Since its launch in 1999, MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) has been a valuable standards-based messaging protocol for automation applications. Its lightweight, efficient “publish-subscribe” model makes it ideal for communication between and across various devices, systems, and services. MQTT has transformed applications in supply chain management, quality control, predictive maintenance, M2M communication, and industrial energy…
Texas Instruments to expand operations in Malaysia
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has announced plans to expand its internal manufacturing footprint in Malaysia with two new assembly and test factories in Kuala Lumpur and Melaka. Together, these new investments will support TI’s plan to bring 90% of its assembly and test operations internal by 2030 to have greater control of supply. “We are…
STMicroelectronics building a silicon-carbide substrate manufacturing facility in Italy
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, will build an integrated silicon-carbide (SiC) substrate manufacturing facility in Italy to support the increasing demand from ST’s customers for SiC devices across automotive and industrial applications as they transition to electrification and seek higher efficiency. Production is expected to start in…
STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries to develop joint semiconductor manufacturing facility
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and GlobalFoundries Inc., a feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a new, jointly operated 300mm semiconductor manufacturing facility adjacent to ST’s existing 300mm facility in Crolles, France. This facility is targeted to ramp at…
TI breaks ground on 300-mm semiconductor wafer-fabrication plants in Texas
Texas Instruments (TI) has officially broken ground on its new 300-mm semiconductor wafer-fabrication plants (or “fabs”) in Sherman, Texas. In a groundbreaking ceremony attended by elected officials and community leaders, TI Chairman, President and CEO Rich Templeton celebrated the start of construction on the largest private-sector economic investment in Texas history and reiterated the company’s commitment to expanding…
Reliable interconnect solutions for IIoT applications
This blog post is written by Wendy Jane Preston., with images courtesy of Harwin. Click here to read the full article. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) enables a high level of automation within manufacturing and processing facilities. It helps companies achieve real progress to improve efficiency, productivity, and output quality. This is the heart…