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View Micro’s experience at IMAPS Symposium 2026
The theme of iMAPS’ 59th International Symposium on Microelectronics, “Intelligent Packaging for the AI Era”, captured the direction of today’s semiconductor packaging industry.
Electroninks Awarded U.S. Air Force Contract to Advance On-Demand PCB Manufacturing for Defense Applications
CircuitJet platform to enable rapid production of obsolete parts and mission-critical electronics at the point of need Electroninks, the leader in metal complex inks for additive manufacturing and advanced semiconductor packaging, today announced it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR contract in the amount of $1,249,907 focused on advancing on-demand printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing for rapid prototyping and mission-critical electronics sustainment applications to address the...
How Implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces Are Pushing the Boundaries of Precision Die Bonding
A patient who can no longer speak generates text directly from neural activity. A patient with paralysis controls a cursor using thought alone. Behind demonstrations like these is a difficult engineering problem: how do you assemble electronics delicate enough to interact with the human brain, while keeping them stable inside the body for years? Implantable Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are moving steadily from research labs toward real medical applications.
Quanta Computer selects Siemens Xcelerator to advance manufacturing innovation
• Fortune Global 500 electronics leader targets 20 to 25 percent reduction in New Product Introduction (NPI) timelines by strengthening digital continuity from design to production Siemens today announced that Quanta Computer Inc., a global leader in consumer electronics OEM/ODM manufacturing, is using the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software to advance its global digital transformation to shorten development cycles and enhance responsiveness to market demand.
Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab to Train Sailors on Laser Weapons
By Thomas McMahon Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, CA Sailors can now get certified in operating and maintaining the fleet’s most prevalent directed energy system through a new training program at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (DESIL), with the first course completed in late March.
From AI momentum to manufacturing reality
AI is moving past the hype, and the first real pressure is showing up in manufacturing. As demand accelerates across photonics and advanced packaging, key technologies enabling the hardware behind AI, development cycles are tightening. Manufacturers are under pressure to accelerate time-to-production, without compromising the delivery precision, repeatability, and yield that high-volume manufacturing demands.
INDUSTRY: PERSPECTIVE: Transforming Acquisitions With Digital Electronic Systems Engineering
At the 2024 Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Norm Augustine was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award, rightfully recognizing his significant contributions to aerospace. With the many achievements cited, there was a glaring omission.
VIEWPOINT: Thinking Differently Critical For Air Force's Future
VIEWPOINT: Thinking Differently Critical For Air Force's Future In the same week in September, I read an Air and Space Forces magazine editorial, “Build an Air Force” by Tobias Naegele, and an Automotive News story on the passing of Francois Castaing, the former vice president of engineering at Chrysler during the 1990s.
Turning the So-Called Valley of Death Green Original
Turning the So-Called 'Valley of Death' Green The defense technology community spends a lot of time grumbling about the “Valley of Death,” a term referring to the place where innovative technologies funded by the Defense Department fail to make it into warfighters’ hands because they can’t make the transition from prototype to a real product.
Exceptional Story for September: Damp Martyrs | Failbetter Games
By Stuart Young, August 26, 2021 · Exceptional Friendship Fallen London A wealthy heiress has disappeared! Her family suspect kidnap, and blame the Circumcellion Brotherhood: a nautical band of martyr-marauders. Join a naval task force to uncover the truth, and learn whether salvation can be found on the cold Unterzee.
The Price of Success vs the Cost of Failure
Viewpoint: The Price of Success vs. the Cost of Failure 2/24/2021 By Steve Carlson, James S.B. Chew and Frank Schirrmeister iStock illustration “Uneasy is the head that wears the crown.” Shakespeare most likely did not appreciate the timeless relevance when he wrote that line for his play Henry IV, Part 2. When applied to business, the clairvoyance cannot be overstated. Successful companies achieved their standing by being competitive in their respective markets.
Developing Military Electronic Systems Calls For Holistic Strategy
Steve Carlson & James S.B. Chew & Frank Schirrmeister National Defense Magazine October 12, 2020 One can view the Defense Department’s Digital Modernization Strategy as a direct response to this 2018 National Defense Strategy goal: “Prototyping and experimentation should be used prior to defining requirements and commercial off-the-shelf systems.
Developing Military Electronic Systems Calls For Holistic Strategy
Industry Perspective: Developing Military Electronic Systems Calls For Holistic Strategy 10/9/2020 By Steve Carlson, James S.B. Chew and Frank Schirrmeister iStock illustration One can view the Defense Department’s Digital Modernization Strategy as a direct response to this 2018 National Defense Strategy goal: “Prototyping and experimentation should be used prior to defining requirements and commercial off-the-shelf systems.
How to Break Exponential Pentagon Cost Growth (excerpt)
(Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology; posted Sept. 16, 2020) The recently published viewpoint “Can the Pentagon Spend More Smartly?” (AW&ST Aug. 31-Sept. 13, p. 58) highlights the consequences of increased dependence on technology to maintain an edge. In fact, the core issue of the exponential growth in cost associated with the linear growth in technology capability is highlighted in Norman Augustine’s 1982 book Augustine’s Laws.
Opinion: How To Break Exponential Pentagon Cost Growth
The recently published viewpoint “Can the Pentagon Spend More Smartly?” (AW&ST Aug. 31-Sept. 13, p. 58) highlights the consequences of increased dependence on technology to maintain an edge. In fact, the core issue of the exponential growth in cost associated with the linear growth in technology capability is highlighted in Norman Augustine’s 1982 book Augustine’s Laws. Specifically, two of “Augustine’s laws” focus on what needs to be avoided within the Defense Department acquisition community.
Emulate Before You Fabricate
Industry Perspective: Emulate Before You Fabricate - A Mantra for Defense Electronics 6/5/2020 By James S.B. Chew and Frank Schirrmeister iStock illustration When it comes to the continued execution of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, creating high-quality electronics efficiently is crucial. But how can the Defense Department reach its crucial electronic design goals? For starters, it can draw parallels from the story of transition detailed in James P.
Taking the Right Steps - Understanding 5G for the DoD
A recent Pentagon announcement focusing on 5G network capabilities — based on a Defense Science Board 5G study — will no doubt create many overnight “experts” in the telecommunications field. However, the office of the undersecretary for research and engineering wisely stated that the significant commercial investment in this area should be leveraged.
Taking the Right Steps - Understanding 5G for the DoD
Taking the Right Steps - Understanding 5G for the DoD 12/19/2019 By James S.B. Chew Photo: iStock A recent Pentagon announcement focusing on 5G network capabilities — based on a Defense Science Board 5G study — will no doubt create many overnight “experts” in the telecommunications field. However, the office of the undersecretary for research and engineering wisely stated that the significant commercial investment in this area should be leveraged.
Realizing the Potential of AI on the Edge
Realizing the Potential of AI on the Edge 8/22/2019 By James S.B. Chew Image: iStock In the late 1970s, the outlook for the internal combustion engine was bleak. Faced with complying to both aggressive fuel economy standards and stringent emission regulations, the American driver seemed destined for a future of small, underpowered cars. But something funny happened. Engineers and researchers began to study the technological state of those engines.
Preventing Expensive Electronic Hardware Mistakes
“Management reserve” is a common term for all Defense Department and defense industrial base program managers. As a program execution management system is constructed, experienced subject matter experts are consulted to assess risk. This risk assessment is based on experience from previous programs. As a rule, the higher the risk, the higher the management reserve. Despite all this careful planning, expensive hardware mistakes are common. The reasons are simple.
Consumer Electronics Industry Shows How to Break Augustines Laws
A book published in 1984 references two tongue-in-cheek “laws” to be avoided within the Defense Department, Congress and the defense industrial base. The most famous of these laws is: “In the year 2054, the entire defense budget will purchase just one aircraft.
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