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“High up in an organization, you’re busy with keeping management at ease”Ben Pronk gained fame as a system architect at several Philips divisions. A year ago, he decided to round off his career by joining a startup in robotic surgery. In the run-up to his keynote at the Bits&Chips System Architecting Conference, we ask him about his 30 years of experience as a system architect. | ||||
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| Dawn Aerospace validates B20 Thrusters in space | ||||
| Imec.istart balloons to €30M as maximum investment doubles | ||||
| Layoffs at Ampleon during surge of RF activities in Nijmegen | ||||
| Easics eyes expansion and elects a new CEO | ||||
| NXP raises 2 billion for green projects | ||||
| Microsure shores its coffers with €2.7M in new investment | ||||
| Intel: Benelux fab an option | ||||
| VDL in talks to acquire Neways | ||||
| Cottonwood plants €1M into Sencure’s biometric sensing chip | ||||
| Connect Group expands global reach with IKOR acquisition | ||||
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Comma interfaces open the door to reliable high-tech systemsOnce a research project initiated by ESI (TNO) and Philips, the Comma framework is developing into a mature product for creating and managing software interfaces. Now, Thales is also looking to use it to streamline its software engineering, as are Thermo Fisher Scientific and Kulicke & Soffa. | ||||
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In other news | ||||
| First photonic quantum computer on the cloud (IEEE Spectrum) | ||||
| German EUV developers nominated for Deutscher Zukunftspreis (Fraunhofer) | ||||
| How Microsoft built its folding Android phone (The Verge) | ||||
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Mastering complexityDesigning complex systems requires a comprehensive approach, from personnel selection to documenting the daily progress. Mastering complexity is foremost an exercise in discipline, a virtue desperately needed in today’s world. |
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