FEBRUARY 2021 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 71
Defense Speak Interpreted: Your Best
Friend is a Skyborg? E
Suddenly the term "Skyborg" is popping up
in Air Force publications, and if you are an Air
Force pilot, your future best friend may be a
Skyborg. To understand the concept behind
the term Skyborg, we need a bit of weapons
strategy for the Air Force.
Book Excerpt: Thermal Management with
Insulated Metal Substrates, Part 5 E
e following is an excerpt from Chapter 5
of "e Printed Circuit Designer's Guide to...
ermal Management with Insulated Metal
Substrates," written by Ventec International
Group's Didier Mauve and Ian Mayoh. In this
free eBook, the authors provide PCB design-
ers with the essential information required
to understand the thermal, electrical, and
mechanical characteristics of insulated metal
substrate laminates.
TT Electronics, Thales Join Forces
to Enable Future Development
of Cybersecurity E
TT Electronics, a global provider of engi-
neered electronics for performance critical
applications, has announced a collaboration
agreement with ales to enable future devel-
opment of operational technology (OT) based
cyber security initiatives and research.
IPC Praises U.S. Government Actions
to Bolster Security and Resiliency of
Defense Electronics Supply Chain E
is is a statement by Chris Mitchell, vice pres-
ident of global government relations at IPC,
the global electronics manufacturing associa-
tion, on recent actions by the U.S. government
to bolster the security and resiliency of the U.S.
defense electronics supply chain.
Arcline Investment Management
Acquires Ohmega Technologies E
Arcline Investment Management, a growth-
oriented private equity firm with $1.5 billion
of committed capital, announced that it has
expanded its specialty electronic components
platform with the acquisition of Ohmega Tech-
nologies, a leading manufacturer of advanced
embedded thin-film resistive materials.
Ventec Strengthens Canada OEM
Activities with Appointment of Sigma
Component Design E
Ventec International Group Co., Ltd. has
announced the appointment of Sigma Com-
ponent Design (Sigma) to provide sales and
support to OEM customers in Canada. e
two companies have signed a contractual
agreement under which Sigma will help drive
new OEM business for Ventec in Canada and
represent all product lines from 1st January
2021.
Elbit Systems Awarded $24M Contract
to Supply Tactical Computers for Royal
Netherlands Army E
Elbit Systems Ltd. was awarded an approxi-
mately $24 million contract from the Dutch
Ministry of Defence (Dutch MOD) to supply
the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) with
new vehicular tactical computers. e contract
will be performed over a 30-months period.
