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China's ambitions for its space program include a soft landing on the moon, a probe to Mars and private foreign investment, a report issued Tuesday says. The five-year plan was released by Beijing's State Council Information Office and stresses that China is committed to peaceful uses of space and seeks to avoid a space arms race. While the United States...

Launches 'Dorado V3' Storage Product and DCI (Data Center Interconnect) Solution for Several Verticals Like BFSI, Power, Smart Cities and e-Governance Launches Joint Solutions With Infosys for Finance Vertical Cloudification, Integration of Technology Across verticals was a Key Theme of the Forum Participation of Over 900 Industry Influencers Including Industry Experts, Academics, Operators, ISPs, Government Officials   Huawei, the global...

Global agreement provides greater access to intelligent wireless solutions to enable design engineers to innovate in the connected world Premier Farnell, the Development Distributor, has signed a new global franchise with Sierra Wireless, further enhancing their market-leading linecard and providing access to the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of 2G, 3G and 4G embedded modules and gateways. The agreement will specifically support...

Digital imaging solutions provider Canon has started selling the FPA?5550iZ2 i-line Semiconductor Lithography System used from memory manufacturing in Mega-fabs. The FPA?5550iZ2 succeeds the FPA?5550iZ or "stepper"1 that has been in use since 2001 and is renowned for its stable operation and productivity. The FPA?5550iZ2 is considered to be more suitable for the manufacturing of memory, logic and CMOS image...

Valencell, the leading innovator in performance biometric data sensor technology, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced today the launch of a new, highly accurate and scalable development kit for biometric wearables that includes ST's compact SensorTileturnkey multi-sensor module integrated with Valencell's Benchmark™ biometric sensor system. Together, SensorTile and...

National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced the appointment of John Roiko as interim chief financial officer (CFO) effective Jan. 1, 2017. Roiko will oversee NI’s global finance organization and continue to report to Alex Davern, NI’s current chief operating officer and CFO, who will become chief executive officer of the company effective Jan. 1. “John is an excellent choice to...

India is set to test its indigenously developed intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile 'Agni-5' from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast tomorrow. Range co-ordination has reached its final stage for the fourth test of Agni-5 missile, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources said. If everything goes according to plan, the missile may be test launched tomorrow, they said. The three...

President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a defense policy bill that authorizes $611 billion for the military in 2017, lauding provisions designed to sustain momentum in countering the Islamic State group while harshly criticizing Congress's insistence on keeping open the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The legislation provides a 2.1% pay hike for the military and sets spending...

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...