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Intel picks Vigasio, Italy for factory investment

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Richard Wallace |

Vigasio, near Verona, in Italy’s north east region of Veneto will be to the site of Intel’s new European packaging plant according to Reuters. The plant will cost €4.5 billion and is expected to employ 1,500 direct jobs and create…

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 these innovations are networks of engineers who rely upon an…

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 creative communities up and down the Hudson River Valley. But…

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 cut will reduce its rising inventories and allow more efficient…

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 design sector. Investors include longtime Silicon Valley players like Intel…

Is Samsung eyeing Tech Valley and GlobalFoundries NY chip fabs?

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

Samsung Electronics is reportedly eyeing New York’s Tech Valley – and a buyout of GlobalFoundries upstate chip manufacturing operations – as part of a major expansion of the Korean company’s expanding semiconductor foundry business in the U.S. Such an acquisition…

Tech Valley New York college building $14.5-million center for manufacturing workforce training

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

Hudson Valley Community College – in New York’s Tech Valley – is building a $14.5-million, 37,000-sq.-ft. advanced manufacturing center to train CNC machinists, toolmakers, CNC programmers, and industrial maintenance personnel. The Gene F. Haas Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills (CAMS),…