March 2019 -

Silicon Valley engineering software event welcomes industry experts, VIPs

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

Leaders from across cutting-edge manufacturing and design industries share their visions of converging technology, software, and the factory of the future in keynote addresses at the 20th Congress on the…

What role will technology play in sustaining cities of the future?

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

Technology for lighting, building, energy, transportation, commnications, water, food, infrastructure – all of these – will be required to build and sustain the city of the future. World population is…

Behind the Silicon Valley Exodus: Where Tech Companies are Going

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

Contributed Report By Stacy Williams Silicon Valley has been the capital of the global technology industry for decades. At present, Silicon Valley is a $2.8 trillion neighborhood because of tech…

Engineers adopt powerful new design tools, software, in race with complexity

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

Software, design and engineering professionals network in Silicon Valley April 7–9 at the 20th Congress on the Future of Engineering Software (COFES). The technology challenge they face? Keeping up with…

Next generation technologies power the engineering software ecosystem at COFES 2019 in Silicon Valley

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

We all know that phones, vehicles, factories, homes, roads — indeed entire cities — are getting smarter, more complex, and increasingly connected. What you may not know is that behind…

Will Idealab’s new incubator strengthen Tech Valley New York?

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

It’s yet to be seen what impact Idealab’s recently announced high-profile, high visibility New York tech incubator will have on Tech Valley, much less what it’s presence will mean for…

Chip maker in Japan halts production as China market sags

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

Renesas has halted semiconductor production at 13 plants as China demand flags. The suspension could last weeks or months as inventory piles up. The company hopes that a dramatic output…

New York’s Tech Valley, RPI, host FIRST Robotics Competition

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host the three-day New York Tech Valley FIRST Robotics Competition which gets underway in Troy on March 7, 2019. The event will bring together student teams…

India flexes design muscle as China tech draws global scrutiny

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

While China and telecom giant Huawei face withering scrutiny over contentious global trade, technology, and data security issues, India is riding a wave of industry investment in its semiconductor and system…

GlobalFoundries: “no truth” to reports Tech Valley chip maker on the block

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

GlobalFoundries has denied recently circulated industry reports that its semiconductor manufacturing operations, including two 300mm fabs in New York’s Tech Valley, are up for sale. According to a GlobalFoundries spokesperson,…