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Electrolube launches a global-first for conformal coatings

Big Bang Fair returns to Birmingham’s NEC in June 2022

Samsung to build $17B advanced semiconductor fab site in Taylor, Texas, USA

New development tool for designers using low-power PolarFire RISC-V SoC FPGAs for embedded vision applications at the edge

Activist Engineering programme from RS urges DesignSpark community to 'engineer for a better world'

Eco-friendly recycled PET-G smart card inlays from Linxens certified as sustainable

- TI to begin construction in 2022 on new 300-mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plants (17/11/2021)
  
  Investment in long-term manufacturing capacity further extends the company’s cost advantage & provides greater control of supply chain.
- Breakthrough on new material for making high performance components for use in next gen electronic devices (16/11/2021)
  
  New research from South Korea's Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology reveals the easy tunability of a perovskite material, opening doors to its widespread use in next generation electronics.
- 2021 Boards Guide for makers + companion AR app now available from Digi-Key & Make: (16/11/2021)
  
  Electronic components distributor, Digi-Key & Make:, a leading publication & network for makers, have released the 2021 Boards Guide & companion Digi-Key AR (augmented reality) app, available in both the Apple App Store for iOS devices & the Google Play store for Android-based mobile devices.
- Industry-first imaging tech + AI for PCB AOI requires less qualification & improves high-precision inspection (10/11/2021)
  
  OMRON's next-generation 3D AOI PCB inspection system, the VT-S10 Series, uses innovative, multi-direction, multi-colour imaging, MPS (multi-phase shift) 3D hardware & advanced AI to reduce false calls, improve first-pass yields & optimise defect detection.
- Energy & Utility Skills becomes a Supporter of The Tomorrow’s Engineers Code (10/11/2021)
  
  The Code brings employers together to inspire a diverse engineering workforce. Energy & Utility Skills, EngineeringUK & SSE have released a video to promote the benefits of signing up to The Code to industry employers.
- European semiconductor distribution sales jump to new records, despite ongoing chip shortages (08/11/2021)
  
  Electronics industry body, DMASS (Distributors’ & Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists) reports a whopping 31.8% growth in semiconductors in Q3 – as well as +44.7% in interconnect, passive & electromechanical components. However, component shortages remain the biggest problem for entire industry.
- UK schools to debate engineering solutions to climate change in #TEWeek21 'Schools COP' (08/11/2021)
  
  Tomorrow’s Engineers Week returns this week for its 9th year, running from 8-12 November 2021. Taking inspiration from COP26, #TEWeek21 will explore how engineers & engineering can contribute to tackling climate change & achieving net zero. As part of a Tomorrow’s Engineers Week Schools COP, classrooms across the UK will debate engineering solutions to climate change.
- First-of-a-kind smart speaker uses SmartBeaming technology to transmit ultrasound silently through the air (04/11/2021)
  
  'Invisible headphones' set to transform work comfort & wellbeing for the modern professional, with Noveto's N1 promising a "magical sensory experience".
- Engineering future masterpieces for This is Engineering Day 2021 (03/11/2021)
  
  This year, This is Engineering Day (3 November 2021) lands at the start of COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, hosted by the UK in Glasgow, Scotland. To mark this, This is Engineering Day 2021 is asking "What will a net zero world look like in 2050 – and how are engineers part of the picture?", reworking 18th & 19th century artworks to imagine a net zero carbon future shaped by engineering.

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