair Ethernet devices that implement the 10BASE-T1S and 100BASE-T1 physical layer. These products bring Ethernet all the way to the edge of industrial networks. Read more about Microchip’s Single Pair Ethernet.
Electron optics rebels come up with new dwarf microscope
After about three years of operating under the radar, startup Phe-nx presents its first tabletop microscope, called Nanos.
Making electron microscopes smarter, Tesla-style
From Eindhoven, Yolanda van Dinther is building a global software team that’s propelling Thermo Fisher Scientific in its digital transformation. “We’ve come a long way in making our electron microscopes even smarter with software, data and AI.”
Chinese tech expats in Europe are on a mission
Efforts to ‘encourage’ Chinese techies working in Europe to return to the motherland are exceedingly successful, a US intelligence firm finds.
Goodbye manual test cases, hello model-based testing
After many success stories in other markets, model-based testing is starting to gain momentum in high tech. Julien Schmaltz from CGI, Johan Poelsma from ICT and Bryan Bakker from Sioux are committed to strengthening the foothold.
Thin layers paved the way for ASM’s success
ASM played a key role in developing a deposition technique that has saved Moore’s law more than once. Outgoing CTO Ivo Raaijmakers explains what atomic layer deposition has brought the semiconductor industry – and ASM – and what more is in store.
There’s no such thing as “the ecosystem”
Every company operates in many overlapping, interconnected ecosystems. Aim to understand the true complexity.
Wennink’s warning
ASML CEO Peter Wennink worries about Dutch industries not keeping up with the world. Underneath his words of warning lurk tough political choices.