50 PCB007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2021
Inpixon, Ostendo Reimagine Hybrid
Workplace With Wearable AR
Display Glasses E
Inpixon, the Indoor Intelligence company, an-
nounced it has executed a strategic alliance and
co-marketing agreement with Ostendo Tech-
nologies, Inc., a leader in quantum photonics
and micro-display technologies.
LPKF Laser Technology Ushers in New
Era in Medical Implant Industry E
A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted,
electronic medical device that provides a sense
of sound to people with hearing loss. In use for
a few decades now, the device has enabled or
restored hearing for 700,000 people.
IDC MarketScape Names Siemens as a
Global Industrial IoT Platform Leader E
Siemens announced that is has been named a
leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide
Industrial IoT Platforms and Applications in
Manufacturing 2021 Vendor Assessment.
Quantic Electronics Acquires
BEI Precision E
Quantic Electronics, a portfolio company of Ar-
cline Investment Management, announced the
acquisition of BEI Precision Systems & Space
Company, Inc. from J.F. Lehman & Company.
Global Semiconductor Sales Up
29.2% YoY in June E
e Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
announced worldwide sales of semiconductors
were $44.5 billion in June 2021, an increase of
29.2% from the June 2020 total of $34.5 billion.
SEMI Teams with Manufacturing Institute
to Help U.S. Military Veterans E
Helping to create pathways to careers in semi-
conductor manufacturing for U.S. military
veterans, SEMI, the trade association repre-
senting the global electronics design and man-
ufacturing supply chain, announced a new
partnership with Heroes MAKE America, an
initiative of the Manufacturing Institute (MI)
to build connections between the U.S. military
community and the manufacturing industry.
Intel Launches AI for Workforce Program
for Students in 18 Community Colleges E
Intel is announcing a major expansion of its In-
tel® AI for Workforce Program to help educate
the next generation of U.S. technologists, en-
gineers, and inventors—and to help them land
careers in their chosen fields, ranging from
healthcare to nursing to business.
Hypersonic, Autonomous Flight Research
Bolstered by $1.5 Million Grant E
Hypersonic vehicles, which fly more than five
times the speed of sound, are constrained by
an important aspect: computational power.
Whether they are airplanes, missiles or space-
cra, the super-fast vehicles need to be auton-
omous, directing their own flight path without
human interference.
A Dissolvable Smartwatch Makes for
Easier Electronics Recycling E
Small electronics, including smartwatches and
fitness trackers, aren't easily dismantled and
recycled, so when a new model comes out,
most users send the old devices into hazard-
ous waste streams.
