Optomec (Albuquerque, New Mexico) has introduced a new high performance semiconductor packaging solution for the rapidly growing mm-wave electronics market, in response to demands from its customers in the 5G, autonomous vehicle, defence and medical segments. Millimetre-wave integrated circuit (IC) use is growing at 27% CAGR, but has been hampered in many applications because the traditional techniques used to connect the ICs to the circuits result in poor circuit performance in the form of low wireless range and/or high power consumption. Optomec’s 3D Printed Interconnect solution addresses this deficiency, preserving device performance with low loss connections.
TNO at Holst Centre has developed an ultrathin conformable smart sensor mat that can detect a person's breathing rate, heart rate and posture. The multi-modal sensing mat consists of a combination of printed piezo-resistive and piezo-electric sensors. In one implementation, the mat can be placed under a bed sheet, enabling long-term monitoring of patients in a hospital bed or babies sleeping at home. The mat can also be integrated into the seat and back of an office chair, increasing and extending the vitality of our work force. When used in a car seat, the mat can monitor posture and driver alertness. TNO at Holst Centre continues to develop the sensor mat to include monitoring of additional vital signs.
GARBE Renewable Energy – GREEN GmbH, subsidiary of GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH, has inaugurated a new film photovoltaic system installed on the external façade in cooperation with the companies Heliatek GmbH (Dresden, Germany) and ADLER Smart Solutions GmbH on 13 October 2021.
