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March 2018

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Analog Devices Adds Innovative RADAR Technology for Industrial and Automotive Markets with Acquisition of Symeo GmbH

Analog Devices, Inc. announced the acquisition of SymeoGmbH, a privately held company based in Munich, Germany that specializes in RADAR hardware and software for emerging autonomous automotive and industrial

in rough industrial environments, and complements ADI’s expanding portfolio of market solutions in this space. Symeo’s industrial high precision RADAR technology was originally developed within Siemens AG and subsequently spun-out as an independent entity in 2005 by the Siemens Technology Accelerator GmbH (STA).

applications. Symeo’s innovative signal processing algorithms will enable ADI to offer customers a RADAR platform with significant improvements in angular accuracy and resolution.

“Symeo has become a technology leader in industrial RADAR solutions – with the completion of this transaction, the combination with the technology platform and broad market reach of ADI will ensure further innovations not only in the industrial space but also in the automotive and aerospace markets,” said Dr. Rudolf Freytag, CEO of the Siemens Technology Accelerator. The Symeo team will join ADI’s Autonomous Transportation and Safety (ATS) business unit and continue to be based in Munich. Argonas Corporate Finance acted as exclusive sell-side advisor to Siemens and the other shareholders of Symeo.

“With this acquisition, ADI can now deliver more comprehensive and compelling RADAR solutions to customers,” said Chris Jacobs, Vice President of the Autonomous Transportation and Safety Business Unit, Analog Devices. “Combining ADI’s industry- leading product portfolio with Symeo’s system and algorithm expertise will pave the way for higher performance RADAR solutions, enabling more accurate sensing in autonomous systems.” Symeo’s unique RF and sensor technology enables real-time position detection and distance measurement. The company’s technology enables system integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to offer high precision RADAR solutions

Europe invests to boost the uptake of robotic technologies by start-ups and SMEs

There is a clear need to stimulate European start-ups and SMEs in the robotics sector to develop novel and innovative technology with the potential to open new markets at the international level. The aim of the Robot Union acceleration program is to discover, support and fund innovative projects in the robotics industry. Robot Union will address the two major barriers that hinder the development and market uptake of robotics technologies for entrepreneurs and start-ups: the elevated setup costs and the lack of awareness of potential benefits of robotics.

This is a unique opportunity for the SMEs to use robotics and enter the world of artificial intelligence. “The Robot Union accelerator will bring the top researchers and entrepreneurs together to stimulate new robotics innovations in Europe”, says the Technical Coordinator of the project Ali Muhammad at VTT. The 20 start-ups and SMEs, selected in each of the 2 open calls, to be launched by Robot Union, will enter into an acceleration program of 6 to 12 months. Each selected company will receive up to 223,000 euros equity free for its initial funding stages.

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Yahoo, Prisa and Microsoft, among others. The entrepreneurs will also have direct contact with leaders of the manufacturing, agri-food, health and civil infrastructure industries via the participation of organizations including MADE, Ferrovial Servicios, Arla Foods and Fenin. Robot Union will further boost

in the programme, will obtain an additional 1 million euros of private investment from the Chrysalix Venture Capital and Odense Seed & Venture. Wide networks The programme will bring together research centres, large

the visibility of start-ups and SMEs in the robotics sector through their participation in top international events such as 4YFN Barcelona, Slush and the Web Summit. It will be publicly presented for the first time during Barcelona Mobile Week and 4YFN 2018, both events are organized by Mobile World Capital. Its first call for start-ups and SMEs is planned for launch in April 2018. The acceleration project is launched under the framework of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Programme.

corporations and innovative start-ups and SMEs by overcoming the elevated costs associated with market entry and the development of specific technologies. There will be an extensive technical support provided by the leading institutes in robotics R&D in Europe: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the Danish Technological Institute, TU Delft, Tecnalia and PIAP. The participants will also have access to a wide international network of recognized mentors from Google, Airbnb, Ikea,

Photonics Innovation Hub Secures €10 million To Create 750 New Hi-Tech Jobs

An innovation hub designed to help SMEs become intelligent digital businesses by taking advantage of photonics-based technologies looks set to create 750 new hi- tech jobs over the next 4 years, having secured €10 million from the EU’s H2020 programme. Aiming to support over 100 new product innovations based on photonics over the next 4 years,

products, as well as those that are already established within the photonics industry, with bespoke prototyping solutions, tailoring their new product innovation to be fit for purpose in the modern digital economy. While photonics technologies are essential to new Industry 4.0 applications like the Internet of Things (IoT), Factories of the

ACTPHAST 4.0 will leverage the R&I spend of the companies involved by 2.8 times, generate over €700 million in increased company revenues and create 750 new jobs all across Europe. The ‘one-stop-shop’ for photonics innovation support, ACTPHAST 4.0, centrally coordinated by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (University of Brussels), has secured €10 million to help drive the digitization of European industry following the success of its predecessor ACTPHAST. Short for ‘Accelerating photonics innovation for SME’s: a one stop- shop-incubator’, ACTPHAST 4.0 provides companies that are first- time users who would not normally use optics or photonics in their

Future (FoF), Smart Cities, Autonomous Vehicles, and with the need for sensors, optical fibers, special lenses, LEDs, and quantum technology, ACTPHAST 4.0 can deliver these highly specialized technologies and the critical expertise for their deployment that are often out of reach to a small to medium sized business. ACTPHAST 4.0 will continue the work of its predecessor which supported more than 100 companies and created over 700 new jobs since 2013 by providing advanced light-based solutions to knowledge-intensive companies such as Holoxica, (medical hologram imaging), LazerSport (Augmented Reality bike helmets) and TOMRA (food sorting machines).

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Looking to go further by creating 750 jobs over the next four years as a direct result of their intervention, ACTPHAST 4.0 will make the transition from its current state as an access center for photonics technologies, to a full-service photonics innovation incubator for European SMEs. Game Changer ACTPHAST 4.0 differs from its predecessor in that it is an incubator for rapid prototyping of an already developed product concept that offers parallel progression of financing and business go-to- market planning. Project coordinator and managing director of the Brussels Photonics Team (BPHOT) at VUB, Professor Hugo Thienpont explains: “ACTPHAST 4.0 is a game-changer in revitalizing European manufacturing, and as one of the vital catalysts to the digitization of European industry. ACTPHAST 4.0 offers new opportunities to boost photonics innovation in Europe at a scale and with a leveraging factor that is unprecedented.” “The coaching support services for SMEs we offer are a vital complementary action running alongside the deep innovation interventions. We make sure that the companies are fully “primed” before, during and after they engage with ACTPHAST 4.0 on innovation projects related to their product so they can accelerate on all fronts towards commercial success,” Professor Thienpont said. Breaking Down Barriers The ACTPHAST 4.0 model is unique in a European context in that it is set up to provide a single entry point into a fully integrated prototyping supply chain across the broad spectrum of photonics technology platforms. In order to develop photonic-enhanced products, a complex

process requiring one or more expensive technology supply chains, including design, prototyping, characterization, manufacturing and testing, packaging and integration needs to be followed. Access to scaling-up facilities such as pilot lines, or companies who will take up the low-cost mass manufacturing of the new product can be difficult to find. “The majority of SMEs today,” central outreach coordinator, Peter Doyle said, “do not have access to experts in the business and technical aspects of innovating with photonics that can work continuously with them to incubate their particular innovation.” “The highly-skilled people that support the execution of the innovation with the most advanced photonics technology platforms are often out of reach to a small business. SMEs may not be able to take the financial risk to recruit these experts or invest in diverse technological facilities that are crucial in photonics-driven innovation processes,” said Doyle. ACTPHAST makes this cutting-edge technology and expertise available in a subsidized format to any European company – with a particular emphasis on SMEs – for the purposes of collaborating on photonics innovation projects which will have a substantial impact on the companies’ business growth in terms of new revenues and job creation. A successful SME having gone through the ACTPHAST process is HOLOXICA, a hi-tech company specializing in holographic 3D static images and video displays. CEO Dr Javid Khan explains: “ACTPHAST provided us with expertise in the development of our key component which is a holographic optical element. We needed support and ways to develop our next gen display. ACTPHAST enabled us through their network to access this technology.” “The major benefits are partnerships: I would recommend it to high tech SMEs who need to solve very specific problems in optics and photonics,” Dr Khan said. revolutionary transition to 5G.” “Cree is a strong new owner for this portion of our RF business and has an excellent reputation in the industry,” said Reinhard Ploss, CEO of Infineon. “We are excited about the business rationale and the prospects for the combined businesses. At the same time, we will be able to focus our resources more effectively on Infineon’s strategic growth areas and will retain a strong technology portfolio for the wireless market.” Infineon and Cree have a long-standing history of technology leadership, collaboration and shared business interests. The acquired Infineon RF Power team and capabilities will complement Wolfspeed’s existing offerings and

Cree acquires Infineon RF Power Business Cree, Inc. has acquired assets of Infineon Technologies AG Radio Frequency (RF) Power Business for approximately €345 million. The transaction expands the Cree Wolfspeed business unit’s wireless market opportunity. Infineon continues to drive key growth areas such as electro-mobility, autonomous driving, renewables and technologies for a connected world. The transaction has closed and is effective today.

“The acquisition strengthens Wolfspeed’s leadership position in RF GaN-on-SiC technologies and provides access to additional markets, customers and packaging expertise,” said Cree CEO Gregg Lowe. “This is a key element of Cree’s growth strategy and positions Wolfspeed to enable faster 4G networks and the

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Power Products at Infineon. “With our highly skilled and dedicated team, advanced technologies and commitment to business excellence, we look forward to serving our customers seamlessly as the 5G mobile standard ramps up.” Background of the transaction The transaction comprises Infineon’s RF Power operations

and customer support. This business holds a leading market position offering transistors and MMICs (Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits) for wireless infrastructure radio frequency power amplifiers based on both LDMOS and Gallium Nitride on Silicon Carbide (GaN-on-SiC) technologies. The transaction includes: The main facility in Morgan Hill (CA) which includes packaging and test operations for LDMOS and GaN-on-SiC; Well-established customer relationships with leading manufacturers of wireless infrastructure equipment, including field support personnel on site; Approximately 260 employees in the US locations, Morgan Hill and Chandler (AZ), as well as in Finland, Sweden, China and South Korea; and A transition service agreement to ensure business continuity and a smooth transition under which Infineon will perform substantially all business operations for approximately the next 90 days. Infineon will support the transaction with a long-term supply agreement for LDMOS wafers and related components out of its fab in Regensburg, Germany, and will also supply assembly and test services out of its facility in Melaka, Malaysia. “We are looking forward to combining our strengths with Cree,” said Gerhard Wolf, Vice President and General Manager, RF

Reinhard Ploss, CEO Infineon Technologies AG

for wireless infrastructure in Morgan Hill (CA) and Chandler (AZ) in the U.S., as well as locations in China, Sweden, Finland and Korea. The state-of-the-art backend manufacturing in Morgan Hill, as well as a leading intellectual property (IP) and technology portfolio are also part of the transaction. The transaction does not include the Infineon Chip Card & Security (CCS) operations in Morgan Hill that will remain at the site and continue to operate as part of Infineon. Cree funded the Euro 345 million from cash and borrowings on its revolving line of credit. The Infineon RF Power business will become part of Cree’s Wolfspeed operating segment and is targeted to increase annual revenues by approximately $115 million in the first twelve months post acquisition. Additionally, the acquisition is targeted to be accretive to Cree’s non-GAAP earnings per share in its first full quarter of operations with Cree (which will be Cree’s fiscal fourth quarter ending June 24, 2018). Targeted non-GAAP earnings per share exclude expenses related to the amortization of acquired intangibles, stock based compensation expense and one-time acquisition related expenses.

New features on Farnell element14’s IoT Hub include the Internet of Robotics and why Development Boards are essential, but the Internet may not be

Farnell element14, the Development Distributor, has added new content to the IoT Hub providing new insights into the role of the Internet of Things in a number of fast-moving areas, along with an animated infographic that summarises the services provided by the company and shows how they can help users’ projects come to life. The IoT Hub, a major section of the company website, contains a variety of IoT feature stories, case studies, products,

and interviews, as well as technical articles exploring the possibilities of IoT applications. “Farnell element14’s dedicated resource for the IoT offers unique content on interesting topics that will prove thought- provoking to our customers,” says Steve Carr, Global Head of Marketing for Premier Farnell and Farnell element14 “The IoT Hub includes exciting technical resources covering IoT applications, as well as information on a wide range of

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internet Smart speakers: A feature covering different smart speakers available on the market, their specifications and their benefits. It also looks closely at what other components and devices (the Raspberry Pi, for example), are used with these smart speakers: http://uk.farnell.com/ smart-speakers

Just some of the latest content to be posted to the IoT Hub includes: Internet of robotic things: This feature focuses on how robotics is becoming a trend in businesses, the different types of robots available, and how they

Why SBCs and Development Kits are Essential in Enabling IoT: Looking at development platforms – how they have evolved over recent years and their role in the IoT: http:// uk.farnell.com/sbcs-development-kits-essential-in-iot The new animated infographic shows the services that Farnell element14 provides for its customers by following a typical project development scenario, the requirements a designer has at various stages of the project, and how these needs can be fulfilled by Farnell element14 as the Development Distributor: www.farnell.com/uk/make-your-idea-come-to-life/

can be implemented in different areas including warehouses and deliveries. It also covers robotic/human relationships and the future implications for society of new robotic developments: http://uk.farnell.com/internet-of-robotic-things Does the IoT really need the Internet: Looking at IoT devices and whether or not they require the Internet to function. Amongst other things, this article looks at rural communities and how IoT devices can work in these regions, as well as devices and applications that benefit from lower-performance networks: http://uk.farnell.com/does-the-iot-really-need-the-

Stratasys reveals development of newmetal additive manufacturing platform for short-run manufacturing applications

Stratasys Ltd., a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, announced today the development of a new metal additive manufacturing process, designed to become a viable manufacturing technology to displace conventional methods for short-run manufacturing. Additivemanufacturing is transformingproductionby offering geometric freedom of manufacture, simplified supply chains and superior economics through the elimination of costly tooling. Stratasys has led this transformation by advancing future ready leaders and their industries through complete 3D printing expertise and solutions, and is now seeking to further disrupt conventional manufacturing with a new advanced additive platform to meet the challenges of short run metal production applications. For 30 years Stratasys has been pioneering the development and adoption of 3D printing and additive manufacturing technologies, including the precise, repeatable and reliable FDM and PolyJet 3D printing platforms.

The Company’s new technology platform is being developed to directly address the needs of customers’ whose requirements include the production of pilot-series parts, small batch manufacturing during product ramp up and end-of-life, and customized, lightweight, and complex parts. The global market for metal additive manufacturing is projected to grow to $12 billion by 2028, according to industry estimates. The innovative Stratasys platform has been developed internally over the past several years, incorporating the Company’s proprietary jetting technology. The platform was designed from inception to provide the values of additive manufacturing for short-run production, while overcoming material limitations of currently available metal-based additive manufacturing systems. With this new technology, Stratasys believes it will offer customers a new ability to short-run manufacture metal parts made with

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of Stratasys. “We believe that this platform will meaningfully expand our addressable markets for the long term and provide our customers with an effective means to realize the values of additive manufacturing for powder metallurgy applications.” The Company will unveil further details about this new

and throughput, with easy to implement post processing and high part quality. “We are extremely excited to announce our development of this newadditivemanufacturing platform, targeting short-

technology at the RAPID + TCT 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Conference, Booth#1104, taking place from April 23-26 in Fort Worth, Texas.

run production applications for a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, defense, machining, and metal foundries,” said Ilan Levin, Chief Executive Officer

congatec AG acquires Real-Time Systems GmbH

congatec – a leading vendor of standardized and customized embedded computer boards and modules – has acquired Real- Time Systems GmbH (RTS), headquartered in Ravensburg, Germany. Founded in 2006, RTS is a leading provider of hypervisor software for real-time applications in the embedded market. “The congatec strategy is to

embedded technology under very demanding circumstances. We are confident that our customers will benefit from our joined forces as it gives us the chance to grow faster, extend our offerings to new markets and improve our services on a global base.” Real-Time Systems’ customers are OEMs from markets such as robotics, automation, mechanical

simplify the use of embedded computing technologies”, explains Jason Carlson, CEO of congatec. “As the connected IIoT and Industry 4.0 world is getting more and more complex, one of the most important strategic levers to meet this objective is to invest in software.” Getting the chance to acquire a market-proven and established hypervisor technology that perfectly matches the IIoT and Industry 4.0 needs is a significant milestone for congatec. RTS will become a wholly owned subsidiary of congatec. The company will continue to operate independently, doing business as it always has, providing it’s software to run on any x86 hardware, but now with worldwide sales and technical support teams ready to support the product. “If customers need a hypervisor with the best possible real-time performance, easy installation and configuration for any x86 multicore platform, supporting all popular real-time as well as general purpose operating systems, then the RTS Hypervisor from Real-Time Systems is the preferred choice,” explains Gerd Lammers, CEO at Real-Time Systems GmbH. “Our RTS Hypervisor therefore fits perfectly into congatec’s strategy of simplifying the use of

engineering, medical technology or test and measurement systems. New markets further arise from the increasing real-time requirements of IIoT and Industry 4.0 applications as well as real- time broadcasting and streaming. Other customers are embedded computer technology manufacturers who qualify the platforms they develop as ODMs for OEMs for the RTS Hypervisor. “We are investing in the sustainable growth of Real-Time Systems. For instance, we want to extend the functionalities of the RTS Hypervisor in order to open up new markets in the field of transportation. All RTS customers will benefit from these investments; this is because the RTS Hypervisor is independent of any RTOS and GPOS, which gives us the chance to set new standards. The explicit goal is therefore to continue to attract embedded computer manufacturers as customers and to maintain existing customers in this segment,” explains Gerhard Edi, CTO at congatec. “We will take all necessary organizational measures to achieve these goals. Discussions with these customers have already been initiated in connection with this acquisition announcement.”

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Siemens wins first place for “Best Idea Management”

Siemens was awarded top honors for its idea management program at the German congress of the Zentrum Ideenmanagement (“Idea Management Center”), which took place in Fulda over the last two days. Within the framework of “3i ideas – initiatives – innovations,” as the Siemens idea management program has been called

thinking and entrepreneurial action,” said Janina Kugel, Siemens’ Chief Human Resources Officer. Idea management has a long tradition at Siemens. The first recorded employee suggestion dates back to 1889. The first rules and bonuses for suggestions were set down in writing in 1910. Idea management has

since 1997, the ideas, initiatives and innovations of Siemens employees continue to contribute to the company’s success today. Under the program, Siemens employees submitted more than 160,000 suggestions – or an average of more than 400 a day – in fiscal 2017. Nearly 125,000 of these ideas were ultimately implemented, bringing Siemens benefits last year totaling over €300 million – more than ever before. “Our employees’ knowledge and personal commitment are decisive for our company’s success. We want to leverage this vast potential in order to make our processes even faster and more secure, to make our products even better and to increase customer value. The 3i program plays a key role in this regard since it gives us a way to call for and foster entrepreneurial Honda Motor Europe has announced it will supply its state- of-the-art Power Manager units as part of the EV-elocity consortium project in the UK. The project aims to demonstrate the business case for Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technologies across a variety of UK locations, to help businesses and electric car owners recognise how they can harness, store and use surplus renewable energy with a commercial benefit. EV-elocity has attracted significant investment from UK government and has successfully secured £7 million of funding from Innovate UK. The current project, which will run from 2018 to 2021, aims to

thus been a reality at Siemens for nearly 110 years. The 3i program is actively supported at the Group level by Chief Human Resources Officer Janina Kugel. It is supported at the Divisions and Regional Companies by the relevant CEOs. The idea management program is also closely linked to other Siemens initiatives – for example, the Werner von Siemens Award and the IT Hackathon. Overall, some 40 companies – including many distinguished enterprises on Germany’s DAX stock index – presented their idea management programs to the Zentrum Ideenmanagement. This was the first time that Siemens had entered the competition, and its 3i program was the clear winner industry-wide.

Honda to supply Power Manager units for UK energy management demonstration project

establish realistic business models to support the growth of the electric vehicle market and break new ground in helping consumers, businesses and infrastructure providers benefit financially from energy storage in electric vehicles. Evolution of the energy market Renewable energy generation in the UK is increasing, but at present

most surplus power that is generated cannot be stored. The rising uptake of electric vehicles will enable new energy storage possibilities through Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) systems, which could be used to balance power demand across the grid. If stored

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effectively, energy stored in electric vehicle batteries could be transferred between the grid, homes and back to electric vehicles when needed. This form of energy storage will have a significant role to play in the evolution of the energy market. Honda has already taken the first step in helping this vision become a reality with the development of the Power Manager unit. The system enables the collection and distribution of electricity between the grid, homes and businesses, and electric vehicles. The Power Manager units will be used to help stabilise the grid at times of either short or surplus supply and will work by aggregating and distributing energy to and from the grid through solar panel- equipped homes or workplaces, and electric vehicles. Participating customers will also have the opportunity to sell electricity back to the grid, or spare capacity in their vehicle battery, creating a financial income. Jørgen Pluym, Project Leader, Electrification & Home Energy Management for Honda Motor Europe, said: “It is exciting for Honda to be a part of the EV-elocity project, which aims to unlock new infrastructure models to support the wider and smarter use of renewable energy. As well as providing a direct benefit to the grid, this initiative will demonstrate value for consumers, as the

technology allows them to earn money from surplus energy put back into the grid. The provision of both electric vehicle and energy management to the customer is an offer unique to Honda.” Tom Harper, EV-elocity consortium lead and Head of UK Utilities for A.T. Kearney commented, “Retaining customers and broadening the range of services offered is central to a lot of energy retail strategies. V2G is an exciting opportunity as the value on offer per vehicle is sizeable. EV-elocity will take V2G beyond a technology trial; with a view to defining scalable propositions that use this value to benefit consumers and help businesses define new offerings at scale” The EV-elocity consortium members include A.T. Kearney, Honda Motor Europe, University of Nottingham, Warwick University, The Peel Group, Cenex, Ecar club, Brixworth Technology and a UK- based energy supply business, Leeds City Council and Nottingham City Council. The EV-elocity project programme is the latest step in Honda’s roll- out of next generation energy management technologies. Honda is also running trials of its Power Manager ‘V2G’ technology as part of the SMILE project in France, and is preparing to introduce the technology to several other projects across Europe.

Bosch reaches agreement with EU Commission on joint settlement of antitrust proceedings

Stuttgart and Brussels – The EU Commission today imposed fines totaling 151.5 million euros on a number of automotive suppliers. The fines relate to anticompetitive practices between 2000 and 2011. These practices concerned certain spark-plug and brake products. The case, which has now been closed by the EU Commission, is one of a series of investigations

and the company’s values code, as it places great importance on legal compliance and good business conduct. Bosch upholds the principle of unfettered competition, and strives to achieve a leading market position solely on the basis of the performance and quality of its products. The technology and services

into the automotive supply industry as a whole conducted by antitrust authorities worldwide since 2010. Bosch cooperated closely with the European Commission to clarify all the details of the matter. For unfair practices relating to individual spark-plug and brake products, the company has to pay a fine totaling 77.2 million euros. In the case of spark-plug products, the fine is 45.8 million euros, and in the case of brake products 31.4 million euros. Values and compliance Bosch does not tolerate any infringements of company guidelines

company now has a modern compliance organization, which advises associates and supports them in making the right decisions. It keeps Bosch associates informed and provides them with training on all relevant compliance issues. In all, more than 150,000 associates worldwide have already received training on the Bosch code of business conduct, and around 80,000 associates have been trained on antitrust law. The compliance organization is also responsible for monitoring and, if necessary, investigating any instances of non- compliance with guidelines.

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CPI’s National Formulation Centre Opens

CPI part of the UK’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult has opened its new, state-of-the-art National Formulation Centre. Formulation involves the creation of multi-component, often multi- phase products, which are abundant across markets such as healthcare, food and drink and personal care. For companies developing formulated products, challenges such as up-scaling,

from global companies including Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKleine (GSK), Procter & Gamble (P&G), Unilever, Croda, BASF and BP, alongside many other formulations-based organisations. Emma McLeod, Research Principal at Mondelez International, said: “The food and drink sector is the largest remaining manufacturing sector in the UK – it is bigger than the aerospace and automotive

advancing technical knowledge and optimising downstream processing can be difficult to overcome and slow down the innovation process. CPI will guide companies through the steps needed to take their next-generation formulated products to market with reduced risk on their decisions or capital investment plans. This unique centre will create an environment for innovation that will allow businesses and academic partners to collaborate to develop, prove and commercialise innovative products and processes in formulation science, and be more efficient in the use of resources to generate further value for the UK formulation industry. The centre is home to world-class laboratories and accompanying expertise focusing on measurement, high-throughput formulation, process chemistry, process technology, complex particles, nanomaterials, composites, and chemistry and dispersions. The new centre is based at NETPark in County Durham and is funded by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership as part of the North East Growth Deal from the UK Government and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The National Formulation Centre was first announced by former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osbourne in 2014, and broke ground in November 2016. Today it was officially opened at a launch event featuring leading industrial specialists in the field of formulation science. In attendance were representatives VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the Japanese company Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development and commercialisation of silicon photonics and optical data transfer components. The cooperation will provide VTT with greater opportunities to facilitate adaptation of new silicon photonics technologies

industries combined, and contributes over £28.8bn a year to the UK economy. As 97% of companies in the sector are SMEs, the biggest challenge is getting the scale of formulations we need. CPI’s National Formulation Centre is integral to enabling the cross-sector collaboration and access to facilities required help get future food and drink formulations to scale.” Rebecca Yates, Formulated Products Research Manager for Fuels and Lubricants at BP, said: “The potential to participate in a cross-industry solutions for formulated products through CPI enables transformation in finding future practical solutions and ways of working. Bringing together the formulation industry and the applications of formulation products will increase the profile of the industry as a whole. It is exciting that CPI enables collaborations across sectors to drive delivery of projects which result in transferable formulation solutions.” Nigel Perry, Chief Executive Officer of CPI, said: “This new national innovation centre builds on CPI’s substantial capabilities which support the UK’s processes industries and will play an important role in anchoring R&D for formulation and stimulating manufacturing-based growth. It will provide companies and academia with leading technical expertise combined with open access facilities for the development and optimise their formulated products across a wide range of applications.” developed at VTT, while Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation’s customers will gain greater added value in their products. “This is an excellent, mutually beneficial operating model which will enable us to expand our international customership. Together, we can provide our customers with complete solutions,” says Head of Sales and Customer

VTT enters cooperation with Hitachi

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Partnership Himadri S. Majumdar of VTT.

In addition to joint projects, the partners will participate in international conferences and fairs. The first joint appearance will be in the USA, at the Optical Fibre Communication (OFC) Conference and

In practice, this will be reflected in joint research and development projects, in which the parties combine their technological competences to create new solutions meeting end users’ needs. Another aim is to utilize the manufacturing capability of VTT Memsfab, which engages in the contract manufacture of micro and nano-electronics materials and components.

Exhibition in March 2018, which is the world’s leading global conference and exposition for optical communications and networking professionals.

IC Insights Raises 2018 IC Market Forecast from 8% to 15% IC Insights’ latest market, unit, and average selling price forecasts for 33 major IC product segments for 2018 through 2022 is included in the March Update to the 2018 McClean Report (MR18). The Update also includes an analysis of the major semiconductor suppliers’ capital spending plans for this year. 2018 unit volume growth for these product segments is expected to be up only 1% and 6%, respectively. At $99.6 billion, the DRAM market is forecast to be by far the largest single product category in the IC industry in 2018, exceeding the expected NAND flash market ($62.1

billion) by $37.5 billion. Figure 1 shows that the DRAM market has provided a significant tailwind or headwind for total worldwide IC market growth in four out of the last five years. The DRAM market dropped by 8% in 2016, spurred by a 12% decline in ASP, and the DRAM segment became a headwind to worldwide IC market growth that year instead of the tailwind it had been in 2013 and 2014. As shown, the DRAM market shaved two percentage points off of total IC industry growth in 2016. In contrast, the DRAM segment boosted total IC market growth last year by nine percentage points. For 2018, the expected five point positive impact of the DRAM market on total IC market growth is forecast to be much less significant than it was in 2017.

The biggest adjustments to the original MR18 IC market forecasts were to the memory market; specifically the DRAM and NAND flash segments. The DRAM and NAND flash memory market growth forecasts for 2018 have been adjusted upward to 37% for DRAM (13% shown in MR18) and 17% for NAND flash (10% shown in MR18). The big increase in the DRAM market forecast for 2018 is primarily due to a much stronger ASP expected for this year than was originally forecast. IC Insights now forecasts that the DRAM ASP will register a 36% jump in 2018 as compared to 2017, when the DRAM ASP surged by an amazing 81%. Moreover, the NAND flash ASP is forecast to increase 10% this year, after jumping by 45% in 2017. In contrast to strong DRAM and NAND flash ASP increases,

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It’s all about user experience

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HARMAN and Daimler Bring the First AR-Capable Infotainment System to Market with the Mercedes-Benz A-Class. A look from the inside There’s a new demographic of car buyer that’s gaining prominence. These individuals are becoming increasingly familiar with never- before-seen technology, and are diverse connoisseurs with premium tastes but mindful wallets. This leaves automakers, like Daimler, with the unique problem of innovating entry-level cars with luxurious and future-looking features while still maintaining value. On top of that, these consumers are experiencing the benefits of semi-autonomous driving now and will soon expect even more advancement out of their vehicles. One way to meet this challenge is through scalable, future-

proof technology that offers features to enhance the user experience and prepare drivers for their transition into passengers. As a long-standing strategic development partner and tier one supplier for Daimler, HARMAN, is helping the automaker accomplish this by redefining the modern compact car class with luxury driving experiences – chiefly the first-ever use of augmented reality navigation. Debuting in the next generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class as a part of the Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX), the system combines Daimler and HARMAN technology to provide turn-by-turn directions with AR visuals to transport the navigation user interface into the digital age. “The new MBUX adds a new layer into navigation which will make life easier for the drivers”, said Ohad Akiva, Director computer-vision in

Harman who took part with his team in the development of the application. “The focus of Daimler was always on making the user life easier, so we only add the augmented reality parts in when the context is needed”. The name MBUX – Mercedes- Benz User Experience for the new infotainment system signifies that the user experience (UX) has first priority. A unique feature of this system is its ability to learn thanks to artificial intelligence. MBUX can be individualised and adapts to suit the user. It thus creates an emotional connection between the vehicle and driver. Moreover, new content can be transmitted "over the air" as updates. “Our new MBUX is incredibly intelligent and tailored to your needs.” Said Daimler AG Chief Design Officer Gorden Wagener, at the CES show.

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