“If you hire people for their smarts, don’t keep them stupid”

After the acquisition of his wireless tech start-up, Greenpeak Technologies, Dutch Wi-Fi pioneer, Cees Links, brings Qorvo a little taste of his own style. It’s not just engineering that this semicon giant is looking for, you’ll need to bring an affinity for commerce.

How to analyze the shock response of a circuit board?

Engineers use mechanical shock testing to gauge where a product is likely to take on damage from displacements, stresses and impacts. This helps them to consider where to place fragile components. To save time and resources, engineers can use simulation. Want to know how? Read more.

Headlines

TSMC calls worldwide plans for boosting chip production “unrealistic”

Trillion+ semiconductor units shipped again this year

Airbus and TNO link on laser-based aircraft communication

ICT accelerates growth plan with Profit and Strypes NL acquisitions

Port of Rotterdam commissions 77 hybrid-electrical AGVs with VDL

Sirius Medical goes international with US approval and UK implant

TSMC pouring 100 billion in capacity expansion

Industrial HMIs: flexibility in size, format and performance

Kontron’s Panel PCs and monitors with displays in widescreen or regular format from 10.1” to 75” and touch functionalities (PCAP, IR or resistive) increase intuitive usability. Frameless front panels ensure a modern industrial design. Variants with stainless steel front for high hygiene standards and versions for control rooms and 19” cabinets are also available.

Harvesting energy from the coldness of the universe

The vast cold space of the universe is a neglected energy source that now can be tapped.

In other news

First long-range solar car unveiled on 25 June (Lightyear)

Dutch security service investigates Huawei back door (DutchNews.nl)

Preceyes’ robotic assistant used for epiretinal membrane peel at Rotterdam hospital (TUE)

How digitalization disrupts companies

Although everyone talks about digitalization (software, data and AI) and the risk of disruption that this brings to companies, very few talk about how companies get disrupted in practice.

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