TUE, NXP and KPN roll out the red carpet for 5G

In an effort to ensure the rollout of the next-generation 5G network, the Dutch private and public sectors are teaming up as Eindhoven University of Technology joins industry giants NXP and KPN to pave the way.

Multiphysics simulations for 5G applications

SoCs and RFICs for 5G smartphones and networks need to manage huge amounts of antenna data and offer significantly high processing capabilities in thermally and power-constrained environments. ANSYS multiphysics simulations solve challenges across the spectrum of chip, package and system. Download this white paper.

Headlines

Rocsys rakes in €5.25M investment to scale up and expand globally

Global semiconductor revenue tops 500 billion this year

Sioux sets up shop in Apeldoorn

Philips and ESI make Comma tool available through Eclipse

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

RF energy training sessions

In close collaboration with Techwatch, the RF Energy Section of IMPI is offering a beginner and advanced RF training course on 27 November (the day before the Benelux RF Conference). This half-day training is open to both conference attendees and non-attendees interested in gaining additional hands-on knowledge about high power, RF energy systems and components.

A developer’s eye on smart glasses

In a Horizon 2020 project led by a major eyewear company, an advanced smart glasses product was developed that supports users in their daily activities. Consortium member Alten describes the main technical challenges and explains how they were solved.

In other news

Helping autonomous vehicles see around corners (MIT)

Python creator Guido van Rossum retires (Dropbox)

Colruyt supermarket invests in French logistic robots (EU-Startups)

Who manages your system architecture?

Many companies have no or severely atrophied systems engineering functions that are unable to provide governance of nor experimentation with the system architecture. This lack of capability is extremely dangerous from a disruption perspective.

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