PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) built by Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea in its final seconds of flight, after being fired from the USS Preble (DDG 88). This test verified some of the missile’s enhanced capabilities when launched […] The post RTX’s SM-6 intercepts ballistic missile target at sea appeared first on Micro Technology Group ..read more

If you thought the future would resemble the TV show “The Jetsons,” you’re probably wondering where everyone’s flying cars are. But one element of “The Jetsons” is becoming an increasingly prominent piece of our lives: Rosie the Robot. Humanoid robots, like Rosie, have been around for decades but are seeing accelerated development from tech firms […] The post Startups building next-generation humanoid robots see influx of investment appeared first on Micro Technology Group ..read more

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit will build new hybrid, tilt-wing aircraft, the company announced this week. The hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft will feature wings that tilt at different stages of a flight. The Stratford-based helicopter manufacturer said the aircraft is the first in a series of next-generation vehicles that will utilize more electrical motors […] The post Sikorsky to build hybrid tilt-wing aircraft  appeared first on Micro Technology Group ..read more

Is Intuitive Surgical gearing up to launch a new da Vinci robot in 2024? CEO Gary Guthart gave a “no comment” response to the question at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, which I took to mean, “don’t count on it.” But the investor community seems to have heard something different because the company’s shares have […] The post Intuitive Surgical Investors Are Playing a High-Stakes Game of Telephone appeared first on Micro Technology Group ..read more

Last month, right around the time that most Americans were gearing up for the holiday season, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) revealed its new plans for both bolstering the national semiconductor supply chain and protecting U.S. national security. Source: Boosting the U.S Semiconductor Supply Chain | Supply Chain Connect The post Boosting the U.S Semiconductor Supply Chain  appeared first on Micro Technology Group ..read more

The SENIS® SENCS1Dx is a programmable current sensor that uses a combination of linear Hall sensor and Coil to increase the measurement bandwidth and to improve the signal-to-noise ratio, i.e. to increase resolution. This combination allows the highest frequency bandwidth of this kind of sensor on the market. The sensor provides and analog output voltage […] The post SENIS Current Sensor for High Speed and High Accuracy Apps appeared first on Micro Technology Group ..read more

  As economic challenges begin to level out—and despite a fractious global landscape—the business of global distribution has shown signs of rebounding smartly to pre-pandemic levels. Fueled by a surge in the use of technologies such as artificial intelligence and the Industrial Internet of  Things, distributors are optimistic that the industry is ready for a […] The post Distributors Get Back to Business  appeared first on Micro Technology Group ..read more

Electro-optical sensors — those that sense light at a variety of different spectra — enable warfighters to see at night, detect disturbed soil that might suggest the presence of roadside bombs, detect missile launches, and find tiny boats at sea. While these sensors bolster the U.S. military claims to “own the night,” the battlefield capabilities […] The post The next frontier of electro-optical sensors appeared first on Micro Technology Group ..read more

Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to reach US$100 billion in 2023, a contraction of 6.1% from the industry record of US$107.4 billion posted in 2022, according to SEMI. Semiconductor manufacturing equipment growth is expected to resume in 2024, with sales forecast to reach a new high of […] The post Global semiconductor equipment sales to reach US$124B in 2025 appeared first on Micro Technology Group ..read more

ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. military electronics experts are reaching out to industry for information to help them establish a domestic research center for fabrication of three-dimensional heterogeneously integrated (3DHI) microsystems. Officials of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Arlington, Va., issued a request for information on Friday (DARPA-SN-23-84) for the Establishing a Domestic […] The post Military seeks to start domestic research center for 3DHI microelectronics development appeared first on Micro Technology Group ..read more