Today, electronic devices are the backbone of our world and semiconductor chips are the brains inside the devices that run our lives — from our phones to vehicles to the energy grids. However, these critical devices cannot run properly unless the chips are free of weakness and security vulnerabilities. And that is becoming an increasingly precarious situation.
Package tracking and visibility are more important now than ever, as businesses and consumers have become increasingly reliant on timely deliveries. The marketplace for asset tracking was already growing quickly at the beginning of 2020, but the advent of the worldwide pandemic accelerated growth beyond predictions due to a monumental increase in e-commerce.
As the chip design becomes increasingly complex, verification engineers need to keep their skills updated and sometimes adapt their skills to a new design landscape.
Verification is a critical step in manufacturing because it helps detect and debug functional defects before products are deployed. This role is performed by a verification engineer, a role that can go by many titles, such as Product Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, and Validation Specialist.
If America needed a clear signal that we’ve entered the era of the electric vehicle, it arrived on May 19, 2021, with a press release from Ford announcing the new all-electric F-150 Lightning truck. The truck of the future is here — and it’s not the product of a non-traditional company like Tesla. It’s coming from the most traditional car manufacturer on the planet.
Skilled engineers are more in demand than ever. To keep pace with the rapid rate of change in today’s world, engineering opportunities are being created faster than employers can fill them. This is particularly frustrating now, when the semiconductor industry is struggling to keep up with demand for products and innovations thanks to a chip shortage.
In today’s marketplace, it’s difficult, but not impossible, to attract and retain talent. To overcome the challenges, employers need to stay current with the latest hiring trends. Here are five ways to be more proactive.
Although the U.S. is slowly opening again and returning to some semblance of “normal,” worldwide tech manufacturing is facing its own crisis: a shortage of the chips we need for everything from computers to washing machines to vehicles. Along with this shortage is a reduction in the number of Baby Boomer age engineers, which could result in a labor crunch and significant knowledge loss. Read on for the latest news and technology updates in the second quarter of 2021.
Cybersecurity risks are an ever-present danger for companies today. From the rise of ransomware attacks to the increase in phishing campaigns, cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and, unfortunately, successful.
To strengthen their organizations’ cybersecurity, many companies have chosen to partner with cybersecurity providers, either by fully outsourcing cybersecurity operations or outsourcing some tasks in a hybrid model. Both approaches require ensuring that your provider is the right one for your business.
Chiplet technology is an older concept that has very recently gained prominence in the tech world. The germ of the idea of chiplets originated way back in the company of American engineer Gordon Moore, the creator of Moore’s Law.
Moore’s Law is the principle that the speed and capability of computers can be expected to double every two years due to increases in the number of transistors a microchip can contain.
In 2020, the world experienced not only a pandemic, but also a dramatic increase in cybersecurity threats. The rise was driven by several factors, from the advent of COVID, to an expansion of work-from-home culture, to an escalation in ransomware attacks. Email phishing campaigns were snaring their victims. Unsecured home devices were being hacked. Even large technology companies were breached.
