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EETech Releases Annual Engineering Insights Report
For the sixth year in a row, EETech Media has partnered with a third party research firm to gather and analyze data from professionals in the engineering industry from around the world to release their Annual Engineering Insights Report. For the first time in the study’s history, EETech partnered with the Electronic Component Industry Association (ECIA) to assist in creating and analyzing the survey. This year’s survey garnered 8,725 qualified respondents. - January 26, 2023 - EETech Media
Rochester Electronics Receives IATF 16949 Certification for Automotive Production
Rochester Electronics is excited to announce that they are IATF 16949:2016 certified for the manufacture of semiconductor components at our US-based facilities. IATF 16949 is the industry's highest standard for quality management systems in the automotive sector. - January 09, 2023 - Rochester Electronics, LLC
Fan-Assisted Heat Sinks are Designed for Analog Devices Evaluation Boards
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) is now providing fanSINK heat sinks specifically for cooling the processors on Analog Devices (ADI) evaluation boards for AD9166, AD9986/8, AD9081/2, and on the QUAD-MxFE Platform. - December 23, 2022 - Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc.
New Reports from Principled Technologies Highlight the Benefits of Upgrading to the Latest-Generation HP Elite Dragonfly G3 and Elitebook 840 G9 Laptops
The laptops showed performance advantages when PT compared them to similarly configured previous-generation devices. - December 14, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
BDA Advises onsemi on Sale of Niigata Foundry to Mercuria, Sangyo Sosei, Fukuoka Capital
bdapartners.com BDA Partners is pleased to announce that On Semiconductor Corp (“onsemi,” Nasdaq: ON) has agreed to sell its wafer manufacturing facility in Niigata, Japan to investment vehicles managed by Mercuria Holdings Co,, Ltd., Sangyo Sosei Advisory Inc, and Fukuoka Capital... - December 12, 2022 - BDA Partners Ltd
Principled Technologies Proves Microsoft Azure Edsv5-Series VMs with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Outperformed Previous-Generation Counterparts on AI Workload
On an artificial intelligence (AI) workload, the Azure Edsv5-series VMs handled 1.34 times the relative performance of Azure Edsv4-series VMs with 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors. - December 07, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
New Principled Technologies Study Shows How Dell Latitude 5000 Laptops with 12th Gen Intel Core U-, P-, and H-Series Processors Enable Productivity at Three Price Points
Hands-on testing shows how new Latitude systems perform on workloads reflecting those that different types of workers carry out daily. - November 23, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Study on the HP EliteBook 645 G9 Notebook PC’sSystem Responsiveness, Battery Life, and Surface Temperatures
In their study, Principled Technologies (PT) found that the HP EliteBook 645 G9 Notebook PC could deliver better or comparable benchmark scores, better system efficiency, and same or cooler keyboard deck surface temperatures compared to two Dell Latitude devices. - November 18, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Reports Benchmark Scores, Battery Life, Thermals, and Acoustics of the HP EliteBook 845 G9 Notebook PC
Compared to a current-generation Dell Latitude laptop and a previous-generation Dell Latitude laptop, the HP EliteBook 845 G9 Notebook PC scored higher on productivity benchmark tests while plugged in and unplugged, delivered longer battery life, maintained same or cooler surface temperatures, and output comparable acoustic levels. - November 18, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
New Report Finds Dell Latitude 5000 and 7000 Series Laptops Offered Different Advantages for Different Types of Users
In hands-on laptop testing from Principled Technologies, the devices with 12th Gen Intel Core U- and P-series processors showed strong performance. - November 16, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
New Google Cloud N2 Instances with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Completed More MongoDB Work Faster Than N2 Instances with Older Intel Processors
Principled Technologies (PT) testing found that the MongoDB distributed database workload performance of N2 instances featuring 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors was as much as 1.35 times that of instances with previous-generation processors. - November 09, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Find Cost and Performance Per Dollar Benefits for Servers with AMD EPYC 7763 Processors
Principled Technologies (PT) ran an online transaction processing (OLTP) workload using a MySQL database on two four-server VMware vSAN clusters—one with 64-core 3rd Gen AMD EPYC 7763 processors and one with 40-core 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 processors. - October 18, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Report Comparing Current and Last-Gen HP EliteBook 840 Notebook PC Performance
Principled Technologies (PT) found that a variety of users and use cases could benefit from upgrading to current-gen HP EliteBook 840 G9 Notebook PCs powered by either U Series or P Series 12th Gen Intel Core i7 processors and Wi-Fi 6E capabilities compared to last-gen tech. - October 14, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Defense Strategies Institute Presents: Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Overcome Supply Chain Disruptions for Semiconductors
Defense Strategies Institute's 2022 Assured Microelectronics Summit features a panel discussion about Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Overcome Supply Chain Disruptions for Semiconductors. - October 06, 2022 - Defense Strategies Institute
Principled Technologies Releases Two Studies Comparing Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Laptops to Apple MacBook Pro Laptops
Principled Technologies (PT) found that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 2 and ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 laptops powered by 12th Gen Intel Core processors were lighter, delivered better overall performance, and achieved faster internet connection speeds than their Apple MacBook Pro M1 chip-based competitors. - October 05, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Professional Plastics Expands U.S. Northeast Distribution Capabilities
A new facility in Angola doubles the company’s footprint in Western New York and advances its development of a distribution hub and continued growth in the region. - October 05, 2022 - Professional Plastics
Nex, SEI & Amlogic Collaborate on Motion Entertainment Set-Top-Box for the Next-Generation Living Room Experience
Nex, SEI & Amlogic cooperate to pre-launch the Motion Entertainment Set-Top-Box. It integrates Nex Motion content, 4K, HiFi 5 DSP, Dolby ATMOS, DTS, HDR10/10+, Android TV OS, Google Assistant and a camera with 13MP and 110° ultra-wide-angle. This provides the users with an immersive motion... - September 29, 2022 - Amlogic
Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Company Limited Partners with Amlogic to Showcase State of the Art 8K Set-Top Box at IBC 2022
Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Company Limited, (IBC2022 stand 1.D19), and Amlogic (IBC2022 stand 5.C62), announce that the brand-new 8K Android AOSP TV Box, equipped with Amlogic’s high-end 12nm 8K chipsets, will be shown on IBC 2022 in Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Company... - September 29, 2022 - Amlogic
SEI Robotics and Amlogic Co-Launch the Wi-Fi 6E 8K Box
Highlights: SEI 8K Box is developed by SEI Robotics and co-launched by Amlogic (IBC booth Hall 5 C.62) and SEI Robotics (IBC booth Hall 5 F.64). It integrates 8K, an IoT Module, Google Assistant, Dolby Atoms, DTS, EQ (Equalizer) and HDR10+, to provide users with cinema-level audio and video smart... - September 29, 2022 - Amlogic
Principled Technologies Study Determines That Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Systems Powered by Intel Core i7-12700H Processors Can Successfully Run 17 Demanding Apps
The workstation handled apps used by professionals in media content creation and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. - September 26, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Assured Microelectronics Summit Agenda Now Available
Defense Strategies Institute is pleased to announce the agenda for the 2022 Assured Microelectronics Summit is now available. At the Assured Microelectronics Summit, attendees will hear from senior leadership from across DoD, Federal government, industry, and academic communities about how the US... - September 22, 2022 - Defense Strategies Institute
Principled Technologies Releases Report Showing Azure Lsv3-Series VMs Completed More PostgreSQL OLTP Work Than Lasv3-Series VMs
In testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found new Lsv3-series VMs with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors completed more PostgreSQL online transaction processing (OLTP) operations per second than Lasv3-series VMs with 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors. - September 09, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Mission Microwave Announces Major IFC Wins
Mission Microwave is confirming its success in securing contracts for Ku band High Power Transceivers (HPTs) and Block Upconverters for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) with over eight million dollars of recent orders. - September 05, 2022 - Mission Microwave
John Fahlvik Latest Addition to SkySparc’s Global FIS Practice
SkySparc, an independent solutions provider, has appointed John Fahlvik Team Manager, FIS Consultants, in its fast-growing global FIS practice. An experienced Treasury and Asset management specialist, Fahlvik was previously Product Owner at Volvo Cars, where he was instrumental in setting up the company’s Treasury digitalization strategy. - September 02, 2022 - SkySparc
Principled Technologies Releases Two Reports That Show AMD Ryzen Processor-Powered Laptops Achieved Strong Performance on Industry-Standard Benchmarks
Principled Technologies (PT) measured the performance of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U processor-powered laptops against comparable Intel Core i7-1185G7 and Intel Core i5-1145G7 processor-powered laptops in hands-on testing. - August 22, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the BERT Performance of Google Cloud N2 and N2D VM Instances
In hands-on testing at multiple instance sizes, N2 VM instances with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors handled more queries per second than N2 VM instances with previous-gen processors and N2D VM instances with 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors. - August 19, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Third-Party Study: Amazon EC2 R6i Instances with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Executed DSS Queries Faster Than R5n Instances with Older Intel Processors
Principled Technologies (PT) testing revealed that the decision support workload performance of R6i instances featuring 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors was as much as 36% faster than the that of older instances. - August 18, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
In Testing, New Microsoft Azure Edsv5-Series VMs with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs Completed DSS Queries Faster Than Edsv4-Series VMs Featuring Older Intel Processors
Principled Technologies (PT) measured the decision support workload performance of Edsv5-series VMs featuring 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and found it was up to 24% faster than the performance of older VMs. - August 17, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Report That Shows Microsoft Azure Lsv3-Series VMs Can Allow Users to Complete More Apache Cassandra Database Work
Principled Technologies (PT) compared Apache Cassandra distributed database performance on two series of Microsoft Azure VMs: a three-node cluster of Lsv3-series VMs with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and a three-node cluster of Lasv3-series VMs with 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors - August 17, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Fire and Life Safety Initiative
Tri-Star Design announced a design and development initiative focused on the fire and life safety industry. - August 05, 2022 - Tri-Star Design, Inc.
NVISO Announces It Has Reached a Key Interoperability Milestone with BrainChip Akida Neuromorphic IP
NVISO has implemented full interoperability of four AI Apps from its Human Behavioural AI catalogue on the BrainChip Akida neuromorphic processor, achieving average model throughput at more than 1000 FPS and average model storage less than 140 KB. - July 19, 2022 - NVISO SA
Mission Microwave Announces Follow-on to SATCOM Terminal Upgrade Orders
Mission Microwave teamed with an industry leading system integrator to win a significant terminal upgrade program replacing Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers with High Performance, Lightweight, Solid State Power Amplifiers in Ku- and Ka-band. - July 13, 2022 - Mission Microwave
Vitex Welcomes Rakesh Sambaraju, Ph.D. as Director of Sales and Technology
Seasoned fiber optics business and technical specialist has joined the New Jersey-based specialty fiber optics supplier. - July 13, 2022 - Vitex LLC
Principled Technologies Found AMD EPYC 75F3 Processor-Powered Servers Delivered MongoDB Data Analysis Performance Comparable to a Cluster of More Expensive Servers
Compared to a cluster of servers backed by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 processors, a cluster of 3rd Gen AMD EPYC 75F3 processor-powered servers cost less and processed more operations per second per dollar. - July 12, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
BDA Advises Zhixin Semiconductor on Series A Capital Raise
BDA Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Zhixin Semiconductor (“Zhixin”), has raised Series A growth capital from a combination of USD and RMB investors, including Tianjin Bohai Fund, Forebright Capital, MTM Capital, and iFLYTEK. Zhixin is China’s leading fabless... - June 30, 2022 - BDA Partners Ltd
In a New Study, Principled Technologies Shows Data Analytics Performance Advantages of Microsoft Azure Lsv3-Series VMs Enabled by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Across three VM sizes, Lsv3-series VMs completed data query streams more than twice as fast as Lsv1-series VMs with older Intel Xeon processors. - June 29, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the BERT Performance of AWS M6i Instances vs. M5n and M6a Instances
In hands-on testing at multiple instance sizes, M6i instances with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors handled more queries per second than M5n instances with previous-gen processors and M6a instances with AMD EPYC processors. - June 29, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Study Finds That to Fully Understand Potential Cloud Performance Requires Looking at More Than SPECrate 2017 Integer Scores
When Principled Technologies ran various workloads on two Azure instances, the performance differences between the instances varied considerably depending on the workload and did not match the difference between SPECrate 2017 Integer scores. - June 28, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Finds That an Intel Nuc 12 Extreme Kit System Powered by Intel Core i9-12900 Processor with Intel vPro Successfully Ran 18 Demanding Apps
The apps feature prominently in workflows for media and entertainment as well as in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. - June 26, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Study Determines That Intel NUC 12 Extreme Kit Systems Powered by Intel Core i9-12900 Processors Can Successfully Run 18 Demanding Apps
The workstation handled apps used by professionals in media content creation and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. - June 26, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
The SCSI Trade Association Presents “Why SAS is a Gold Mine for Crypto” at SDC EMEA Conference
The SCSI Trade Association (STA) is pleased to announce its participation in the virtual one-day Storage Developer Conference EMEA (SDC EMEA), presenting a forty-minute presentation on “Why SAS is a Gold Mine for Crypto.” DETAILS: Cameron T. Brett, president, STA and senior director,... - June 08, 2022 - SCSI Trade Association
Principled Technologies Testing Found AMD EPYC 75F3 Processor-Powered Servers Offered Logistic Regression Performance Comparable to More Expensive Servers
Compared to servers powered by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 processors, 3rd Gen AMD EPYC 75F3 processor-powered servers delivered better value. - June 07, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
MultiLane is Now ISO 9001:2015 Certified
MultiLane is proud to announce the achievement of the ISO 9001:2015 certification. This standard ensures MultiLane’s ability to consistently provide products and services that meet the stringent customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. It also reaffirms MultiLane’s... - May 26, 2022 - MultiLane
Connect with Vision Semiconductor Solutions at Semicon West 2022
Vision Semiconductor Solutions (VSS) is excited to announce the company will be present at Semicon West 2022, from July 12-14 at the Moscone Center in San Franciso, CA. The event connects the extended electronics supply chain industry–in one place, at one time. VSS is looking forward to... - May 25, 2022 - My Vision Surplus
EETech Merges with Big Zeta and Dynamic Range Labs
EETech Group now offers comprehensive solutions to electronics B2B digital transformation. - April 18, 2022 - EETech Media
Principled Technologies Releases Report Exploring Dell Solutions for Hybrid Cloud, On-Premises Private Cloud, and Public Cloud
The report includes both research and the results of hands-on testing on a Tanzu cluster of Dell PowerEdge R7525 rack servers powered by 3rd Gen AMD EPYC 7763 processors. - April 12, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
New Yorker Electronics and IOE Announce New Distribution Agreement
NYE to Supply a variety of IOE Products including Lamination, Audio and High Frequency Transformers, Ignition Coils, Inductors and Chokes - April 08, 2022 - New Yorker Electronics
Principled Technologies Releases a Report That Shows the Dell EMC PowerEdge R840 Server Provided Strong VDI Performance for Power Users
Principled Technologies (PT) captured VDI performance of a Dell EMC PowerEdge R840 server powered by 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors. - April 06, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Wind Tunnel Allows Precise Thermal Studies of PCB Components
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) is providing the CLWT-067 closed loop wind tunnel for thermally characterizing devices such as SSD cards, PCB components and heat sinks at controllable temperatures from ambient to 85°C. The wind tunnel produces air flows up to 7 m/s (1,400 ft/min). With customization, it can generate flows up to 50 m/s (10,000 ft/min). Its clear Lexan test chamber lets the user view the test specimen and allows for smoke stream and other flow visualization testing. - March 31, 2022 - Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Strategic Semiconductor Consulting Opens California Location
Strategic Semiconductor Consulting, a leading consultation firm across multiple semiconductor sub-segments, today announced the opening of a new office location in San Francisco, California, United States, to better accommodate the needs of their West Coast clientele. Plans to develop operations... - March 20, 2022 - Strategic Semiconductor Consulting