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AHMEDABAD: "India is eyeing an estimated $250 billion investment in aerospace and defence sector. With this policy, we expect to attract at least 10-15% ($25-37 billion) investment in Gujarat," JN Singh, chief secretary, Gujarat government, said while announcing the aerospace and defence policy. Singh said, "As per the new policy, the country is eyeing good investment. Around 30% of the...

Researchers from Pune, India, have turned Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) into functional semiconductor material. How can such a material be used in the electronics industry and how is it made? The End of the Age of Silicon Chips are becoming faster as individual transistors continue to shrink. This reduction in size enables more transistors to fit on a piece of silicon...

Aiming to attract investment into fields of aerospace and defence design, development and manufacturing in Gujarat, the state government today announced Aerospace and Defence Policy-2016 offering a slew of benefits and incentives for investors. Under the policy, investors will be entitled to get 100 per cent reimbursement on stamp duty and registration charges paid for purchase, lease or mortgage of...

After 11.6% growth in Q3, companies are expecting a flattish Q4. For 2016 the outlook is flat, just as it was in 2015. Q4 looks weak based on the guidance from the above companies. Six companies projected declines in Q4 revenue based on mid-point guidance, but the upper end of guidance from four of these companies (Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom and...

Data-related opportunities await Internet of Things (IoT) entrepreneurs in smart city water programs as top-down utilities allow smaller players to play. Ecopreneurist recounted some of the more interesting ideas to emerge from a recent MIT conference on smart city water issues. Smart water management is seen as a blooming opportunity for eco-startups, with the market expected to grow to $20 billion...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, was honored with the prestigious Top Member Award at the summit of the Chinese Electronics Distributor Alliance (CEDA) held recently in Shenzhen. Additionally, Mouser’s Senior Vice President of EMEA and APAC Business, Mark Burr-Lonnon, received the Service Distribution Community Excellence...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking BGM12x Blue Gecko system-in-package (SiP) modules from Silicon Labs. Based on Silicon Labs’ Blue Gecko wireless system-on-chip (SoC), the BGM12x is the industry’s smallest Bluetooth® low energy SiP module with a built-in chip antenna, offering a...

IoT will help things get smarter in 2017 – from industry to cities to homes. Gartner estimates 1.6 billion connected devices would be used by smart cities in 2016, with that number escalating in 2017, due in large part to the expected increase in the number of smart cities. “Smart commercial buildings will be the highest user of Internet of things...

IT industry's representative body Nasscom said it signed an MoU with Georgia Tech Advanced Research Corporation (GTARC) in the US towards advancing Internet of Things (IoT) and fostering IoT-based innovation through the development of a conducive ecosystem in India. The MoU will see both Nasscom and GTARC cooperating to address technological and non-technological challenges that surround the adoption of IoT...

We have all been witness to the proliferation of carbon fiber adding lightweight strength to sporting goods like bicycles and tennis racquets. That application of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs) has been no more popular than in the aerospace industry, where every gram counts. What many of us may not have understood about CFRPs is something called “polymer sizing.” This...