PHILADELPHIA – The American Competitiveness Institute has been awarded a five-year $100 million contract from the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research.
The research firm will manage and operate the Benchmarking and Best Manufacturing Processes Center of Excellence.
The effort, to be performed in Philadelphia, will facilitate the sharing of best-in-class practices, processes, methodologies, systems, and pre-competitive technologies.
SAN JOSE – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.03 billion in orders in June and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.85, says SEMI.
EL SEGUNDO, CA – iSuppli Corp. reported it has acquired Telematics Research Group Inc., specializing in vehicle electronics intelligence.
Established in 2000 and based in Minnetonka, MN, TRG analyzes and forecasts global and regional demand trends for automotive and mobile electronics technologies.
TRG’s operations will be integrated with the existing iSuppli Automotive Infotainment and Electronics Services, along with its research on MEMS.
Financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
WEYMOUTH, ENGLAND – DEK International today promoted Michael Brianda to president. Brianda has been with DEK since 1996, most recently as global sales and marketing director. He has also held roles as general manager, and sales manager for Germany.