Let’s get really, really small.That directive from leading semiconductor companies and their customers is forcing the whole semiconductor supply chain to come up with new ways to design and manufacture ever-shrinking dimensions for chips. The current push is to 10nm and 7nm, but R&D into 5nm and 3nm is already underway. To put this in…
Like newborns in an incubator, the 200-plus unique strains of plants in these computer-controlled, camera-patrolled, password-secured greenhouses are monitored around the clock. Their water, fertilizer and light are adjusted as needed, until the flowers are in full bloom. They’re only harvested from their planters after a week of testing finds they are ready to leave…
A new study suggests if LED lights are used in milk display cases, they will not only reduce energy bills but also make the milk taste better. In the United States, LED lights are widely used in milk retail outlets as a replacement of fluorescent lights. Regarding the chemistry of changes, experts said the change…
Cockpit Innovation, the venture arm of EL AL Israel Airlines, and JetBlue Technology Ventures have selected five startups that will take part in the first cycle of their international accelerator program for technologies in the air travel industry. Israel’s Cambiu has created a market place for currency exchange, while Voyjer, also from Israel, enables users…
Fintech has already proven its value and will play an undeniably large role in the provision of financial services in the future. According to Accenture and CB Insights, there are already at least 20 fintech unicorns—private companies worth US$1 billion or more—in operation. This is in addition to the fintech companies that have already listed—such…
Apparel is a consistently popular holiday gift, and global consultancy Deloitte expects that it will account for 50% of all presents exchanged this season. The firm’s 2016 Holiday Survey results also indicates that respondents expect to spend $96 each on non-gift clothing for themselves or their families. Since one of 2016’s favorite fashion stories has…
The U.S. confectionery market is estimated to reach $35.86 billion in sales during 2016 and $38.19 billion by 2020, according to market research firm Technavio, Elmhurst, Ill. From a volume perspective, Technavio said confectionery companies sold 7.31 billion lbs in 2015, and that volume will increase to 7.61 billion lbs by 2020, growing at a…
When you submit a résumé for a position at a large company, you may or may not be contacted for further information or an interview. Either way, you probably won’t know why. Applicant tracking systems (ATS), the software used by employers to manage employment applications, are not generally open to public scrutiny. “Unless the government…
Concerns over China gaining access to the secrets of producing a little known material used in military equipment appear to be behind the U.S. block on a 670 million-euro ($713 million) Chinese bid for German chip equipment maker Aixtron (AIXGn.DE). Aixtron said on Friday that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)…
Broadcom has undergone several business transformations through mergers and acquisitions. The last merger of Avago-Broadcom changed the combined company’s business structure, making Wired Infrastructure its largest segment at 54% of its revenue. The wired portfolio ranges from custom networking to Ethernet switching and routing to broadband products. The segment serves companies such as Cisco Systems…
