Manufacturers have two common approaches to “configuration”: Some companies approach it solely from the perspective of sales and marketing, while others will always start with engineering. While there ...

In these challenging times, product value can also be measured, beyond cost and function, by the ability of a manufacturer to quickly make and ship to a customer. With components and labor still not ...

Business pressures on semiconductor companies are relentless. Meanwhile, Moore's Law marches on. Circuit densities are ten times what they were just three years ago. Furthermore, a growing number of ...

Rising concerns over climate change have caused a major shift in the energy ecosystem, away from fossil fuels and toward renewable, clean, and sustainable energy. Currently, the earth is about 1.1C ...