Electronics design engineers spend substantial effort on schematics, simulation, and layout. Yet, a component’s long-term success also depends on how well its physical form aligns with downstream ...

Robotic systems are transforming industries worldwide, from manufacturing plants to healthcare facilities. However, the journey from concept to deployment is often fraught with design and ...

CAD for CAM, or computer-aided design for computer-aided manufacturing, is all about bridging the gap between the designer’s vision and the manufacturer’s process. But from working with diverse CAD ...

Sometimes referred to as lights-sparse or lights-out factories, the concept of a dark factory revolves around the development of fully automated production facilities that run 24/7 without human ...

Companies of all types are embracing AI in distinct ways. Perhaps no other industry is moving as fast as manufacturing. Coming from the experiences of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma process changes, ...

Semiconductor design, manufacturing, and test are becoming much more tightly integrated as the chip industry seeks to optimize designs using fewer engineers, setting the stage for greater efficiencies ...

The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) is a 6-meter-diameter state-of-the-art telescope designed to operate at submillimeter to millimeter wavelengths for wide field observations and large-area ...

Like other EDA vendors, Siemens EDA has over the past few years been adding artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to its suite of EDA (electronic design automation) tools. At the ...

Why details like test and obsolescence need to be handled early. How tariffs are related to design for obsolescence. Take our poll on your concerns about product availability. Why is it challenging to ...

Lattices often crop up in nature. Take the conspicuous design of dragonfly wings (left), a spider web (middle) or the veined underbelly of a Victoria Amazonica water lily (right). Photo Credit: Getty ...